The phenomenon of worldwide climate change is affecting human life more seriously than ever before. Countries around the world have identified cars as an integral part of pollutive sources. This is why automobiles should be Eco-friendly. Electric vehi...
The phenomenon of worldwide climate change is affecting human life more seriously than ever before. Countries around the world have identified cars as an integral part of pollutive sources. This is why automobiles should be Eco-friendly. Electric vehicle, which are representatively Eco-friendly, have become a spotlight vehicle of the future. In this paper, we propose a strategy to place a large – scale charging theme park. Up until now, typical public charging station has 2~3 chargers to support charging needs of the Ev users. As the EV become more popular, a newly noticed problems such as either charger hopping or long waiting become eminent. In order to address this new but, a certain issue, large scale charging theme park concept which has more than 30 chargers is proposed. Furthermore, in order to maximize its effectiveness, a strategic approach to select the close-to-ideal locations for the charging them park is introduced as well. In this study, Jeju Island, which has many electric vehicle in Korea, is selected as an analysis model. We propose an algorithm for the assignment of weighting factors according to the location of tourist attractions, convenient supporting facilities and the density of population. The estimated locations are validated using actual charger usage data collected over time in Jeju island. The proposed strategy to identify appropriate location for large scale charging theme parks can be used in other tourist heavy island or even for small countries. If the algorithm is enhanced. With increased amount real charger usage data, it is expected to be further utilized for other sectors and countries.