ERIGrid 2.0 offers a chance for researchers involved in power systems and smart grids to access top European laboratories for their experimental research.
The project, titled “Open source supervisory control system platform for distribution grid applications,” focused on testing a SCADA platform for microgrid and Virtual Power Plant (VPP) operation. Heybet Kılıç (Dicle University, Turkey) visited CRES in Greece. The project applied for ERIGrid 2.0 Lab Access to evaluate the interoperability and functionality of an open-source SCADA system integrated with IoT-based components. At the CRES laboratory, the users were able to conduct tests on field devices such as microcontrollers and PV inverters, while investigating advanced features like solar azimuth calculations and co-simulation with Python.
“The ERIGrid 2.0 Lab Access provided invaluable support to our user project […] The opportunity to access CRES’ advanced infrastructure was crucial for evaluating the interoperability of our system with various field devices and commercial inverters. Without ERIGrid 2.0, our project would have faced significant limitations in testing and validating the system in a controlled, realistic setting.” – Heybet Kılıç
Moving forward, the results from this project will contribute to the design of cost-effective, scalable solutions for microgrid and VPP operations, with plans to expand the platform’s capabilities and apply it to real-world scenarios beyond the lab.
The team is currently working on two papers stemming from this project, which we plan to submit to the following journals: Elsevier Internet of Things and IEEE Internet of Things Journal.
