Agroindustrial District Plants
- Traditional greenhouse
- Solar parking
- Solar desalination
- Office building
- Industrial greenhouse
- Posharvest industry
- Transport
- Nanofiltration plant
UAL Micro-Grid
In order to perform experimental tests with a micro-grid incorporating renewable (photovoltaic) energy and an electric vehicle, ensuring the repeatability and a customized setup, a pilot plant has been built which is shown in the picture below. This plant is composed of a test-bed for the characterization of the DC-motor propelling the electric vehicle, a photovoltaic-battery system and electronic loads. The first element includes a flywheel which reproduces the inertia of the vehicle, so the motor can be tested close to real conditions. The power exchange between the vehicle’s batteries and the micro-grid can be analyzed under different driving scenarios. The second element comprises 4 photovoltaic panels developing up to 1000 Wp, a battery pack with a capacity of 5000 Wh and a charger-inverter. Another inverter will be installed so the power exchange with the public grid can be simulated. Finally, the electronic loads allow to reproduce the energy consumption registered in a laboratory of the CIESOL building.
A computer is in charge of collecting the datasets of each component and control algorithms and energy management strategies are being developed in order to optimize the power exchanges between the different systems.
