Interface and Testing Platform Design for Canadian Renewable Energy Laboratory

该项目解决了加拿大可再生能源实验室（Can-REL）微电网设施的测试和开发挑战。微电网是一种小型电力系统，包括分布式能源（DER）、存储和用户，当与主电网连接或隔离时，可以有效运行。除了促进可再生能源的整合，孤立的微电网已经成为一个有吸引力的选择，为加拿大北部的偏远社区带来高效的能源，补充或取代化石燃料发电机。有效地运行微电网提出了许多技术工程挑战，主要源于系统的小尺寸和预测可再生能源生产的困难。解决这些技术问题需要各种接口和控制系统，最重要的是一个整体能源管理系统（EMS）与微电网内所有发电和存储资源进行交互和协调。加拿大太阳能公司已经在安大略省圭尔夫建造并启用了Can-REL，其中包括各种der和电池储能系统。该公司对开发和测试新型住宅和工业微电网配置和能源管理系统感兴趣，重点是为偏远社区提供清洁、高效和可靠的电力供应。这个项目将完成两个主要任务。首先，将为微电网试验台开发一个新的用户界面，取代现有的简单界面。这将允许对现有资产进行更大的控制，并对新的能源管理系统进行详细的测试。其次，将使用电力电子技术模拟大型柴油发电机，以促进对能源管理系统的改进测试。这些发展将使该公司能够更容易地测试和开发用于偏远社区部署的微电网技术，并将Can-REL作为测试平台进行商业化使用。

This project addresses the testing and development challenges of the Canadian Renewable Energy Laboratory(Can-REL) microgrid facility. A microgrid is a small electric power system which includes distributed energyresources (DER), storage, and consumers, and can operate effectively when connected to the primary grid orwhen isolated. In addition to facilitating the integration of renewable energy, isolated microgrids have becomean appealing option to bring efficient energy to remote communities in the Canadian north, supplementing orreplacing fossil fuel-based generators. Operating microgrids efficiently presents many technical engineeringchallenges, mostly stemming from the small size of the system and from the difficulty in forecasting renewableenergy production. Addressing these technical issues requires various interface and control systems, mostimportantly an overall energy management system (EMS) to interact with and coordinate all generation andstorage resources within the microgrid.Canadian Solar has built and commissioned the Can-REL in Guelph, ON, which includes various DERs and abattery energy storage system. The company is interested in developing and testing novel residential andindustrial microgrid configurations and energy management systems, with a focus on providing a clean,efficient, and reliable supply of electric energy for remote communities. This project will accomplish two maintasks. First, a new user interface will be developed for the microgrid testbed, replacing the simplistic existinginterface. This will allow for for greater control over existing assets, and for the detailed testing of new energymanagement systems. Second, a large diesel generator will be emulated using power electronics, to facilitateimproved testing of energy management systems. These developments will enable the company to more easilytest and develop microgrid technology for deployment in remote communities, and to commercialize the use ofthe Can-REL as a testing platform.