Microgrid control systems
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General information
Name of company | Elum Energy |
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Website of company | https://elum-energy.com |
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Name of product | ePowercontrol PPC |
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Product is hardware and/or software-platform | hardware & software platform |
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Product standardized or project-specific? | project-specific |
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Distribution in which countries? | worldwide |
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Unique selling proposition of the product | Elum ePower Control PPC controller able to monitor and control microgrids with PV inverters, Diesel gensets and batteries for off-grid and on-grid configuration. PPC controllers performs minimum gensets loading, reverse power protection as well as cycling optimization, diesel off mode and spinning reserve management for powerplants projects wheter in brownfield or greenfield |
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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 | no |
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Company provides operations and maintenance of microgrids | no |
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Scope of control system
Central monitoring and control unit (Hardware) | yes |
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Control unit is standalone product or integrated into other device (if latter, which device?) | datalogger and control unit are one device |
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Other hardware components (e.g. smart meters, sensors, switches, domestic appliances, …) | we can integrate and provide various type of sensors such as weather stations, I/O module, meters, switches upon request) |
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Software-Platform for monitoring and control of the microgrid | opt. |
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Software-Platform is a cloud solution or installed on own server or computer? | cloud solution |
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Software compatible with third party hardware? | no |
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Hardware compatible with third party software? | no |
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Monitoring and/or control of microgrid via smartphone app? | no |
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Comments | You can of course monitor and control from smartphone and tablet via webpage not app |
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Microgrid layout
Which customers is the product aimed at? (e.g. residential, commercial, industrial, community, campus, military, …) | Industrial, Commercial, Campus, community, telecom |
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Focus on offgrid, grid-connected or mobile microgrids? | Off-grid, grid-connected, mobile microgrids |
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How many kilowatts of installed generating power can be integrated? (FROM - TO) | 100 kW - 1 MW |
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How many different generators can be integrated? | unlimited |
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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, …) | Grid 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/RTU, Sunspec, SNMP, MQTT, Solivia, Kaco, PMU,OCPP |
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Supported communication interfaces (e.g. RS485, Ethernet, Wireless LAN, analog inputs an outputs, …) | RS485/RS232, RJ45, analog inputs output in option |
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Connectable generators (e.g. solar PV, wind turbines, CHP, diesel generators, fuel cells, hydro power plants, …) | Solar PV, CHP, Diesel Generators, Hydro, EV |
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Connectable storage systems (e.g. batteries [lead, lithium, redox flow, …], flywheels, heat storage, …) | Batteries |
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Connectable loads (e.g. heat pumps, heating boilers, charging stations for e-mobility, refrigerators, …) | heat pumps, charging station |
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What components/brands can be integrated 'plug & play'? | most of inverters brands |
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What components/brands have to be integrated manually? | upon request |
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How are components integrated manually? (e.g. connection boxes, command-line interface, ...) | |
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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? | wired communication |
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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, ...) | smart meter |
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Can smart home systems be integrated into the microgrid? | no |
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Is the data encrypted during data transfer? If so, how? | yes VPN |
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How is the system protected against threats from outside? | VPN protocl |
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How are firmware updates realized? | Through internet automatically |
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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) | |
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Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) | no |
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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) | not possible |
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Asset control of distributed energy resources | yes |
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Load management defining curtailable loads and priority loads | yes |
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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 | no |
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Real time active and reactive power control | no |
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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 | no |
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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 | yes |
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Energy management of thermal energy assets? (e.g. heat pumps, thermal storage, ...) | yes |
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Backup power | no |
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Zero feed-in | yes |
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Ancillary services for public grid (e.g. frequency regulation, reactive power control, …) | some of them possible |
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Consideration of weather forecasts | yes |
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Consideration of energy load predictions | yes |
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Consideration of changing energy prices on the energy market | opt. |
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Use of AI or self-lernings algorithms | yes |
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Blockchain based billing and/or pay as you go solution | no |
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Participation in the energy market | no |
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Price indication
Hardware: One-time acquisition costs for central control unit (without VAT) FROM - TO (approx. retail price in Euro) | on request |
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Hardware: Monthly maintenance costs for central control unit (without VAT) FROM - TO (approx. retail price in Euro) | |
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Hardware: Costs for other necessary system components? (e.g. smart meters, switches, …) | on request |
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Software: One-time acquisition costs (without VAT) FROM - TO (approx. retail price in Euro) | |
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Software: Monthly maintenance costs (without VAT) FROM - TO (approx. retail price in Euro) | on request |
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Are there renting or leasing options? If so, what are those options? | no |
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Comments | 5 years warranties |
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Price information available | yes |
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Best practice project
Information on reference projects available | no |
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Best practice project - ongrid | |
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Best practice project - offgrid | |
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