Table 7 The electricity costs per day, the per-unit cost, and the percentage savings achieved for EV charging profiles 1, 2, and 3 with each optimization algorithm in case 2.

From: Economic energy optimization in microgrid with PV/wind/battery integrated wireless electric vehicle battery charging system using improved Harris Hawk Optimization

  

Main grid

Without optimization

IQPSO

HBMO

EEWOA

Improved HHO

EV profile 1

Electricity cost (INR/day)

10,387.50

7203.72

7178.80

6931.57

6881.71

6479.72

% Saving

–

69.35

69.11

66.73

66.25

62.38

Unit price (INR/kWh)

5.00

3.46

3.45

3.33

3.31

3.11

EV profile 2

Electricity cost (INR/day)

17,362.50

12,527.04

12,202.36

11,990.54

11,518.28

10,893.23

% Saving

–

72.15

70.28

69.06

66.34

62.74

Unit price (INR/kWh)

5.00

3.60

3.51

3.45

3.31

3.13

EV profile 3

Electricity cost (INR/day)

32,437.50

23,144.15

22,784.10

22,654.35

21,836.92

20,821.63

% Saving

–

71.35

70.24

69.84

67.32

64.19

Unit price (INR/kWh)

5.00

3.56

3.51

3.49

3.36

3.20