As part of the Horizon 2020 TwinPV project, this week DTU is hosting and organising a one-week PhD summer school with 10 participants from the project partners, The University of Cyprus (UCY), The Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT) and DTU.
By Per Nørgård, Center for Electric Power and Energy (CEE), DTU Elektro
The focus of the summer school is to demonstrate how well-designed experiments can supplement simulations within design of smart energy systems. It is a practical course where the students will learn through hands-on exercises. Relevant theory will be presented through short lectures, but the student can look forward to a course revolving around experiments in a laboratory.
Experiments are carried out at SYSLAB – DTUs experimental research facility for distributed, smart energy systems, including distributed control. The students work on a predefined challenge involving the coordinated control of real photovoltaic panels and controllable loads – e.g. heating / cooling; charging of vehicle; battery. Through this challenge the students will experience some of the practical problems that arise when moving from simulation to real hardware.