Battery storage is particularly helpful, because it smooths out imbalances in the power grid

摘要

Despite the ambitious expansion targets for the number of electrically powered vehicles, the provision of adequate amounts of electrical power shouldn't be a problem, ditto for a sufficient number of powerful fast-charging stations: However this requires a rethink and the selection of sites occur along the power grid. This and the intelligent, plannable loading of the grid are topics that must be addressed according to Prof. Andreas Ulbig from the Institute of High Voltage Equipment and Grids, Digitalization and Energy Economics (IAEW) at the RWTH Aachen University. ATZelectronics _ Significant expansion of electric mobility is planned in Germany. Do we have the possibility to provide a suitable infrastructure in the foreseeable future? ULBIG _ I don't see a problem in adapting the electrical power grid infrastructure to electric mobility. Of course there is a lot still to be done and the network operators will have their work cut out for them over the next few years, but there are no insurmountable hurdles.