Project Notice |
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| PNR | 62163 |
| Project Name | PICo-Design: Protection-Inverter Co-Design for 100% Renewable Power Systems |
| Project Detail | Siemens and its partners will develop innovative protection schemes consisting of fundamentally new control and protection (C&P) functions for inverter-dominated renewable systems. These new functions do not represent simple evolution of prior engineering practices when analyzing and optimizing system-level protection schemes. Rather, new Protection Inverter Co-Design (PICo-Design) tools will be developed that automatically analyze and optimize C&P functions to achieve higher protection reliability. These protection schemes will be validated and demonstrated in a small-scale hardware testbed and large-scale hardware-in-the-loop testbed of Hawai’i Island using high-fidelity simulations with up to 100% inverter-based generation. This project could significantly reduce carbon emissions and electricity prices while increasing energy efficiency. Potential Impact: Siemens innovative protection schemes for inverter-dominated power systems could enable greater renewable integration in the electric grid. The PICo-Design optimization tool will: |
| Funded By | Self-Funded |
| Sector | Energy & Power |
| Country | United States , Northern America |
| Project Value | USD 3,250,000 |
Contact Information |
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| Company Name | Siemens |
| Web Site | https://arpa-e.energy.gov/technologies/projects/pico-design-protection-inverter-co-design-100-renewable-power-systems |
