IMPACT OF
PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLES
CHARGING ON DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS
ZhaoFeng Yang
(B.Eng., M.Eng.)
Master by Research
2012
RMIT
IMPACT OF
PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLES
CHARGING ON DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS
A thesis submitted
In fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of
Master by Research
ZhaoFeng Yang
B.Eng., M. Eng.
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
College of Science, Engineering and Health
RMIT University
December 2012
DECLARATION
I certify that except where due acknowledgement has been made, the work is that of the author
alone; the work has not been submitted previously, in whole or in part, to qualify for any other
academic award; the content of the thesis is the result of work which has been carried out since
the official commencement date of the approved research program; and, any editorial work, paid
or unpaid, carried out by a third party is acknowledged.
Signature:
ZhaoFeng Yang
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
RMIT University
Melbourne, VIC – 3001, Australia
December 2012
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
It is the pleasure and honour to reach the completion of my Master by Research project which
will be one of the most important milestones I achieve in my life. In this section, I would like to
take the opportunity to acknowledge and thank the people who have been involved in this project
directly or indirectly.
First of all, I would like to express my gratitude sincerely to my senior supervisor, Prof. Xinghuo
Yu, for accepting me in his research group and this research project and then continuous supports
and great supervision. Prof. Xinghuo Yu has been tireless and critical to keep me working on my
best, help me through difficulties. Through this research project, he has supervised me to grab
the basic power system and optimization knowledge. I have learnt a lot from him including work
attitudes, critical thinking, research methods and professional stands. This thesis would not have
been possible without his supervision and support.
I would like to sincerely thank my second supervisor Prof. Grahame Holmes and consultant Dr
Wei Xu for their supports and valuable feedbacks. Prof. Grahame Holmes spent a lot of time to
help me understand the power system concepts in depth and provides critical and valuable
feedbacks to my research progresses constantly. Dr Wei Xu spent plenty of time to give me
valuable feedback especially in paper and thesis writing. He also shared research experiences to
help me through difficulties.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank my friends and colleagues in our research group. It
is my honour to work with this group for their motivation and support. Dr Wei Peng, Dr Yong
Feng, Dr Jiandong Zhu, Dr Ajendra Dwivedi and Dr Qingmai Wang who have kindly shared
their research experiences, discussed and feedback to my progresses and guided me to pass
through tough time.
It is not possible to complete this thesis successfully without the great supports of my family
members both in Melbourne and Shanghai. The motivation from my beloved parents in Shanghai
helps me to go through all of the challenges and difficulties bravely. My uncle and cousin in
Melbourne who provide plenty of supports especially the life supports help me to go forward
much easier.
Last but not least, I would like to extend my gratitude to everyone whose name not listed above
but helps me in past a few years directly or indirectly.
