NEXT GENERATION MODULAR SIC-BASED ADVANCED POWER ELECTRONICS CONVERTERS FOR ENHANCED RENEWABLES INTEGRATION INTO THE GRID

下一代基于 SIC 的模块化先进电力电子转换器可增强可再生能源并入电网

• 批准号: 10038068
• 金额: $ 29.48万
• 依托单位: AMANTYS POWER ELECTRONICS LTD.
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: EU-Funded
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2022 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10038068
• 关键词: NEXT; GENERATION; MODULAR; SIC; BASED

SiC4GRID is a 42-months project gathering partners from the complete value chain of SiC-based converters collaborating to tackle current obstacles to the technologies' market uptake. SiC4GRID thus aims for an optimised integrated SiC-based technology composed of three-fold innovations in terms of hardware, software and IoT. Indeed, to optimise both techno-economic and environmental pillars, the consortium will design, produce, test and validate an integrated product composed of a 30% smaller size energy-efficient SiC-based power module competitive with state-of-the-art technology and coupled with an adapted optimised self-healing energy management system (EMS). This EMS amplifies the benefits of a strong system-level IoT architecture and adapted digital tools such as digital twin and optimisation algorithms. Throughout the project, the circularity and eco-design of all steps of the converter manufacturing process will be targeted with a strong emphasis on resource optimisation and carbon emission reduction. The testing phase will be done both as an integrated modular converter on a physical test bench, as well as digitally to increase the variety of relevant applications and real condition scenario. For the digital simulations, three use cases will therefore be chosen to increase the validated parameters and scope of applications, including MMC and SST converters, onshore/offshore wind and PV applications, as well as the potential for storage. Overall, the project contributes to advancing the market readiness of the technology by lowering its cost (30% cost reduction compared to silicon converters), its size (15% size reduction), its lifetime (30+ years) and its environmental impact (30% resource consumption reduction and 50% CO2 emission reduction). In the longer-term, SiC4GRID will thus also help renewable energies integrate the energy grid and bring European leadership to the forefront of converter technology providers.

SiC 4GRID是一个为期42个月的项目，聚集了来自SiC转换器完整价值链的合作伙伴，共同解决当前阻碍该技术市场发展的障碍。因此，SiC 4GRID的目标是优化集成的基于SiC的技术，包括硬件，软件和物联网方面的三重创新。事实上，为了优化技术经济和环境支柱，该联盟将设计、生产、测试和验证一种集成产品，该产品由尺寸小30%的节能SiC功率模块组成，与最先进的技术相竞争，并与适应的优化自愈能量管理系统（EMS）相结合。该EMS放大了强大的系统级物联网架构和数字孪生和优化算法等适应性数字化工具的优势。在整个项目中，转炉制造过程的所有步骤的循环和生态设计都将以资源优化和减少碳排放为重点。测试阶段将作为物理测试台上的集成模块化转换器完成，以及数字化以增加相关应用和真实的条件场景的多样性。因此，对于数字模拟，将选择三个用例来增加验证的参数和应用范围，包括MMC和SST转换器，陆上/海上风电和光伏应用以及存储潜力。总的来说，该项目通过降低成本（与硅转换器相比，成本降低30%）、尺寸（尺寸减小15%）、寿命（30年以上）和环境影响（减少30%的资源消耗和50%的二氧化碳排放），促进了该技术的市场准备。从长远来看，SiC 4GRID还将帮助可再生能源整合能源电网，并将欧洲的领导地位带到转换器技术提供商的最前沿。