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A leading laboratory in Europe / Un laboratorio líder en Europa

Posted on August 25, 2022September 4, 2022 by BP

The Mondragon Unibertsitatea’s medium voltage laboratory, which will be the only one of its kind in Spain and a European leader, is scheduled to open in December of this year

Se prevé la inauguraci´ón del laboratorio de media tensión de Mondragon Unibertsitatea que será único en el Estado y líder europeo, en diciembre de este año

The work on the Mondragon University medium-voltage laboratory, a project promoted by the consortium formed by the university itself and the companies Siemens Gamesa, Infineon and SGB-SMIT, is nearing completion. The inauguration of the facilities, which will be unique in Spain and a European leader among those of its kind, is expected to take place in December 2022.

This work is part of the FASTAP project, an international initiative organised by these four entities, present in leading wind energy countries such as Denmark, Spain and Germany, and financed by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. The main objective of the programme is to optimise the electrical capacities of wind energy turbines and the companies that make up the consortium are world leaders in their sectors, as well as having extensive experience in similar international cooperation projects.

The transformation of the medium-voltage laboratory will provide a leading European facility of its kind, capable of experimenting with pioneering, cutting-edge technology. The innovative nature of the laboratory’s potential performance is unparalleled; few facilities in the world will be as well prepared as this one.

World-leading companies

The entities behind the project have extensive experience of working together and cover the entire value chain for the final FASTAP product to reach the market. Siemens Gamesa, a leading company in the manufacture and maintenance of wind turbines, is the main coordinator of the project. It will be the integrator and validator of the FASTAP product in the Siemens Gamesa 4.X and Siemens Gamesa 5.X platforms through the prototypes that the company has in the CENER Experimental Park in the Alaiz mountains.

Mondragon Unibertsitatea is the most industrially-oriented university in Spain and was the first to develop the original technology on which FASTAP is based. It will be responsible for providing the new on-load tap-changing technology for the wind turbines. Infineon is the market leader in high-performance bipolar semiconductors and will provide the know-how and commercial capability in thyristor-based semiconductors. Finally, SGB-SMIT, Europe’s leading manufacturer in the development of mid-size transformers, will provide the transformer know-how and commercial capability.

A laboratory that offers solutions to real needs

In the long term, this commitment by Siemens Gamesa, Mondragon Unibertsitatea, Infineon and SGB-SMIT could completely change the electricity market, which is increasingly in need of renewable energy projects. It would represent a paradigm shift that would bring down the price of electricity and generate high-quality specialised jobs. The technology developed by the members of the project aims to reduce the cost of leveraging wind energy by up to 5.5% and simultaneously achieve a 5% increase in annual production. It also aims to increase energy production while reducing CO2 emissions and associated costs.

In order to validate FASTAP’s cutting-edge technology, the consortium has also designed and developed equipment that will make it possible to validate the grid codes relating to the voltage transients VRT (voltage ride through) that wind turbines have to withstand. This will provide equipment capable of generating voltage variations by developing power of up to 7.4MVA. The laboratory is focused on manufacturers of components in the energy sector, but its target is not limited to this: it will also be able to provide services to manufacturers in the electric mobility industry. As for the renovation process, the civil works have already been completed, as well as the installation of the cooling system required by the various laboratory equipment. All that remains to be done is to lay the wiring and receive some of the equipment that will form part of the infrastructure.

Se prevé la inauguraci´on del laboratorio de media tensión de Mondragon Unibertsitatea que será único en el Estado y líder europeo, en diciembre de este año

La obra del laboratorio de media tensión de Mondragon Unibertsitatea, proyecto impulsado por el consorcio formado por la propia universidad y las empresas Siemens Gamesa, Infineon y SGB-SMIT, está llegando a su fin. Se prevé que la inauguración de las instalaciones, que serán únicas en España y líderes a nivel europeo entre las de su tipología, tenga lugar en diciembre de 2022.

Esta obra se enmarca en el proyecto FASTAP, una iniciativa internacional organizada por estas cuatro entidades, presentes en países punteros en energía eólica como son Dinamarca, España y Alemania, y financiada por el programa de investigación e innovación Horizonte 2020 de la Unión Europea. El principal objetivo del programa es optimizar las capacidades eléctricas de las turbinas de energía eólica y las empresas que forman el consorcio son referentes mundiales en sus sectores, además de contar con gran experiencia en proyectos similares de cooperación internacional.

La transformación del laboratorio de media tensión supondrá disponer de una instalación líder a nivel europeo en su tipología y capaz de experimentar con tecnología pionera y vanguardista. El carácter innovador de las prestaciones potenciales del laboratorio apenas tiene parangón, pocos equipamientos en el mundo estarán tan preparados como este. 

Empresas líderes a nivel mundial

Las entidades que están detrás del proyecto tienen una gran experiencia de trabajo conjunto y cubren toda la cadena de valor para que el producto final de FASTAP llegue al mercado. Siemens Gamesa, empresa líder en la fabricación y mantenimiento de aerogeneradores, es el principal coordinador del proyecto. Será el integrador y validador del producto FASTAP en las plataformas Siemens Gamesa 4.X y Siemens Gamesa 5.X a través de los prototipos que la compañía tiene en el Parque Experimental de CENER en la sierra de Alaiz.

Mondragon Unibertsitatea es la universidad con mayor orientación industrial a nivel estatal y fue la primera en desarrollar la tecnología originaria en la que se basa FASTAP. Será la encargada de aportar la nueva tecnología de cambio de tomas en carga para los aerogeneradores. Infineon, por su parte, es líder del mercado de semiconductores bipolares de alto rendimiento y pondrá los conocimientos técnicos y la capacidad comercial de los semiconductores basados en tiristores. Finalmente, SGB-SMIT, fabricante líder en el desarrollo de transformadores de tamaño medio de Europa, aportará los conocimientos técnicos y la capacidad comercial de los transformadores.

Un laboratorio que ofrece soluciones a necesidades reales

En el largo plazo, esta apuesta de Siemens Gamesa, Mondragon Unibertsitatea, Infineon y SGB-SMIT podría cambiar por completo el mercado de la luz, cada vez más necesitado de proyectos de energías renovables. Supondría un cambio paradigmático que haría descender el precio de la luz y generaría puestos especializados de calidad. La tecnología desarrollada por los integrantes del proyecto tiene como objetivo reducir hasta un 5,5% el coste de apalancamiento de la energía eólica y conseguir un 5% de incremento en la producción anual simultáneamente. Del mismo modo, se busca aumentar la producción de energía al tiempo que se reducen las emisiones de CO2 y los costes asociados.

Con el objetivo de validar la tecnología vanguardista del FASTAP, el consorcio también ha diseñado y desarrollado un equipo que posibilitará validar los códigos de red relativos a los transitorios de tensión VRT (voltage ride through) que han de soportar los aerogeneradores. Así, se va a disponer de un equipo capaz de generar variaciones de tensiones desarrollando potencias de hasta 7.4MVA. El laboratorio está enfocado a fabricantes de componentes del sector energético, pero su target no se limita ahí: también podrá dar servicio a fabricantes de la industria de la movilidad eléctrica. En cuanto al proceso de renovación, la obra civil ya ha terminado, así como la instalación del sistema de refrigeración que necesitan los distintos equipos del laboratorio. Falta realizar la colocación del cableado y recepcionar algunos de los equipos que formarán parte de la infraestructura.

Esta apuesta por el fomento de la innovación tecnológica de la Escuela Politécnica Superior de Mondragon Unibertsitatea refuerza el perfil industrial de Mondragon Unibersitatea en el panorama universitario Estatal.

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