Grupo de Sistemas Electrónicos de Potencia y Control (SEPIC)

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1 POWER ELECTRONICS AND CONTROL SYSTEMS RESEARCH GROUP 1/ 28 Jornada de Interacción Universidad Empresa en el Sector del Ferrocarril Grupo de Sistemas Electrónicos de Potencia y Control (SEPIC) Prof. Dr. José Luis García de Vicuña Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) vicuna@eel.upc.edu 5 Junio 2015, EPSEVG, Vilanova i la Geltrú

2 POWER ELECTRONICS AND CONTROL SYSTEMS RESEARCH GROUP 2/ 28 OUTLINE SEPIC staff SEPIC research interest SEPIC projects

3 POWER ELECTRONICS AND CONTROL SYSTEMS RESEARCH GROUP 3/ 28 RESEARCH TEAM 1 Full professor 3 Associate professors 6 Assistant professors 1 Visiting professor 10 PhD students

4 POWER ELECTRONICS AND CONTROL SYSTEMS RESEARCH GROUP 4/ 28 RESEARCH INTEREST Power Electronics Topologies: DC DC, AC DC, DC AC, and AC AC converters Sensing electronic cards Prototype developing and testing Control systems Non linear control techniques Design of internal control loops Harmonic rejection / grid synchronization / voltage support Distributed control systems Digital implementation

5 POWER ELECTRONICS AND CONTROL SYSTEMS RESEARCH GROUP 5/ 28 RESEARCH PROJECTS Duration Project title Efficient Energy Management for Intelligent Electrical MICROGRIDS IN RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENTS ENE C Control and Management of A WIND TURBINE-BASED MICROGRID, PCI A1/048431/ HIERARCHICAL CONTROL IN MICROGRIDS for the Integration of Decentralized Electrical Generators, ENE C CONTROL OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS 2009 SGR NONLINEAR CONTROL TECHNIQUES FOR MICROGRID Power Converters, ENE C Development and integration of NONLINEAR CONTROL TECHNIQUES for uninterruptible power supplies DPI C NONLINEAR CONTROL OF PARALLEL CONNECTED POWER CONVERTERS. Application to UPS and modular power systems, TIC

6 POWER ELECTRONICS AND CONTROL SYSTEMS RESEARCH GROUP 6/ 28 Typical AC micro grid architecture Power systems Energy sources Energy storage Power Electronics Control systems Communications

7 POWER ELECTRONICS AND CONTROL SYSTEMS RESEARCH GROUP 7/ 28 PRIVATE PROJECTS Contract title Advanced control framework for an inductive power transfer system PV HIPE: A high power solar inverter suitable for high penetration in the utility network On photovoltaic (PV) systems: PV-modules test, monitoring, and PVsystem efficiency optimization Line interactive UPS inverter with wireless load sharing capability Decentralized control for distributed uninterruptible power supplies Company Optimos Apto BV The Netherlands MasterVolt BV The Netherlands SunEnergy GMBH Germany MasterVolt BV The Netherlands Salicrú Electronics Spain

8 POWER ELECTRONICS AND CONTROL SYSTEMS RESEARCH GROUP 8/ 28 SALICRÚ SA (BARCELONA) Decentralized Control for Single-Phase Distributed Uninterruptible Power Supplies

9 POWER ELECTRONICS AND CONTROL SYSTEMS RESEARCH GROUP 9/ 28 MASTERVOLT BV (AMSTERDAM) Single-Phase Line-Interactive UPS Inverter with Wireless Load Sharing Capability

10 POWER ELECTRONICS AND CONTROL SYSTEMS RESEARCH GROUP 10 / 28 MASTERVOLT BV (AMSTERDAM) PV HIPE: A High Power Solar Inverter Suitable for High Penetration in the Utility Network (100 kva)

11 POWER ELECTRONICS AND CONTROL SYSTEMS RESEARCH GROUP 11 / 28 SUN ENERGY GMBH (HAMBURG) On Photovoltaic (PV) Systems: PV-modules Test, Monitoring, and PV-System Efficiency Optimization

12 POWER ELECTRONICS AND CONTROL SYSTEMS RESEARCH GROUP 12 / 28 OPTIMOS APTO BV (ROTTERDAM) Advanced Control Framework for an Inductive Power Transfer System

13 POWER ELECTRONICS AND CONTROL SYSTEMS RESEARCH GROUP 13 / 28 Qué os podemos ofrecer? Desarrollo de prototipos Electrónica de Potencia conectada a sistemas eléctricos Estudio de sistemas complejos (gestión supervisión y control de sistemas basados en Electrónica de Potencia)

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