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