An Edge-Supported Blockchain-Based Secure Authentication Method and a Cryptocurrency-Based Billing System for P2P Charging of Electric Vehicles

【Author】 Akhter, A. F. M. Suaib; Arnob, Tawsif Zaman; Noor, Ekra Binta; Hizal, Selman; Pathan, Al-Sakib Khan

【Source】ENTROPY

【影响因子】2.738

【Abstract】The popularity of electric vehicles (EVs) is constantly increasing, as they use relatively greener, sustainable energy. However, it is a fact that the charging stations for EVs are yet to meet the demand. It could be a great solution if a peer-to-peer (P2P) charging system could be initiated by anyone who wants to make their garage's charge points publicly available for commercial purposes, named a home charging station (HCS). In this work, our idea is to bring interested charging stations under a network of nodes and a blockchain-based management system, where the blockchain is responsible for ensuring the authenticity of both the charging stations and charge receiver. A cryptocurrency-based payment system has also been proposed to ensure transactions' security, integrity, transparency, and immutability. A reputation management system is applied to maintain the quality of service. Miners with high processing power are used to alleviate lagging during block creation, supported by edge servers. The proposed system has been implemented by using virtual machines. A theoretical analysis is presented to assess the compatibility and possible cost requirements to implement the system in a real-world scenario.

【Keywords】blockchain; cryptocurrency; edge computing; electric vehicles; Ethereum; P2P charging

【发表时间】2022 NOV

【收录时间】2023-01-02

【文献类型】理论模型

【主题类别】

区块链应用-实体经济-电力领域