CITCEA - Centre d'Innovació Tecnològica en Convertidors Estàtics i Accionaments
El CITCEA-UPC és un centre de transferència de tecnologia creat el 2001 a la Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Està especialitzant en l’enginyeria elèctrica, és capaç de respondre a les necessitats de les empreses mitjançant la realització d’un estudi o la creació d’un prototipus funcional que finalment servirà a l’empresa per desenvolupar un nou producte comercial o per solucionar un nou problema tecnològic plantejat pel creixement i evolució de l’empresa.
L’expertesa del CITCEA-UPC radica en tot tipus d’aplicacions on el control de l’energia i/o el moviment sigui necessari. En aquest àmbit, les tecnologies desenvolupades són: l’electricitat, l’electrònica de control, l’electrònica de potència, les comunicacions industrials i el control digital amb processadors. Les aplicacions d’aquestes tecnologies comprenen des de l’automatització de processos i màquines fins les energies renovables i la xarxa elèctrica, entre moltes altres.
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Impact analysis of energy-based control structures for grid-forming and grid-following MMC on power system dynamics based on eigenproperties indices
(2022-12)
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Open AccessThis paper addresses the impact of the modular multilevel converter (MMC) energy control in the system dynamics when grid-forming and grid-following control schemes are used in the same system. The MMC total energy control ... -
Phasor modeling approaches and simulation guidelines of voltage-source converters in grid-integration studies
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2022-05-13)
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Open AccessWith the large integration of converter-interfaced generation (CIG) and widespread of power electronic interfaced technologies, power system dynamic behaviour is becoming progressively faster. As a consequence, is often ... -
A hybrid energy storage solution based on supercapacitors and batteries for the grid integration of utility scale photovoltaic plants
(Elsevier, 2022-07-01)
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Open AccessThis paper presents a 2-level controller managing a hybrid energy storage solution (HESS) for the grid integration of photovoltaic (PV) plants in distribution grids. The HESS is based on the interconnection of a lead-acid ... -
Feasibility assessment of industrial demand response
(2022-07-06)
Part of book or chapter of book
Restricted access - publisher's policyAs seen in this chapter, a cost-benefits analysis (CBA) is needed to measure IDR profitability. Such CBA should incorporate a LCC approach, which describe all cost involved in each stage of the IDR development cycle. ... -
Generalized multivariable grid-forming control design for power converters
(2022-03-22)
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Open AccessThe grid-forming converter is an important unit in the future power system with more inverter-interfaced generators. However, improving its performance is still a key challenge. This paper proposes a generalized architecture ... -
Design, control and testing of a modular multilevel converter with a single cell per arm in grid-forming and grid-following operations for scaled-down experimental platforms
(2022-03-01)
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Open AccessModular multilevel converters (MMC) can be used in several applications, especially (but not only) in high-voltage direct current (HVDC) and STATCOM. In order to develop experimental scaled-down test benches for lab ... -
Thermal modeling of large electrolytic capacitors using FEM and considering the internal geometry
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2021-06-16)
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Open AccessThis article focuses on developing a finite-element method (FEM) model for large capacitors’ thermal modeling and reliability analysis. Thermal modeling for capacitors is critical since the capacitor’s lifetime depends on ... -
Effect of current distortion and unbalanced loads on semiconductors reliability
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2021-01-01)
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Open AccessThis article presents a reliability analysis of a 4-wire grid-tied inverter under different loading conditions, considering unbalanced loads and harmonic distortion in the current consumed. The proposed power converter is ... -
Sustainability-oriented approach to assist decision makers in building facade management
(2022-01-01)
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Open AccessThe building sector has a major economic, environmental, and social impact on society; hence, it is crucial to promote sustainable construction practice. The facade is one of the largest main components of a building, which ... -
Prevention of Failures in the Footwear Production Process by Applying Machine Learning
(Springer, 2021-09-18)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyAt present, the handcrafted footwear sector is affected by the high competitiveness due to the increasing automation of companies. In this sense, in order to improve its competitiveness, a system was proposed to predict ... -
Planning of High-Power Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles: A Review
(2022-04-01)
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Open AccessElectrification of mobility is paving the way in decreasing emissions from the transport sector; nevertheless, to achieve a more sustainable and inclusive transport system, effective and long-term planning of electric ... -
Multiobjective Laguerre Functions-Based Discrete-Time Model Predictive Control: A Fast Inner-Loop Controller for Grid-Forming Converters
(2022-08-01)
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Open AccessIn islanded ac microgrids, conventional primary control uses innerloop cascaded linear controller and outerloop droop to realize local voltage regulation and power sharing. However, it has a poor dynamic performance and ...