Power Hardware In the Loop laboratory testing capability for energy technologies

Abstract

The development of new energy technologies plays an important role in achieving a fast and orderly energy transition. However, validating the performance of such technologies is not trivial. Despite extensive laboratory evaluation, the performance of the technology while integrated in the electrical grid can vary depending on several electrical factors, e.g. grid impedance. For this reason, the early testing of such technologies in realistic grid conditions play an important role. This paper provides a description of the Power Hardware In the Loop laboratory at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, and shows its capability in realistic testing energy technologies.