Ecosense supplied and installed Customised Converters with Programmable RLC Load to NIT Goa to conduct/ facilitate their research on Microgrid.
The National Institute of Technology Goa (NIT Goa) is a premier technical Institute of the region. NIT Goa was established in the year 2010 by an act of parliament (NIT act 2007) and it is declared as ‘Institute of National Importance’. NIT Goa is an autonomous institute and functioning under the aegis of Ministry of Education (MoE), Govt. of India established with the vision to serve the Goan society, India and humanity at large with all the challenges and opportunities.
Ecosense supplied customised converters with programmable RLC Load to NIT Goa to conduct their research on Microgrid.
Ecosense installs customised converters at NIT Goa to facilitate Microgrid research
What is a Microgrid?
A Microgrid is a localized group of electricity sources and sinks (loads) that typically operates connected to and synchronous with the traditional centralized grid (macro-grid), but can also disconnect and maintain operation autonomously or go completely off-grid as per the requirement.
Ecosense installs customised converters at NIT Goa to facilitate Microgrid research
How does a Microgrid work?
To understand how a Microgrid works, you first have to understand how the grid works. The grid connects homes, businesses and other buildings to central power sources, which allow us to use appliances, heating/cooling systems and electronics. But this interconnectedness means that when part of the grid needs to be repaired, everyone is affected. This is where a Microgrid can help. A Microgrid generally operates while connected to the grid, but importantly, it can break off and operate on its own using local energy generation in times of crisis like storms or power outages, or for other reasons.
A Microgrid can be powered by distributed generators, batteries, and/or renewable resources like solar panels. Depending on how it’s fuelled and how its requirements are managed, a Microgrid might run indefinitely.
Ecosense provided the following customised converters:
1. Boost Converter
2. Buck Converter
3. Bidirectional Converter
4. Three Phase inverter
which matches the requirement specifications and control along with the programmable three phase RLC Load.
The Way Forward
After initial tests the client will implement these converters and loads in their existing research setup.