The widespread deployment of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in residential areas faces several critical challenges: (i) limited availability of parking spaces, (ii) insufficient power distribution capacity to meet growing charging demands in densely populated neighbourhoods. . The widespread deployment of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in residential areas faces several critical challenges: (i) limited availability of parking spaces, (ii) insufficient power distribution capacity to meet growing charging demands in densely populated neighbourhoods. . The University of St. Thomas has one of the only student-focused microgrid research facilities in the nation. Microgrids have been discussed in the technical literature for about two decades and there are several real-world examples of their implementation. Melendez-Norona is an electrical engineer and engineering project management special-ist with a Master's and Doctoral degree in electrical engineering from Florida Atlantic University (Boca Raton, Florida, United States).
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