Descripción del proyecto
Mejorar la calidad de la energía de los equipos eléctricos industriales
El término «calidad de la energía» hacer referencia a la capacidad de la tensión, la frecuencia y la forma de onda de un sistema de suministro de energía para mantenerse dentro de un rango prescrito. Las instalaciones industriales son especialmente propensas a los problemas de calidad de la energía debido a la densidad y complejidad de los equipos eléctricos que intervienen en las operaciones diarias. El equipo del proyecto ELECOTECH, financiado con fondos europeos, pretende desarrollar un sistema inteligente que mejore la calidad de la energía sin afectar a los dispositivos eléctricos (cargas). El sistema de ELECOTECH será autónomo y se instalará en la cabecera de la línea de alimentación, que maximiza la eficacia energética, reduce el consumo eléctrico y acaba con los problemas derivados de las perturbaciones del suministro eléctrico.
Objetivo
One of the key approaches for Energy Efficiency (EE) in Industry is to improve the quality of energy, known as Power Quality (PQ). A EU Power Quality survey report estimated that EU suffers from a loss of 150 billion Euros per annum
due to various PQ issues in the industry, service and transport sectors, from which 90% of the total losses are
accounted to the industries. The more worrying statistic, however, is the Electric Power Research institute (EPRI) finding that 80% of PQ disturbances are generated within a facility, rather than from utility-supplied electricity. This can be explained because most of current solutions perform isolated PQ issues that do not take into account the load requirements, which is another key approach to improve global EE in facilities.
In this context, the main objective of ELECOTECH project will be the optimization, demonstration and commercialization of a
smart system for energy efficiency through improving power quality without affecting loads.
ELECOTECH solution is an autonomous system mainly installed in the powerline header that maximises energy efficiency,
reduces the electrical consumption and eliminates problems caused by power supply disturbances such as non-stabilized
input power, over-voltages or noise. It is an integrated approach composed of:
(1) a dynamic power electronics system with continuous information of the voltage wave, the intensity and phase shift;
(2) a zero-latency switching system that allows direct access to the network, avoiding stops in customer’s premises;
(3) a voltage regulation system to generate suitable responses based on several network parameters and load needs;
(4) a smart control system that is in charge of controlling and adapting ELECOTECH actions based on load requirements on
network parameters.
The integration of these systems in ELECOTECH device provides an increase of the energy efficiency (15%) and the
security level of energy in facilities, among other technical advantages.
Ámbito científico
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectrical engineeringelectric energy
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftware
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcontrol systems
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energy
Programa(s)
- H2020-EU.3.3. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Secure, clean and efficient energy Main Programme
- H2020-EU.2.1.1. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
- H2020-EU.2.3.1. - Mainstreaming SME support, especially through a dedicated instrument
Convocatoria de propuestas
Consulte otros proyectos de esta convocatoriaConvocatoria de subcontratación
H2020-SMEINST-1-2016-2017
Régimen de financiación
SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1Coordinador
03203 ELCHE ALICANTE
España
Organización definida por ella misma como pequeña y mediana empresa (pyme) en el momento de la firma del acuerdo de subvención.