Festo Didactic introduces a new turnkey learning system for electrical, power, and renewable energy engineers and technicians, further expanding its flagship electric power technology training concept.
Teaching microgrids is complex. Energy sources, storage, power electronics, automation, grid interaction, load management, and safety must all be addressed. Providing meaningful, hands-on experience can be difficult and costly due to technical and safety challenges in sourcing, integrating, and operating the necessary equipment, as well as preparing guided experiments.
The solution? A turnkey system that emulates a distributed energy network in your lab.
The new Microgrid Learning System brings a modern subscale grid to your laboratory. It includes all the necessary hardware, software, and instructions to build, control, and operate a local energy grid.
Learners can experiment with key microgrid technologies, study system dynamics, and apply real-world control strategies to respond to changing environmental conditions and consumer demand. They explore topics such as active and reactive power transfer, microgrid startup after a power outage, network reconnection, and the operation of the diesel generator in islanding mode.
Highlights
- Digital data acquisition with software-based instruments
- Individual station control and system-wide monitoring via SCADA
- Emulators for wind turbine, solar panel, and diesel generator
- Battery energy storage system (BESS) with battery management system (BMS)
- Ready-to-use training material on a digital learning portal
Your benefits
- Quick, compact setup of a typical microgrid with commonly used energy sources and technologies.
- Customizable and expandable with LabVolt 8010 equipment or third-party equipment.
- A long-term investment that evolves with training needs and budget.
About Festo
Festo is a global player and an independent family-owned company with headquarters in Esslingen am Neckar, Germany. The company supplies pneumatic and electrical automation technology to 300,000 customers of factory and process automation in over 35 industries. With about 20,600 employees in over 250 branch offices in around 60 countries worldwide, Festo achieved a turnover of around €3.65 billion in 2023. Festo Didactic SE is a leading provider of technical education and training and offers its customers worldwide comprehensive digital and physical learning solutions in the industrial environment.
Article Submitted by
Isabelle Ouellet
Festo SE & Co. KG
Germany
