Renewable Integration
Renewable Integration of ERDA is engaged in controller development for various applications of renewable energy. This section also undertakes contract research projects of special controller, converters, IoT based sensors, e vehicle drivers, EV chargers etc. Renewable Integration is also engaged in performance evaluation and certification of components of renewable energy like solar PV, electric vehicle supply equipment and grid scale energy storage.
Electrical Research and Development Association
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Associated Laboratories
- Solar PV Module Laboratory
- Solar Inverter Testing Laboratory
- Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment
- Energy Storage Test Pad
- New Product Technologies – Electrical and Electronics
- Engineering Analysis Centre
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Focus Areas of Research
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Advanced PV panel failure detection systems
- Performance degradation rates in commercial modules
- Health assessment of solar PV modules
- Renewable energy
- Converters for Interface of solar and wind systems with Grid
- Grid synchronization
- Control algorithm
- Electric vehicle supply equipment
- AC Charger
- DC fast charger
- Controllers for V2G and G2V
- Energy storage test pad
- Integration of RE sources with energy storage
- Micro grids
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Expert Services
- New Product Evaluation
- Power electronics based products
- Controllers for renewable energy
- IoT based products / sensors
- EVSE – AC / DC chargers
- Energy storage devices
- Solar PV panels evaluation
IS 14286 / IS 16077 / IEC 61215 for Special requirements for Design qualification and type approval testing- Maximum power determination.
- Performance at STC condition.
- Performance at low irradiation.
- Measurement of temperature co-efficient.
- Visual Inspection
- Insulation test
- Thermal cycling test
- Humidity freeze cycle test
- Damp Heat test
- Measurement of temperature co-efficient
- Complete type test facility for BIS CRS certification
- Consultancy
- Simulation and evaluation of new product technologies
- Real time simulation of power electronic system
- Circuit simulation, circuit schematic development & PCB layout generation
- Programming and firmware development in various controllers and digital signal processors
- Controller development for various power electronics based products
- Controller for renewable energy
- IoT for various applications
- Simulation of solar energy system
- Simulation of various single phase and three phase grid system
- Chargers for Electric vehicle
- System optimization and control
- Due diligence of solar power plants
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Infrastructure
- Simulation and modelling tools based on MATLAB/Simulink
- DSpace Microlab box and labview
- ORCAD PSPICE for simulation
- Orcad PCB designer professional software
- Integrated Development Environment – CCS, Keil µvision
- PV Simulator
- Grid Simulator
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Technologies Developed (Available for Sale)
- Automatic Solar PV Cleaning System
- Hot Spot Detector for Distribution Transformer
- Smart Solar Inverter with Reactive Power Compensation
- Online Fault Sensor for transformer
- Self-powered Wireless Thermal Sensor
- BLDC Controller for E Bike Application
- Solar MPPT based charger for golf cart application
- DC Charger for E-Vehicle
Charger for E-vehicle
Indigenous Developed DC charger is an ideal product for charging vehicles with battery voltage <100V. The charger supports high current output of upto 150 A for fast charging scenarios.
Bharat DC001 charger for EV
| DC Charger Specifications | |
|---|---|
| AC Input | 415 Vac, (±10%), 3 phase, 5 wire system (3Ph + N + PE) |
| Input frequency | 50 Hz (± 3 Hz) |
| DC output voltage | Suitable for 48 V & 72 V vehicle battery configuration |
| Output power | 15 kW continuous |
| Output connector compatibility | GB/T |
| Efficiency | > 90% |
| Communication between EVSE & vehicle | CAN based as per IEC 61851-24 |
| Charging modes | CC / CV |
| Emergency switch | Push button type |
| Indicators | Input supply, charging |
| Display | 7” LCD touch screen |
| IP rating | IP 54 |
| Cooling | Air cooled |
| Ambient temperature range | 00C to 500C |
Range:
- 1.2 kW for Golf cart – MPPT charging
- 40 kW for fast charging of Electric vehicle
- 720 W for Golf cart charging from microgrid
Specifications of controller for Golf cart charging from microgrid:
- Input voltage range: 120 to 148 Vdc
- Output voltage: 48 Vdc
- Maximum Output current: 15 A
Typical Specifications of developed controller for Golf cart:
- Power : 1.2 kW
- Nominal Battery Voltage : 48 V
- Maximum battery charging current : 20 A
- Input PV voltage range : 88 to 176 V
- Maximum PV input current : 16 A
- PV input voltage range : 88 to 176 V
- Output voltage : 48 V
- Converter type : Buck converter
Contact Person
Mr. Asheesh Dhaneria
Mobile – +91 7574806567
Email – asheesh.dhaneria@erda.org