On the Interaction Between Autonomous Mobility on Demand Systems and Power Distribution Networks—An Optimal Power Flow Approach

In future transportation systems, the charging behavior of electric autonomous mobility on demand (AMoD) fleets, i.e., fleets of electric self-driving cars that service on-demand trip requests, will likely challenge power distribution networks (PDNs), causing overloads or voltage drops. In this article, we show that these challenges can be significantly attenuated if the PDNs’ operational constrai...