Successful R&I in Europe 2017 - 8th European Networking Event

Opportunities of High-Temperature
Thermal Energy Storage Technologies
Dr. Thomas Bauer, Dr. Stefan Zunft, Dr. Marc Linder, Dr. Dan Bauer,
Dr. Antje Wörner
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Institute of Engineering Thermodynamics, Stuttgart/Köln
Düsseldorf, 2.3.2017
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German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Locations and employees
DLR:
Approx. 8000 employees across
33 institutes and facilities at
16 sites.
Offices in Brussels, Paris,
Tokyo and Washington.
Thermal energy storage group:
- Stuttgart
- Cologne
Cologne
Oberpfaffenhofen
Braunschweig
Goettingen
Berlin
Bonn
Neustrelitz
Weilheim
Bremen Trauen
Lampoldshausen
Stuttgart
Stade
Augsburg
Hamburg
Juelich

Department Thermal Process Technology
Dr. Antje Seitz
Thermal
Power Plant
Components
Dr. Stefan Zunft
Regenerator and
solid media
storage
High
temperature
heat exchangers
Thermal
Systems
for Fluids
Dr. Thomas Bauer
Molten salt
storage
Thermal
Systems with
Phase Change
Dr. Dan Bauer
Latent heat
storage
Thermo-
chemical
Systems
Dr. Marc Linder
Thermochemical
Storage
Thermal Upgrade
H2-Storage
Alternative
Fuels
Dr. Uwe Dietrich
Regenerative
power in liquid
hydrocarbons
Technoeconomic
evaluation
Worldwide leading research group of thermal energy storage systems (~50 people)

Overview of high-temperature TES technology
Commercial technologies
- Sensible heat storage in solids
- Regenerator (1 bar, 1200 °C)
- Sensible heat storage in liquids
- Steam Accumulator (40 bar, 250°C)
- Molten salt (1 bar, 550 °C)
Molten Salt, Source: Andasol 1Steam accumulator/Ruth's, Source: PS10Regenerator/Cowper

Type and role of partner sought for
high-temperature thermal energy storage technology
End-users:
- Power supply industry
- High-temperature process industry
- Combined heat and power
Material Instituts:
- Molten salt
- Ceramics
- Mineralogy
To develop and integrate novel high
temperature thermal energy storage
concepts with an interdisciplinary team

Opportunities for High-Temperature TES
Summary of applications
- Energy efficiency improvements
- Improved flexibility of conventional power and heating plants
- Demand-oriented supply of industrial process heat
- Thermal management for vehicle
- Integration of renewable sources
- Storage technologies for solar thermal power plants
- Compressed air energy storage for grid stabilization
- Power-to-Heat(-to-Power) for grid stabilization

Thank you for your attention !
Institute of Engineering Thermodynamics (ITT), Köln
Email: thomas.bauer@dlr.de

Tidal Turbine Power Take-Off Accelerator (TiPA)
Tobias Duda, M.Sc.

Tidal Turbine Power Take-off Accelarator | Tobias Duda | RWTH Aachen
Successful R&I in Europe Networking Event | 02.03.2017
User
Interface
RTDS
DC-
Link
20 kV
1 DOF
5 DOF
=
10kV Grid
_
Prime Mover
Load Unit
Controller HIL
Wind
HIL Grid
PCC
Research WTG Controller
-
Control
Units
n
set
point
Recuperation
Loop
=
DUT-Transformer
U,I
Center for Wind Power Drives: Competence Drivetrain Testing

TIPA Project Consortium
Coordinator:
Nova Innovation LTD
Beneficiary:
University of Edinburgh
Technische Universiteit Delft
RWTH Aachen
Wood Group Kenny SAS
SKF GmbH
Siemens Public Limited Company

Objective
 Design a novel drive-train concept
for a tidal turbine
 Open-to-Water design
 Reduce amount of bearings and seals
 Goals:
 Lowering LCOE by 20%
 Service interval of 2 years
 Drivetrain efficiency of 95%
Direct-Drive Concept

Thank you for your attention!
Contact:
Tobias Duda, M.Sc.
+49 241 80-90242
tobias.duda@cwd.rwth-aachen.de

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Funded Research and Innovation
activities at Eaton
Jörgen von Bodenhausen, Manager Government Programs EMEA
JoergenVonBodenhausen@Eaton.com, March 2017

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We help the world use electrical, fluid
and mechanical power more reliably,
efficiently, safely and sustainably
Eaton is a leading power
management company

Global recognition and innovation
• Headquarters: Dublin, Ireland
• Founded 1911 in the United States
• Customers in more than 175 countries
• Regional R&D and engineering teams
• 95,000 employees1)
• Sales of $19.7 billion1)
• Innovation drives success:
- Technology innovation proven with more
than 10,000 patents
- Top 100 Global Innovator
by Thomson Reuters2)
- Fortune 5003), Standard & Poor’s 5004)
1) 2016; 2) 2011, 2012, 2013; 2) 2012; 4) 2017

Strength across businesses

R&D funding at Eaton
Why R&D funding?
• Enabling innovation by teaming up with strong
partners and reducing financial risk (dedicated team
and processes)
Examples for current and past EU funded projects:
• GreenDataNet (total budget: EUR 4.3m, 7 partners)
• MANGO (total budget: EUR 5.8m, 9 partners)
• ARCANGEL-ALPHA (total budget: EUR 789k, 1 part.)
• ASHLEY (total budget: EUR 39m, 38 partners)
In addition, national funded projects in Germany, Austria,
Switzerland, France, UK, Czech Republic, Finland, etc.

