OMIVEC Project Thesis
OMIVEC
Optimising the Integration of Electric Vehicles and renewable energies in local energy Communities: a Multi-objective approach incorporating social considerations and battery sustainability.
This thesis is co-funded by ALM Angers and ENIM Tunisia.
The OMIVEC project proposes an initiative to optimise the use of electric vehicles (EVs) and photovoltaic (PV) panels with a view to integrating local energy communities. By transforming EV batteries into mobile energy reserves capable of powering buildings or supporting the local electricity grid through Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) and Vehicle-to-Buildings/Homes (V2B/V2H) services, this project aims to reconcile technical, economic and social performance.
The objective is threefold:
- to balance power and extend the life of EV batteries despite their increased demand from charging/discharging practices,
- to reduce energy costs through optimised energy flow management
- to ensure EV owner buy-in by incorporating their habits, preferences, and constraints into the formulation of the overall system optimisation problem.
The expected concrete results include the development of an electrothermal model for EV batteries with an accuracy of over 95%, as well as an intelligent energy flow management algorithm, enabling up to 20% savings on energy costs, while slowing battery ageing by 15 to 20% and strengthening social acceptability. By combining technological research and social sciences, OMIVEC offers a sustainable and realistic approach to accelerating the transition to more carbon-neutral cities, where every EV becomes a player in the energy transition.
PhD Student : Fedi DHAOUADI
Involved Researcher : Youssef KRAIEM, researchers from ENIM, University of Monastir, Tunisia
