Profile
The objective of the R&D activities in the Laboratory for Electrical Power Supply and Systems is to integrate and apply modern information technologies for a smart energy supply in the form of system solutions for electrical grids. In addition to traditional grid analyses, the laboratory focuses primarily on secondary equipment. Particular emphasis is placed on standardized protocol interfaces for control and protection technology (IEC 60870, IEC 61850).
The laboratory therefore concentrates primarily on the parameterization and configuration of protection, control, and monitoring systems for power supply facilities. To this end, modern protection and control systems from leading manufacturers are available, along with corresponding engineering tools and testing techniques.
A second area of focus in the laboratory is network calculations and simulations, which are performed using computer-aided tools (Neplan, Netomac, CAPE).
Equipment
Protection technology
- Electromechanical and digital protective devices (UMZ, AMZ, distance and diff. protection)
- PC-based protection operation, parameterization and evaluation software
Network modeling
- Three-phase line models, voltage/current transformers
- Switching element simulation with telecontrol coupling
- AWE simulation
Primary technology
- Medium-voltage switchgear panel with remote/close and local control
- Power, load-break, disconnecting and pause switches
Protection and system testing technology
- Grid simulation
- PC-controlled, Omicron test equipment
- Interactive test and simulation system (IPS20)
- PLC simulations
Station control technology
- Station/field control components and combined protection/control devices
- Telecontrol devices
- Control room control system and local control technology
- Communication in accordance with IEC 60870-5 -101, -103, -104
- Communication according to IEC 61850
- Engineering and testing tools in accordance with IEC 61850-6
- IED simulations
Protocol testing and simulation
- SICAM protocol test system
- IED Scout
Computer workstations
- Project planning and parameterization
- Network calculation and simulation
- Load flow and short circuit calculation
- Reliability and availability analysis
- Documentation and evaluation
- Software development environments
