Centre of Applied Research Technology
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Data as driver
1 June 2024 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyThe world of electric mobility and charging infrastructure has accelerated in recent years: from a start-up to a mature market. During the last decade, researchers at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences have ...
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Identifying factors that influence electric vehicle charging station performance in expanding networks
26 April 2024 | Faculty of TechnologyCharging infrastructure deployment has taken off in many cities with the rise of the number of electric vehicles on the road. Expansion of infrastructure is a matter of prioritisation of resources to optimise the ...
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Stakeholder prioritizations for electric vehicle charging across time periods
1 October 2023 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyElectric vehicles have penetrated the Dutch market, which increases the potential for decreased local emissions, the use and storage of sustainable energy, and the roll-out and use of electric car-sharing business ...
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Cooperative behaviour at public electric vehicle charging stations
1 July 2023 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyUnderutilised charging stations can be a bottleneck in the swift transition to electric mobility. This study is the first to research cooperative behaviour at public charging stations as a way to address improved ...
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Battery Supported Electric Vehicle Charging Plaza Using a Limited Capacity Grid Connection
11 June 2023 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyThis study used historical data from a Park & Ride facility in Amsterdam to build a validated computer (Python) model to optimize battery and grid connection sizing.
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Charging after Lockdown: The Aftermath of COVID-19 Policies on Electric Vehicle Charging Behaviour in The Netherlands
1 March 2023 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyDuring the COVID-19—related lockdowns (2020–2022), mobility patterns and charging needs were substantially affected. Policies such as work from home, lockdowns, and curfews reduced traffic and commuting ...
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A conceptual representation of short-term and long-term decision-making in the roll-out and exploitation of public EV charging infrastructure in Dutch neighborhoods
1 January 2023 | Faculty of TechnologyCharging infrastructure in neighborhoods is essential for inhabitants who use electric vehicles. The development of public charging infrastructure can be complex because of its dependency on local grid conditions, ...
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Energy matching: exploring the value of demand flexibility in educational office buildings
11 October 2022 | Faculty of TechnologyThis research presents a case study exploring the potential for demand side flexibility at a cluster of university buildings. The study investigates the potential of a collection of various electrical devices, ...
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State of Competition in the Dutch EV charging sector
1 October 2022 | Faculty of TechnologyIn the Netherlands and some neighbouring European countries, the electric vehicle (EV) charging sector is receiving attention from market regulators. Concerns relating to competitive processes in this developing and ...
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Impact of battery developments on the future of charging infrastructure deployment
13 June 2022 | Faculty of TechnologyDevelopments in battery technology have made it able to increase the range of electric vehicles without increasing the price. To combat range anxiety among potential customers OEMs are expected to keep adding range ...
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Flexpower3: Significant increase in grid hosting capacity without comfort loss, by smart charging based on clustering and non-firm capacity
13 June 2022 | Faculty of TechnologyA novel Smart Charging strategy, based on low base allowances per charger combined with clustering of chargers on the same part of the grid and dynamic non guaranteed allowance, is presented in this paper.
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The long-term effects of COVID-19 Lockdowns on electric vehicle charging behaviour
11 June 2022 | Faculty of TechnologyThe COVID-19 lockdowns showed that working from home and conducting meetings online can change mobility patterns and needs substantially. This global pandemic may have also substantially changed mobility patterns on ...
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Reducing CO2 emission and disrupting car travel habits through personalized feedback
11 June 2022 | Faculty of TechnologyThis paper presents the results of an experimental field study, in which the effects were studied of personalized travel feedback on car owners’ car habits, awareness of the environmental impact of their travel ...
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A Low-cost Fresnel Lens Fluorometer to Detect Fecal Contamination in Drinking Water in Realtime
15 May 2022 | Faculty of TechnologyWe report the detection of tryptophan at sub-ppb levels for a fluorometer based on Fresnel lenses and low-cost electronics. These fluorometers can be used to detect fecal contamination in drinking water, indicated by ...
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A validated agent-based model for stress testing charging infrastructure utilization
1 May 2022 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyDeployment and management of environmental infrastructures, such as charging infrastructure for Electric Vehicles (EV), is a challenging task. For policy makers, it is particularly difficult to estimate the capacity ...
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Understanding Complexity in Charging Infrastructure through the Lens of Social Supply–Demand Systems
1 March 2022 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologySince the first release of modern electric vehicles, researchers and policy makers have shown interest in the deployment and utilization of charging infrastructure. Despite the sheer volume of literature, limited ...
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Understanding Complexity in Charging Infrastructure through the Lens of Social Supply–Demand Systems
1 March 2022 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologySince the first release of modern electric vehicles, researchers and policy makers have shown interest in the deployment and utilization of charging infrastructure. Despite the sheer volume of literature, limited ...
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Assessing the performance of Positive Energy Districts: The need for innovative methods
1 January 2022 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyPositive Energy Districts (PEDs) are potential high-impact climate change mitigation actions towards low carbon or even climate neutral cities. This implies that the energy performance and greenhouse gas emissions of ...
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Energy Citizenship in New Energy Concepts
8 December 2021 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyIt is assumed by the projects demonstrating Positive Energy District (PED) concepts in cities across Europe that citizens should want and need to be involved in the development of new energy concepts, such as PEDs ...
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Energy Citizenship in New Energy Concepts
8 December 2021 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyIt is assumed by the projects demonstrating Positive Energy District (PED) concepts in cities across Europe that citizens should want and need to be involved in the development of new energy concepts, such as PEDs ...