LINEAR PROGRAMMING MODEL FOR SIZING AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION IN REMOTE COMMUNITIES

Electric vehicles (EVs) are increasingly being adopted to deliver goods, technical maintenance and medical visits; however, its use is scarce in remote communities due to the limited autonomy of the battery to travel long distances, requiring constant visits to charging stations. Therefore, it is essential to define strategies for sizing EV charging stations that can be implemented in remote communities. Therefore, this work proposes the development of a Mixed Integer Linear Programming model for the design of an autonomous charging station in remote communities powered by renewable energy and batteries. The method was tested in a remote community with 15 nodes, including 13 clients, the charging station, and the warehouse. The results of the test performed include the optimal EV route and the sizing of the charging station, demonstrating good performance in finding the solution.