Dr. Camron Gorguinpour, Director of the DoD's PEV Program, presented at Drive Oregon's October event. Here is his presentation, highlighting the various activities of the DoD around PEV deployment, V2G pilots, and more.

1. Drive Oregon
24 October 2013
Presented by
Camron Gorguinpour, PhD
Executive Director
United States Department of Defense
Plug-In Electric Vehicle Program
Camron.Gorguinpour@pentagon.af.mil
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DOD PEV Program Overview
V2G Project
Recurrent Power
“Vector II”
Conclusion
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GOALS
◦ Develop knowledge base/technology/skill sets to implement PEV strategy
◦ Develop proof of concepts to show PEVs can meet energy directives
◦ Explore related benefits of PEV technology, to include revenue generation
◦ Initiate large scale integration of PEVs into DOD non-tactical ground fleet
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OBJECTIVES
◦ Develop strategy to initiate large scale PEV implementation considering:
 PEVs must meet mission requirements
 Total cost of ownership for vehicles and infrastructure
 Vehicles acquired at cost parity
 Requisite RDT&E activities
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4. DOD Total # Non-Tactical Vehicles: 195,468*
Vehicle Type
% of Fleet
Ave. Annual
Miles
LD Trucks
23%
7781
MD Trucks
21%
6394
Sedans
20%
11296
Pass Vans
16%
7883
HD Trucks
9%
3787
*Based on 2011 FAST Data 4

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High Volume Acquisitions in Targeted Fleet Segments
Targeted Regional Deployments
Battery Right-Sizing
Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Activities
Vehicle Financing
Strategic Planning of Charging Infrastructure
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7. Initiate large-scale testing and evaluation program for PEV’s on 6
military installations in four regions, with the following features:
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100-500 PEV’s with V2G capability
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LD pick-up trucks
LD cargo/passenger vans
MD/HD trucks and vans
Buses
One V2G-capable charging station per PEV
Specialized software to manage PEV fleet with V2G capability
Training for multiple DOD constituencies
Sustainment for PEV’s, infrastructure, and software
Program management and systems integration
Option to expand up to 1,500 PEV’s on up to 30 installations
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8. Power (MW)
Aggregate Daily
Load Curve
Peak Power Shaving
Generation at times of high power
demand
May be used for V2G
Frequency Regulation
Used to regulate frequency and
voltage of the grid by matching
instantaneous generation
supply to load demand
Spinning Reserves
Extra generation available to serve
load in case of unplanned event
Best match for V2G
Good match for V2G
Time of Day
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9. CY 2011 Monthly Frequency Regulation Revenues
$1,000.00
Monthly Revenues
$800.00
$600.00
CAISO (Southern)
ERCOT
$400.00
PJM
$200.00
$0
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Bi-Directional Power Capacity (kw)
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Optimization of Distributed Generators
◦ Typical energy surety posture on DOD installations consists of
distributed diesel generation located at mission critical locations
◦ Generators are commonly inefficient and sometimes unreliable
◦ V2G-capable PEV’s can act as mobile distributed energy resources
to optimize existing generator efficiencies and provide spot power
to locations not typically identified as mission critical
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Micro-Grid Integration
◦ Dozens of micro-grid demonstrations occurring across DOD,
including SPIDERS program
◦ PEV demonstrations at Ft Carson and Wheeler Army Air Field
◦ PEV’s can provide direct power and support Volt/VAR
Optimization to improve power quality
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Flight Line Example:
◦ Additional small mobile generators are also used to conduct
minor tests and operate basic tools
◦ These generators typically operate below their maximum capacity
and are delivered to the flight line by LD pick-up trucks
◦ A PHEV pick-up truck with exportable power eliminates the need
for generators and optimizes use of fuel on the flight line
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Other Examples:
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Remote operations (e.g. air range)
Communications vehicles
Integration with renewable energy infrastructure
Tailgating at the Army-Navy game
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Objective: Develop more viable leasing options for V2G PEVs by
analyzing battery degradation and second life battery applications
on DOD facilities.
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Scope: Navy-funded testing & evaluation of up to 250 V2G
batteries used in the DOD V2G Project and in a laboratory setting.
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Status: Project Launched in September 2013
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Highlights: Enables broadest possible implementation and potential
expansion of DOD V2G Project.
o Largest “Second Life” battery project ever conducted.
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Look Ahead: Battery procurement being aligned with V2G Project
vehicle acquisitions.
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15. These types of lease terms are
becoming commonplace for PEV
sedans.
Including $2,999 lease fee, this
lease term is within $40/month
of cheapest conventional vehicle
from GSA schedule.
Efforts underway to identify
strategies to secure these types
of leasing terms for DOD.
A targeted acquisition strategy,
called “Vector II,” is under
development to ensure the best
possible PEV lease terms.
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Major OEM’s are producing PEV sedans largely to
comply with California Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV)
requirements
◦ 10 additional states have fully adopted California regulations
◦ Requires OEMs to manufacture for sale a certain percentage of
ZEVs and other “green” vehicles based on annual sales per state
 Non-compliance results in a fine
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A bulk lease of vehicles specific to ZEV states would likely
dramatically reduce monthly lease costs
◦ Lease volume would be sufficient for the selected OEM to satisfy
all ZEV requirements for 1 year (~1,500 vehicles)
◦ OEM’s benefit by eliminating risk of non-compliance
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3rd party funding could provide mixed use (POV/GOV)
charging stations at targeted installations
Discussions underway within DOD to identify optimal
solution
◦ Exploring property leasing and other authorities
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Requires positive business case that does not solely rely on
government business to proceed
Notionally, DOD could work with OEMs to offer a reduced
lease/purchase price for POV’s for individuals and families
working/living on base
◦ This would help build a market for PEV charging stations and services that
extends beyond the government fleet
◦ Supports business case and ensures compliance with statutory authorities
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18. Discussion
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