Table 9 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

7412.52

7305.52

7047.91

6950.27

6615.79

% Saving

–

28.64

29.67

32.15

33.09

36.31

Unit price (INR/kWh)

5.00

3.56

3.51

3.39

3.34

3.18

EV profile 2

Electricity cost (INR/day)

17,362.50

12,620.80

12,386.40

12,259.66

11,681.49

11,106.79

% Saving

–

27.31

28.66

29.36

32.72

36.03

Unit price (INR/kWh)

5.00

3.63

3.56

3.53

3.36

3.19

EV profile 3

Electricity cost (INR/day)

32,437.50

23,543.13

23,166.86

22,741.93

22,209.95

21,123.30

% Saving

–

27.42

28.58

29.89

31.53

34.88

Unit price (INR/kWh)

5.00

3.62

3.57

3.50

3.42

3.25