Microgrid control systems
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General information
| Name of company | Trina Energy Storage Solutions |
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| Website of company | www.trinasolar.com/cn |
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| Name of product | Trina Micro Grid |
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| Product is hardware and/or software-platform | hardware & software platform |
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| Product standardized or project-specific? | both |
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| Distribution in which countries? | DEU, FRA, UK, SGP, AUS, JPN, America, etc. |
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| Unique selling proposition of the product | The development and extension of micro-grid can be an effective way to realize the active adjustment of renewable energy to the main grid and make the transition from the traditional grid to the smart grid.
Power supply solutions for islands or remote areas where power grid is weak or even no main grid connection.
Solve the volatility, randomness and intermittent problems of renewable energy.
Integrate and intelligently monitor, control and dispatch different kinds of energy in the region, such as wind power, solar power and diesel generation.
Reduce costs of diesel in island or remote areas.
Self-consumption, significantly reduce electricity costs. |
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Services of the company
| Company produces microgrid control hardware | yes |
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| Company programs microgrid control software | yes |
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| Company provides system integration of microgrid control hardware and software | yes |
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| Company provides EPC services for microgrid projects | yes |
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| Company provides operations and maintenance of microgrids | yes |
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Scope of control system
| Central monitoring and control unit (Hardware) | opt. |
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| Control unit is standalone product or integrated into other device (if latter, which device?) | Integrated into the distribution cabinet |
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| Other hardware components (e.g. smart meters, sensors, switches, domestic appliances, …) | N/A |
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| Software-Platform for monitoring and control of the microgrid | yes |
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| Software-Platform is a cloud solution or installed on own server or computer? | both is possible |
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| Software compatible with third party hardware? | opt. |
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| Hardware compatible with third party software? | opt. |
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| Monitoring and/or control of microgrid via smartphone app? | opt. |
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Microgrid layout
| Which customers is the product aimed at? (e.g. residential, commercial, industrial, community, campus, military, …) | Commercial and industrial, remote areas and islands. |
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| Focus on offgrid, grid-connected or mobile microgrids? | off-grid and grid connected micro-grid project. |
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| How many kilowatts of installed generating power can be integrated? (FROM - TO) | |
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| How many different generators can be integrated? | Diesel generators, PV plants, wind turbines. |
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| AC bus system | yes |
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| DC bus system | yes |
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| Hybrid AC and DC bus system | yes |
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| Which control strategy is used to run the microgrid? (e.g. central control, master/slave control, distributed control, …) | central control |
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| Which components are needed for grid forming in islanding operation? (e.g. battery, diesel generator, …) | battery or diesel generator |
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| Can the system be retrofitted to existing energy system assets? | yes |
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| Can the system be expanded modularly after initial commissioning? | yes |
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Connectivity
| Supported communication protocols (e.g. Modbus TCP, Sunspec, KNX, Zigbee, …) | Modbus TCP |
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| Supported communication interfaces (e.g. RS485, Ethernet, Wireless LAN, analog inputs an outputs, …) | RS485, Ethernet |
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| Connectable generators (e.g. solar PV, wind turbines, CHP, diesel generators, fuel cells, hydro power plants, …) | Solar PV, Wind Turbines, Diesel generators |
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| Connectable storage systems (e.g. batteries [lead, lithium, redox flow, …], flywheels, heat storage, …) | Lithium batterys(LFP or NCM) |
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| Connectable loads (e.g. heat pumps, heating boilers, charging stations for e-mobility, refrigerators, …) | Loads for school,hospital,etc. |
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| What components/brands can be integrated 'plug & play'? | N/A |
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| What components/brands have to be integrated manually? | N/A |
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| How are components integrated manually? (e.g. connection boxes, command-line interface, ...) | N/A |
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| Software-Platform has graphical user interface for integration and configuration of external devices? | yes |
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| Software-Platform has graphical user interface for programming energy management options? | yes |
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| Communication between control system and energy system assets is wired or wireless? | |
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| SCADA integration possible? | yes |
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| Other options to connect the microgrid to a higher-level distribution grid (e.g. smart meter gateway, CLS-interface, ...) | N/A |
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| Can smart home systems be integrated into the microgrid? | yes |
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| Is the data encrypted during data transfer? If so, how? | The data will not be encrypted during data transfer on local arear network. Otherwise, it will be encrypted. |
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| How is the system protected against threats from outside? | If the system will respond to a third party's control, we will follow its safety requirement for communication. Otherwise, the control function will not be provided. |
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| How are firmware updates realized? | Firmware updates will be done on project site. |
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Functions
| Grid conntected operation | yes |
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| Islanding operation | yes |
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| Automated transition from islanding to grid-connected mode and back | yes |
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| Time required for transition from grid-connected to islanded mode (in seconds) | It depends on the system configuration. The best we can do is 20ms. |
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| Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) | opt. |
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| Operation is also possible without connection to the internet | in grid connected and islanding mode |
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| Operation is also possible without connection to control room of higher-level distribution system operator (DSO) | in grid connected and islanding mode |
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| Asset control of distributed energy resources | yes |
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| Load management defining curtailable loads and priority loads | opt. |
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| Automated dispatch control and optimization | yes |
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| Automated Re-dispatching in response to external orders or unplaned internal events | yes |
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| Internal voltage and frequency regulation in islanding mode | yes |
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| Real time active and reactive power control | yes |
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| Control of power exchange and voltage levels at point of interconnection | yes |
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| Aggregated ramp rate control at point of interconnection | yes |
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| Phase balancing between different AC phases | yes |
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| Black start capability | yes |
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Energy management options
| Increase in self consumption | yes |
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| Increase of self-sufficiency | yes |
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| Peak Shaving | yes |
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| Charging of electric vehicles | opt. |
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| Energy management of thermal energy assets? (e.g. heat pumps, thermal storage, ...) | opt. |
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| Backup power | yes |
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| Zero feed-in | opt. |
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| Ancillary services for public grid (e.g. frequency regulation, reactive power control, …) | Peak and load shifting, Frequency regulation. |
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| Consideration of weather forecasts | opt. |
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| Consideration of energy load predictions | opt. |
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| Consideration of changing energy prices on the energy market | yes |
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| Use of AI or self-lernings algorithms | no |
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| Blockchain based billing and/or pay as you go solution | opt. |
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| Participation in the energy market | opt. |
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Price indication
| Hardware: One-time acquisition costs for central control unit (without VAT) FROM - TO (approx. retail price in Euro) | project specific |
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| Hardware: Monthly maintenance costs for central control unit (without VAT) FROM - TO (approx. retail price in Euro) | project specific |
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| Hardware: Costs for other necessary system components? (e.g. smart meters, switches, …) | project specific |
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| Software: One-time acquisition costs (without VAT) FROM - TO (approx. retail price in Euro) | project specific |
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| Software: Monthly maintenance costs (without VAT) FROM - TO (approx. retail price in Euro) | project specific |
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| Are there renting or leasing options? If so, what are those options? | no |
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| Comments | |
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| Price information available | no |
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Best practice project
| Information on reference projects available | no |
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| Best practice project - ongrid | Please refer to the attachment |
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| Best practice project - offgrid | Please refer to the attachment |
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