AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH
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Short Description
The lab infrastructure provides full functionality for design and validation of power electronic systems.
• Licenses for power electronic systems design (OrCAD, PSpice, PLECS)
• LabView development system
• MATLAB licenses
• Measurement and data acquisition equipment
Contact Person
DI Roland Bründlinger
Research Services
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
Accelerated product development utilizing cutting edge rapid prototyping and validation methods
• Simulation and modelling of power converters and systems
• Controller-hardware-in-the-loop (C-HIL)
• Power-hardware-in-the-loop (P-HIL)
DESIGN PRE-CERTIFICATION AND REGULATORY COMPLIANCE ASSESSMENT
Right on time during early development steps
• Design pre-certification testing and validation utilizing HIL technology
• State-of-the-art 1 MVA smart grid test laboratory
EXTENSIVE EXPERTISE WITH SMART GRID DESIGN APPLICATIONS
Design for future grids
• Power conversion topologies suitable for smart grid applications
• Meeting grid compliance with advanced digital control methods
• Compliance with various state-of-the-art information and communication technologies (ICT)
(e.g. IEC 61850)
Methods & Expertise for Research Infrastructure
FUNDAMENTALS
Translating knowledge and expertise into best-in-class products and solutions
• Detailed design calculations of power electronic converters
• Multi-level single and three-phase power bridge topologies
• Custom medium/high power bridge/stack design
• Magnetics and EMC design
DESIGN
From prototype to production-ready designs
• Design for manufacturability, reliability and robustness
• Schematic capture and PCB layout design
• Mechanical and thermal design
CONTROLS
Innovative control solutions ready to use in your product
• Advanced digital and analog control strategies
• Grid synchronization and interaction (FRT, anti-islanding etc.)
• Cutting edge digital controls methods
SOFTWARE AND FIRMWARE DEVELOPMENT
Employing best software development practices
• High-level software architecture design
• RTOS compliant DSP/uC firmware and FPGA HDL code
• Portable application software development
“Integrated Rapid Prototyping of Distributed EnergyResources in a Real-Time Validation Environment”, Peter Jonke, Johannes Stöckl, Zoran Miletic, Roland Bründlinger, Christian Seitl, Filip Andrén, Georg Lauss, and Thomas Strasser.
„Sunspec Compliant Smart Grid Converter (RESEARCH PROJECT: SPONGE)“, Johannes Stöckl, Zoran Miletic, Roland Bründlinger, Rudolf Fehringer, Gerhard Dietrich, Dušan Majstorovic Download: http://www.seswa.at/poster.html