Research areas
- Electrical grid dynamics
- ICT for energy
Related projects
- FINESCE (Future Internet Technology for Smart Energy)
- SCoOP (Test bed for cloud based Smart Energy Services)
- FLEXMETER, ELSA (Energy Local Storage Advanced system)
- COOPERaTE (Control and Optimization for Energy Positive Neighbourhoods)
- IDE4L (Ideal Grid for All)
- FEN (Flexible Electric Networks of the Future)
- SUCCESS (Securing Critical Energy Infrastructures)
Key infrastructure
- Real-time simulators for power systems (RTDS and OPAL-RT)
- Real-time simulation of distributed system, used e.g. for simulation of wind farms (DSP Cluster)
- Real-time simulation of multi-physic systems, use e.g. for integrated simulation of electrical and thermal system (PC cluster)
- Power Hardware In the Loop interface, used for connection of real hardware (up to 25 kVA) in the control loop (Flexible Power Simulator FlePS)
- Open Stack installation for Cloud Applications
Contributions to the project
- Develop VILLAS prototype architecture linking three laboratories
- Develop web-based interface for visualization and user interaction for VILLAS prototype and coordinate its demonstration
- Offer infrastructure capable of real-time simulation of power systems
- Support other institutes with experience on cloud-based applications and development of the required VILLAS interface for their laboratories or databases for integration into the overall VILLAS interconnected facilities
- Drive project acquisition for VILLAS phase 2 allowing for a large-scale implementation of the VILLAS concept
- Coordinate VILLAS infrastructure specification (including specification of the use-cases)
- Develop information material and website
- Coordinate preparation of the project report