Smart Energy Integration Lab - IMDEA

IMDEA Energía Institute has a modern electrical networks laboratory: Smart Energy Integration Lab (SEIL). The facility has an approximate power of 210 kVA and consist of a configurable three-phase busbar system, a set of electronic power converters, controllable loads and a 47.5 kWh battery system, as well as necessary control and monitoring tools and equipment. This laboratory is a member of the RedLab Laboratory Network, with registration number 368.

Working lines

Simulation of power grids

  • Stability studies
  • Power Flow management
  • Reactive power compensation
  • Smart Grids

Control strategies

  • Algorithms for power source converters
  • Microgrid control
  • Control of power grids
  • Mitigation of disturbances

Management of energy resources

  • Optimal energy dispatch
  • Storage system integration
  • Self-consumption strategies

 Electric vehicles

  • Battery charging strategies
  • Distributed storage-based services
  • Reinforcement of network capacity
  • Energy demand management

Integration of renewables

  • Integration of intermittent generation
  • Balancing energy demand and supply
  • Optimisation of consumption at local level

 Power electronics applications

  • Active power filters
  • FACTs applications
  • SNOPs technologies
  • HVDC systems

Electronic systems prototyping

  • Power electronic converters
  • Digital acquisition and control systems
  • Home automation systems

The protocol for requesting technical services is covered in the information available at REDLAB.

Available resources: Technical specifications

SEIL is a unique installation and represents a set of electrical devices that can be connected in a flexible and versatile way to form electrical networks.

General specifications

  • Total power: 210 kVA
  • Three phase systems

Electronic power converters

  • 4 x 15 kVA three-phase AC/DC converters
  • 2 x 75 kVA three-phase AC/DC converters
  • Configurable as AC/DC/AC converters
  • 1 x 90 kW DC/DC converter

Generator/engine bench for testing their connection to electrical networks.

  • 22 kW configurable motor bank with DFIG and synchronous motor-generators
  • Three modes of operation: synchronous generator; asynchronous motor and doubly-fed generator (DFIG)

Battery

  • 47,5 kWh battery system
  • Lithium-ion cells
  • Management and protection system

Configurable loads

  • Three-phase balanced 30 kW
  • Three-phase unbalanced 30 kW

Configurable busbar system

  • Up to 5 independent three-phase microgrids
  • 1 main busbar
  • 5 secondary busbars
  • Voltage and current monitoring
  • Protection systems

Real-time PCs

  • 4 industrial PCs
  • Control of converters
  • Control design using Matlab/Simulink®

SCADA system

  • Based on NI compactRIOs®
  • Control of microgrids
  • Design using LabVIEW®

More about IMDEA-SEIL Services and Media: https://www.energia.imdea.org/sites/default/files/pdf/Infraestructuras/laboratorios/redlab/Laboratorio_RedLab_368-SEIL.pdf

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