The Impact of V2G on the Distribution System: Power Factors and Power Loss Issues

V2G penetration into the electric distribution system is growing. It comes with many prospects. However, it comes with several system operational issues. The key consideration of this study is to investigate how V2G would impact the power factors and the power losses in an electrical distribution system with V2G units. The attractiveness of this paper hinges on the use of V2G to bring about: (1) power loss reduction, and (2) possible control of power factor. The results obtained in this paper show that higher power factors ameliorate feeder line loses, thereby increasing the operational energy efficiency and reliability of the electric power system. It is believed that power system operators would find this study very insightful.