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Renewable Energy Integration Laboratory (LIER)

 

Direction:

C/ Mariano Esquillor Gómez, 15 50018 Zaragoza
Fecha: 16/04/2018

Contact:

Carlos Pueyo
876555571
cpueyo@fcirce.es
C/ Mariano Esquillor Gómez, 15 50018 Zaragoza

Presentation

Ubication: C/ Mariano Esquillor Gómez, 15 50018 Zaragoza
Year of creation: 2008
managed power: 80 kW[1]
Description:CIRCE’s Renewable Energy Integration Laboratory (LIER) boasts all the main components that form a microgrid: electric energy generation, consumption and storage systems.
supports visits: No
Function Microred: Si [2]
Island funtion: Si

TYPE OF SERVICES:
  • Laboratory
Description
CIRCE’s Renewable Energy Integration Laboratory (LIER) boasts all the main components that form a microgrid: electric energy generation, consumption and storage systems.
 
The lab’s components, as explained below in greater detail, combine commercial equipment (generators, electro-chemical batteries, photovoltaic modules…), emulation benches (bench generator-engine) and power electronics systems for hardware simulation.
 
The lab is modular and flexible. This means that changes can easily be made in the labora- tory’s microgrid configuration in order to test different typologies. The microgrid is capable of operating while connected or in isolation.
 
The LIER’s objectives are as follows:
 
  • Conducting tests and developing smart control policies for microgrids.
  • Studying the application of microgrids in different scenarios.
  • Studying and analysing the systems that make up a microgrid.
  • Testing the new technology on the field: photovoltaic energy, wind power, storage, elec- tric vehicle charging and load management.
  • Developing systems that help improve grid stability and supply quality.
Services offered
 
The lab enables the development and/or evaluation of:
  • Types of connections: synchronous or asynchro- nous, whether connected to the grid or in iso- lation.
  • Convertersforrenewablegenerationsystems.
  • Energy storage systems.
  • Power electronics controls – developing and testing new controls.
  • Evaluation of events in a microgrid.
  • Grid stabilising systems.
  • Inductive coupling.
  • Electric vehicle charging systems and their im- pact on different electric systems.

[1] It is understood that managed power that is able to manage the control of the infrastructure. In laboratories without physical equipment (simulators, systems) This field does not apply.
[2] Microrred function if there are loads in the same location, generators and optionally storage, with integrated management of the whole.
 
 

EQUIPMENT

Consumer equipment

 

Type of load

 

Voltage level

 

Power

 

Connection type

Electric vehicle quick charger

Imput:400Vac Output:500Vdc

 

50kW

 

 

2 electric vehicles

Chademoor230Vac

 

 

Resistors

400Vac

30kW

Hbridge

Resistors

500Vdc

62,5kW

DC/DC  converter

Voltage dips generator

 

400Vac

 

45kW

 

System for power transfer by induction, prototype testing

 

 

 

30kW

 

 

Rectifier

3 Squirrel Cage Asynchronous Motors

 

230/400Vac

2of22kW

and1of90kW

 

Converter

2 CC motors

230/400Vac

4kWand10kW

Rectifier

 

Storage Equipment

 

Storage  technology

 

Voltage level

 

Power

 

Connection type

Ion-lithium batteries

384V

32.2kWh

 

Super capacitors

540V

22kW

 

 

 

Power control equipment

Power electronics

 

 

 

Type

 

Voltage level

 

Power

VSIinverters

 

400Vac

700-1100Vdc

2de22kW

1de90kW

1de55kW

HBridges

230Vac

2de4kW

Network signal generators

 

Type

 

Voltagelevel

 

Power

 

3 Back to Back

 

 

400 Vac Bus DC: 700V

2de2kW

1de4kW

 

Generation control equipment

 

Type of load

 

Voltage level

 

Power

 

Connection type

2 asynchronous squirrel cage generation benches

230/400Vac BusDC:700V

 

22kW

 

Back to Back de IGBT’s

2 asynchronous squirrel cage generation benches

230/400Vac BusDC:700V

 

90kW

 

Back to Back de IGBT’s

Asynchronous squirrel cage generation bench

230/400Vac BusDC:700V

 

4kW

 

Back to Back de IGBT’s

Permanent magnet synchronous generation bench

400/690Vac BusDC:1100V

 

50kW

 

Back to Back de IGBT’s

Permanent magnet synchronous generation bench

400/690Vac BusDC:1100V

 

4kW

 

Back to Back de IGBT’s

Wind energy generator

230Vac

4kW

HBridge

Photovoltaic  pannels

230Vac

10kW

DC/DC  converter

 

 
 

ELECTRIC SCHEME / IMAGES


 

OTHERS

N.º patents: 4 (within the period 2007-2013)
 
N.º publications: 8 (within the period 2007-2012)
 
 

KNOWLEDGE

Permanent personnel

Academic qualification

Number of Professionals

Average experience years

Knowledge areas

 

Doctors

 

5

 

15

GD,RES,VE,EPOT,BAT,AUTO

 

TopGraduates

 

11

 

3.95

GD,RES,VE,EPOT,BAT,TRAFO,AUTO,TIC

MediumTitled

12

3.4

GD,RES,VE,EPOT,BAT

Scholarships

17

1.87

GD,RES,VE,EPOT,BAT

TopGraduates

4

2

GD,RES,VE,EPOT

MediumTitled

13

1.75

GD,RES,VE,EPOT

Doctorate students

Knowledge area

Average number per year

VE-BAT-EPOT

0.5

RES-BAT-EPOT

0.5
 
Others (Final project, master, etc)
 

Knowledge area

Average number per year

Renewable Energies

1

Electronic engineer (3 finished, 6 coursing)

 

5

Thermoelectric generation

3

 


Knowledge areas: Demand Management (GD), integration of renewable and distributed energy resources (RES), protection and network automation (AUTO), electric vehicle (EV), power electronics (EPOT), storage ( BAT), sensors (SEN), life management (lIFE), smart meters (CI), transformers (TRAFO), conductors (CABLE), information and communication technologies (ICT)
 

Future plans

In line with the projects that are currently under way, the LIER seeks to expand its facilities to include:
  • An electric vehicle charging stand, combining quick and slow charging. This includes photovoltaic and wind power generation and storage and is capable of operating both connected to the grid and in isolation. This element will represent a microgrid in itself.
  • An inductive electric vehicle charging platform with 50 kW of power for quick charging of cars and medium tonnage trucks.