Název projektu:
PS FP7- ENERGY: Prototype System for the Optimization of PV Generators: panels, arrays and facilities. (11 ES 27F4 3MAY)
Popis:
An Andalusian Research group is looking for companies and research centres from the electronic and photovoltaic fields willing to joint as partners to a Consortium to take part in the current FP7 Energy call. The overall objective of the project is to reduce the current cost in terms of ¬/Wp (Wp Watts peak) in any Photovoltaic facility (from domestic to industrial and new or already in production).
The project's main goal is to reduce the current cost (¬/Wp) in any PV facility, from domestic to industrial and new or already in production. As collateral objectives the project intents to challenge some of the standards used today as for example: practical utility of Wp as a measure to size and estimate production and cost of an individual panel as well as a complete facility; appropriateness of the I-V characteristics of panels currently used (obtained under standard conditions) as a model of the actual behaviour of the panels manufactured and marketed; reliability of the current coefficients of efficiency loss due to obsolescence of the panels; etc.
In order to achieve the previous objectives, the project proposes to design and build a hardware / software system that allows the sizing, optimization, monitoring, reliable prediction of energy production and failure analysis (remotely, on-line) of photovoltaic facilities of any kind (from domestic to industrial, new or already in production, grid-connected or isolated, etc.) and sited at any geographic location.
The system to be implemented under this collaborative project will cover all the steps involved in the operation of a photovoltaic facility: field measurements of variables of interest (temperature at the level of individual panel, irradiance at the level of array and other meteorological variables as wind speed, humidity, etc..), processing of the measured variables (actual I-V and P-V characteristics of PV generators, historical data, generation of production models, preventive and predictive maintenance, efficiency ratings, etc.), effective methods of tracking the real maximum power point and control facilities both in field and online.
The availability of real data at the level of individual panel with theoretical models developed by the consortium will develop realistic models that will assist in the design and optimization of the facilities and the accurate prediction of their production.
The system to be implemented must be scalable in power and performance, so it can cover the price and capabilities requirements of any type of facility from domestic to industrial. The system should be able to
1) Capture, measure and represent real-time I-V and P-V characteristics of PV generators both at the level of individual panels and arrays, which will characterize these generators based on their actual operating curves (not the theoretical laboratory provided by the manufacturer as at present), regardless of weather conditions, geographical location and manufacturing technology.
2) Measure for comparison over time, real-time degradation of the panels of a facility, which will allow real production forecasting.
3) Implement effective systems in a practical way of tracking maximum power point.
4) Make use of radiation and temperature sensors to reduce the cost and facilitate the connection that allows monitoring a facility at level panel.
5) Provide the possibility of online maintenance and tele-monitoring.
6) Make use of historical databases of measures to make any kind of analysis, such as to accomplish accurate predictions of energy production in the short, medium and long term.
7) Perform reliable models useful for both the design of new facilities (dimensioning, choice of technologies, configuration, power conditioning, cost estimates, anticipated production, etc.) and the improvement and optimization of existing (reconfiguration of arrays, optimization of maintenance, better monitoring of power conditioners, analysis of losses and identification, etc.).
Technical Specifications / Specific technical requirements:
INFORMATION ON THE CALL:
Call title: Energy Call Part 1
Activity: Energy.2: Renewable electricity generation
Area: Energy.2.1: Photovoltaics
Topic: Energy 2012.2.1.1: Reliable, cost-effective, highly performing PV systems
Proposal development stage: project idea
Requested EU funding (approximately): 4 M¬
Technical requirements and other roles that potential partners would fulfil within the project: Companies and Technology Centers specialized in:
- Design and manufacture of electronic power conditioners.
- Design and manufacture of electronic instrumentation systems with special expertise in irradiance, temperature and weather variables.
- Design, building and maintenance of photovoltaic facilities.
- Certification and approval of photovoltaic generators.
- Modelling and prediction of production of PV generators.
Preferred countries: Germany, Italy, France, Czech Republic, Belgium, Portugal, United Kingdom.
