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Electa / EnergyVille - Etch (Control)

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Knowledge Institute

KULeuven

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Address

Thor Park 8320, 3600 Genk

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Website

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N° of FTE working on wind topics

More than 10

Our offshore wind expertise (general)

  • Integration of offshore wind energy through HVDC technology. 

  • Converter control interactions

  • Grid integration studies

  • Dynamic grid interactions with offshore wind turbines

  • Grid-forming control

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Our group was/is involved in these key offshore wind projects:

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Our relevant equipment | tools | infrastructure

for offshore wind:

  • Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) laboratory infrastructure for testing control performance close to reality

  • Z-tool: First open-source frequency-scanning tool for impedance measurement (control interaction studies): https://etch.be/en/research/open-source-tools

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5.3.2 Real-time control and stability studies 

5. System integration

5.1.2 Grid code compliance and frequency control 

5.3 Power Electronics and Control 

5.1 Electrical Systems and Grid Connection 

Our offshore wind expertise (all lifecycle stages)

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Contact details

Jef Beerten

Professor

jef.beerten@kuleuven.be

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