Hellenic Mediterranean University – Research Center
TA08 – KIT-HMU-RC/IEECC
Location
Estavromenos P.B 1939
71004 Iraklio, Greece
Description
The Institute of Energy, Environment and Climate Change (IEECC) of HMU'RC was established in 2019, aiming to create a one-stop research facility housing all the HMU scientific and technological disciplines through six research Institutes. HMU-RC’s mission is to perform forefront research and, to promote innovation and competitiveness for the benefit of society.
The Institute of Energy, Environment and Climate Change (IEECC) of HMU’RC is a thriving research community with an expert faculty of 35 members and 10 administrative and technical staff. The mission of the IEECC is to conduct contemporary research and manage a high-level research infrastructure in the field of energy systems, renewable energy technologies and environmental assessments to the economic, social, and cultural benefit of the society. It strives for excellence in world-class research in advance energy harvesting and saving technologies, such as wind parks, photovoltaics, micro-grids, storage, vehicle to grid, and dispersed generation, thus strengthening the role of Crete as a research pillar in energy and environment sector.
The IEECC laboratory infrastructure consists of two three-phase low voltage microgrids which can operate interconnected or stand-alone. Within the microgrids, thermal power plants, PV systems and wind turbines emulators are available, forming a modern power system scenario. Additional components include a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) interconnection emulator, with capability of modifying the control schemes of the front and rear inverters to test novel control schemes, as well as multiple alternating current (AC) transmission line emulators and various dynamic loads.
In addition to the two microgrids, IEECC has multiple power electronic converters and rapid control prototyping platforms (e.g. dSPACE and Texas Instruments), which can support the efficient testing of novel power electronics topologies and control approaches, in multiple scenarios, , for example grid-connected converters or converters operating in parallel. Finally, owing to the variety of electrical machines available at the IEECC premises, a full testbed for motor drive applications is accessible for research and development purposes.
Testing Capabilities
IEECC has taken part in multiple projects, both in national and European level, and its developed laboratory infrastructure can be utilized for:
- Testing of control and metering devices in low voltage microgrids
- Testing of different low voltage microgrids configurations
- Testing of novel control approaches for HVDC interconnections and DFIG wind turbines (equipment to be acquired in Q3, 2023)
- Testing of of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) and Energy Management Systems and EMS systems realisation for smart grid scenarios
- Rapid control prototyping platform for single-phase inverters (grid-connected or parallel)
- Rapid control prototyping platform for three-phase inverters (grid-connected or parallel)
- Rapid control prototyping platform for DC/DC converters
- Rapid control prototyping for motor drive applications
Technical Equipment
HMU-RC is offered both as stand-alone or integrated, thus combining their capabilities for the testing of of information and communications technologies (ICT) enabling technologies in the area of power and energy systems. Specifically, HMU-RC offers TAs targeting low power power Internet of Things (IoT) sensors retrofitting onto smart buildings/infrastructures allowing energy efficiency or condition monitoring or characterisation of various assets including PV and wind turbines.
Additional information
Technology Readiness Level: 4-6
Special considerations: N/A
Technology clusters: Energy Storage, Materials for Energy, Offshore Wind, PV
Website: https://i-emerge.hmu.gr/
Availability: Opens by end of 2024
Provision of tools to prepare data sets in a FAIR way: Yes
