FREEDM System: Changing The Paradigm for Innovation Dr. Alex Huang Progress Energy Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Director, NSF FREEDM Systems Center NC State University 1
Innovation: What can it do in one hundred years! after Moravec
Innovation in Electric Distribution 1930s to 2009 We need a major paradigm shift in the industry 3
A Paradigm Shift like the Internet Pre-1980s Paradigm Shift Centralized Mainframes Internet Innovation & Industry Transformation Distributed Computing Shipping 250M pcs/yr. Ubiquitous ownership Ubiquitous use Ubiquitous sharing
Paradigm Shift for the Power Industry Today Paradigm Shift FREEDM System Centralized Generation New technologies for distributed renewable energy New energy companies based on IT and power electronics technologies Innovation & Industry Transformation Distributed Renewable Energy Resources (DRER) Ubiquitous sales Ubiquitous ownership Ubiquitous use Ubiquitous sharing
A Comparison Internet/Computer 1) Plug-and-Play Interface (RJ45, USB) Power Grid 1)? 2) Router 2)? A New Grid Like an Energy Internet 3)Open Standard Protocol and Operation System (TCP/IP, HTML) 3)?
Legacy grid FREEDM System Vision User Interface Market & Economics RSC 69kV FREEDM Substation Distributed Grid Intelligence (DGI) IEM IFM ESD 12kV Breaker IFM IFM Energy Router Plug & Play Interface Energy Cell IEM 120 V LOAD DRER DESD IEM 3Φ 480V LOAD DRER DESD IEM: Intelligent Energy Management DRER: Distributed Renewable Energy Resource IFM: Intelligent Fault Management DESD: Distributed Energy Storage Device
Plug-and-Play Energy Home IFM 12kV Bus Bi-directional flow IFM Energy Router 120V DGI IEM 20 kva SST Communication 400V DC BUS DC plug & play interface DC DC DC DC DC LOAD LOAD UCAP/ Li-Ion PV Variable Generator SST: Solid State Transformer DGI: Distributed Grid Intelligence DESD DRER DRER
Solid State Transformer 7.2 kv L Based on 15 kv, 10 khz IGBT /DC Rectifier DC/DC Converter DC/ Inverter S H1 S H3 S H2 S H5 S H6 S 1 S 2 S H4 High voltage H-Bridge 12kV DC + - S H7 S H8 High Voltage H-Bridge High Frequency Transformer S 3 S 4 Low Voltage H-Bridge 400V DC + - 120V / 240V Ls Ls Port 1 Cs Cs Port 2 Solid State Transformer (SST) Distribution Transformer 7kV 120V 10
Project Y1.E.C5 Prof. Raja Ayyanar (ASU) Simulated SST Capabilities A SST model is developed and used by center teams Unity power factor or arbitrary VAR support Voltage regulation (120V And 400VDC) Voltage Sag Rid Through Short circuit current limiting
Comparison With Existing Systems FREEDM System Plug-play interface Energy Router Distributed Operation Sys. High DER/DESD penetration Two-way power flow Demand side management Fault current limited Unit power factor Self-healing ability Improved reliability Enabling energy market. Existing System Non plug-play connection No energy router or gateway No info or manual operation Low DER/DESD penetration One-way power flow No direct demand side management High fault current Non unity power factor Manual restoration lower reliability No energy market 12
Research Plan IEM IFM IFM IEM PHEV /PEV Intelligent Fault Management Intelligent Energy Management Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Plug-In Electric Vehicle 13
Control Roadmap
Physical System and Control: Hieratical Multiple FREEDM Systems FREEDM System: Cyberphysical System The control must be implemented in a flat-architecture, or distributed environment, self-configured and self-governing FID SST FID Level 3 FREEDM System Level SST SST Level 2 SST Level User Applications: System Dependent Control Modeling Language and API: Open Source Level 1 User Level Distributed Data Storage and Management: Standardization Data Collection: Open Standard and Plug-and-Play
NSF FREEDM Systems Center: A Global Partnership A generation-iii Engineering Research Center (ERC) established in 2008 US Partner Universities NC State University Missouri University of Science & Technology Florida State University Arizona State University Florida A & M University International Universities Aachen University (Germany) Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (Switzerland) Industry Partners (35) Innovation Partners (18) 10 Venture Capital Firms 2 Incubators 4 Economic Development 2 Innovation Education Pre-College Partners 9 middle schools 5 high schools 16
Industry Partners Full Member (8) Samsung Associate Member (14) Affiliate Member (13) Venture 2 Reality, LLC