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Heliocentris - Hybrid Energy Lab Systems
A Fuel Cell – Battery Hybrid System that enables users to understand & research individual components and system behavior under various hybrid set-ups. Designed as a lab to support engineering courses focussed on the application of fuel cells, battery technology, hybrid systems, energy management and energy storage. Critical to today’s engineering students is a deep understanding of the application of electrical chemical energy conversion & storage. Especially as it relates to fast growing markets of stationary, portable and mobile hybrid power systems.
Ideal for Courses Focused On
- Battery Technology (Modeling)
- Battery Systems & Control
- Applied Fuel Cell Technology
- Battery- Fuel Cell Hybrids
- Electrochemical Energy Storage & Conversion
- Renewable Energy Storage
- Electrical & Hybrid Vehicles (HEV/FCEV)
- Backup Power Systems
- Micro-Grids & Smart Grids
The system provides an experimental platform for advanced training to applied research:
- Fuel Cell – Battery Hybrids
- Battery Charging/Discharging
- Battery & Fuel Cell Model Analysis & Comparison
- Calculation & Evaluation of Electrical Characteristics
- Energy Management
- User Developed Control Algorithms
- Validation of Models Against a Real System
- Hybrid Power System Set-ups: UPS, Autonomous Power Supply, Back-up Power System, HEV/FCEV
Our LabVIEW™ based software allows users to control the hardware, system operation & set-up, gather & display data in various formats and perform data fitting for research and experimentation. Users can validate their models against a real system by using their control algorithms to set system parameters and then run real-time simulations. Acquired data can be exported to external applications such as MATLAB™ & MS Excel and many more.
NEW:
- Battery Modeling & Data Fitting
- Hybrid Energy Management
- Application Programming Interface (API)
Extensive training material assists the teacher in creating a more interactive and specialized classroom experience. Prepared experiments and software-supported exercises simplify the use of the system.
Experimentation manual with:
- Learning goals and content: Instructions for the execution of experiments & Topic-specific questions and sample answers
- Evaluation templates
- Detailed operating manual
Experiments including:
- System design for special applications: Backup, Emergency power supply (UPS), Autonomous power supply,Boost, range extender
- Examination of the operating behavior of: Battery module, Fuel cell module, DC converter
- Determination of the efficiency and energy conversion
- Examination of load step changes of up to 1.5 kW
- Generation of characteristic curves