The project's main goal is to reduce the current cost (¬/Wp) in any PV facility, from domestic to industrial and new or already in production. As collateral objectives the project intents to challenge some of the standards used today as for example: practical utility of Wp as a measure to size and estimate production and cost of an individual panel as well as a complete facility; appropriateness of the I-V characteristics of panels currently used (obtained under standard conditions) as a model of the actual behaviour of the panels manufactured and marketed; reliability of the current coefficients of efficiency loss due to obsolescence of the panels; etc.
In order to achieve the previous objectives, the project proposes to design and build a hardware / software system that allows the sizing, optimization, monitoring, reliable prediction of energy production and failure analysis (remotely, on-line) of photovoltaic facilities of any kind (from domestic to industrial, new or already in production, grid-connected or isolated, etc.) and sited at any geographic location.
The system to be implemented under this collaborative project will cover all the steps involved in the operation of a photovoltaic facility: field measurements of variables of interest (temperature at the level of individual panel, irradiance at the level of array and other meteorological variables as wind speed, humidity, etc..), processing of the measured variables (actual I-V and P-V characteristics of PV generators, historical data, generation of production models, preventive and predictive maintenance, efficiency ratings, etc.), effective methods of tracking the real maximum power point and control facilities both in field and online.
The availability of real data at the level of individual panel with theoretical models developed by the consortium will develop realistic models that will assist in the design and optimization of the facilities and the accurate prediction of their production.
The system to be implemented must be scalable in power and performance, so it can cover the price and capabilities requirements of any type of facility from domestic to industrial. The system should be able to
1) Capture, measure and represent real-time I-V and P-V characteristics of PV generators both at the level of individual panels and arrays, which will characterize these generators based on their actual operating curves (not the theoretical laboratory provided by the manufacturer as at present), regardless of weather conditions, geographical location and manufacturing technology.
2) Measure for comparison over time, real-time degradation of the panels of a facility, which will allow real production forecasting.
3) Implement effective systems in a practical way of tracking maximum power point.
4) Make use of radiation and temperature sensors to reduce the cost and facilitate the connection that allows monitoring a facility at level panel.
5) Provide the possibility of online maintenance and tele-monitoring.
6) Make use of historical databases of measures to make any kind of analysis, such as to accomplish accurate predictions of energy production in the short, medium and long term.
7) Perform reliable models useful for both the design of new facilities (dimensioning, choice of technologies, configuration, power conditioning, cost estimates, anticipated production, etc.) and the improvement and optimization of existing (reconfiguration of arrays, optimization of maintenance, better monitoring of power conditioners, analysis of losses and identification, etc.).
Technical Specifications / Specific technical requirements:
INFORMATION ON THE CALL:
Call title: Energy Call Part 1
Activity: Energy.2: Renewable electricity generation
Area: Energy.2.1: Photovoltaics
Topic: Energy 2012.2.1.1: Reliable, cost-effective, highly performing PV systems
Proposal development stage: project idea
Requested EU funding (approximately): 4 M¬
Technical requirements and other roles that potential partners would fulfil within the project: Companies and Technology Centers specialized in:
- Design and manufacture of electronic power conditioners.
- Design and manufacture of electronic instrumentation systems with special expertise in irradiance, temperature and weather variables.
- Design, building and maintenance of photovoltaic facilities.
- Certification and approval of photovoltaic generators.
- Modelling and prediction of production of PV generators.
Preferred countries: Germany, Italy, France, Czech Republic, Belgium, Portugal, United Kingdom.
Požadavky na partnera:
Requested Cooperation: Joint further development
- Type of partner sought: Companies and technological centres
- Specific area of activity of the partner: electronics, photovoltaics, energy
- Task to be performed by the partner sought: collaborative research within a Project Consortium
- Type of partner sought: Companies and technological centres
- Specific area of activity of the partner: electronics, photovoltaics, energy
- Task to be performed by the partner sought: collaborative research within a Project Consortium
Obchodní firma/fyzická osoba:
Technologické inovační centrum s.r.o.
Sídlo/Místo podnikání:
Vavrečkova 5262
760 01 Zlín
760 01 Zlín
Kontaktní osoba:
Lenka Kostelníková
Email:
Telefon:
+420 739 570 792
