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x-Energy Lab – Smart Grids & Electric Vehicles
About
<p>Smart grids, electric mobility, and energy management</p>
<p>At the X-Energy Lab, we aim to test and validate innovative solutions for the decarbonisation of the economy, focusing on their integration into power grids and on smart grids, electric mobility, and active consumption management.</p> <p>At the same time, X-Energy serves as a hub for collaboration and education, welcoming external researchers and promoting knowledge dissemination through publications and the sharing of open data and code.</p> <p>Location: INESC TEC headquarters.</p>
Where we act
<p>Strongly committed to the decarbonisation of the economy, the X-Energy Lab favours experimental testing and validation of the integration of innovative solutions into power grids, focusing on smart grids, electric mobility, and active consumption management. Recognised by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) as part of the National Roadmap of Research Infrastructures of Strategic Interest, it provides the academic, scientific, and industrial communities testing and experimental validation capabilities in key innovation areas:</p> <ul> <li>Microgrids, AC Distribution Networks and AC/DC Hybrid Networks</li> <li>Electric Mobility</li> <li>Automation and Protection Systems</li> <li>Energy Storage</li> <li>Interoperability and Standardisation</li> <li>Artificial Intelligence and Digital Twins</li> <li>Power Converter-Dominated Energy Systems</li> <li>Green Hydrogen</li> </ul>
What we offer
The x-Energy Lab provides a set of services to industry, academia and members of the scientific community:
Testing of power converters and integrated systems for renewable generation and storage
Compliance of power converters with grid codes, standards, and customised client tests
Thermal performance of power converters
Harmonic content analysis in power converters
Testing of metering devices in real-world environments
Testing of EV chargers, including compliance with OCPP and ISO 15118 standards
Testing of protection solutions
Testing of energy management solutions, and interfaces for common data models
Experimental validation of algorithms and computational models using the x-Energy infrastructure
Consulting in energy and power conversion systems
Equipments
<p>The x-Energy Lab is fully equipped to support scientific activities and the services provided to the industry. Among the main resources available, we highlight the following:</p>
Configurable low-voltage microgrid/distribution network for laboratory use
Real-time simulation platform with Hardware/Power-Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL/PHIL)
Relay protection testing platform (integrated into the real-time simulation platform)
Demonstrations
Prototypes
<p>The R&D activities carried out at x-Energy lab led to the following:</p>