• Pursued international, national and regional
R&D funding in EMEA*
• Close collaboration with Eaton’s Electrical Sector, Industrial
Sector and Corporate Departments
• More than 20 R&D facilities in 9 countries
• Liaison with external partners
(industry, academia, associations, public authorities)
• Currently 10 funded programs
• Global Department Government Programs
reports to Eaton’s CTO
Corporate Department Government Programs EMEA*
*Europe, the Middle East and Africa

• Upcoming topics in Horizon 2020’s next Work
Programme 2018 – 2020
• LIFE+, EUREKA, etc.
• National and regional program
• Power management products and technologies in the
arenas of factory of the future, smart grids, power
electronics, energy storage, hydraulic systems, vehicles
(combustion engines and electric mobility), aerospace,
manufacturing
Field of interest

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Eaton.com

Applications and Research Expertise
Risk &
Security
Inventory of
Terrain &
Assets
• Orthoimagery
• DSM/DTM
• 2D & 3D
• Thermography
• Oblique Imagery
Utilities &
Infrastructure
Energy,
Environment
& Agriculture
• Telecom planning
• District heating pipeline management
• Monitoring of infrastructures
• Quality roof insulation
• Tree health and stability + Urban Green
• Light Mapping
• REDD (Carbon monitoring)
•Brownfield monitoring
• Natural hazards (like floods) risk management
• Industrial risk management
• Vulnerability assessment
• Malaria management and control
• Population Distribution Mapping
2

Roof insulation measures decrease the
heating losses from buildings
Our thermography services are excellent
instruments to promote city subventions
for proper roof insulation to the citizens
Thermographic maps (complete, only
buildings, median)
Specific legend with indication on roof
insulation quality
Interpretation key provided to the
citizens
Various communication such as posters,
atlas,
web map application, training by experts
Roof Insulation with thermography
3
Thermographic maps
Antwerp (Belgium)

Benefits of Aerial Thermography
THERMOGRAPHY
Sensitizing and
activating inhabitants
Improvement of
energy efficiency
Medium-term cost
savings
Advancement of local
manufacturers and
companies
Image
Improvement of District
Heating Networks
CO2-Reduction
4

Monitor the district heating network
and its efficiency by thermography
Detection and digitalization of exact
location of the network
Differences in temperature (lack of
insulation)
Focus on hot spots or “leakages”
and field atlas for inspection
Tools for system management and
yearly monitoring
Analysis of District heating systems
5
Map from field atlas with
detection/interpretation of hot spots

Your Partner in Geo Information Services
EUROSENSE GmbH
Rolf Wilting
Marie-Curie Strasse 3
53359 Rheinbach
Tel: +49 2226 87 28 00
E-Mail: info.de@eurosense.com

Project Idea: Smart Mobility
Chair of Power System Engineering 1
Project Idea
Smart Mobility

Experience and Expertise
 Experiences in a variety of projects
 Smart Grids and Smart Systems
(e.g. iNES, Intelligent EV charging, VPPs, DSM)
 Network Infrastructure and Operation Planning
 Asset management
 EU R&D&I Experiences
 ERA-Net Smart Grids Plus - SmartGuide

Nitrogen oxide in Europe

Approaches
 Reduction of emissions (CO2, NOx, particulate matter) by
sustainable mobility concept
 Reduction of traffic emissions by replacing and
electrification of individual mobility (e.g. electrified public
transport)
 Improved integration of renewable energy sources
 Avoidance of network enhancement (all voltage levels)
 Optimize RES consumption through storage

Main contents
 Identification of relevant developments
 Development of a comprehensive and sustainable
mobility concept
 Integration of electric mobility
 Public transport (e.g. electric buses with superchargers)
 Individual electric mobility (public and private charging stations)
 Car sharing
 Company vehicle fleets
 Municipal vehicle fleets
 Delivery logistics in cities
 Development of IT tools to support the users (intermodal
mobility, e.g. smartphone apps)

Main contents (2)
 Simulation of the impacts of an increasing number of
EVs on the electric infrastructure (especially distribution
networks)
 Development of a concept to interconnect electricity &
mobility
 Using surplus energy from renewable energy sources
 Consideration of network restrictions
 Marketing the charging flexibility
 Implementation of the mobility concept in field tests
 Evaluation of the field tests
 Derivation of necessary regulatory adjustments

Possible cooperation partners
 Chair of power system engineering
 Chair of mobility planning
 Chair of socio-economics
 Municipalities and cities
 Public transportation services
 Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs)
 Charging station manufacturers
 Operators of VPP / direct marketers
 Car sharing operator
 App developers / Designers / IT-specialists

Project Idea
Smart Mobility

Network of innovative enterprises for noise reduced reconstruction
www.niels-eg.de
Noise abatement in Europe

Network of innovative enterprises
for noise reduced reconstruction
T: +49 (0)30 761 900-0
F: +49 (0)30 761 900-99
www.niels-eg.de
noisefrom …
• aviation infrastructures
• railway infrastructures
• street infrastructures
in more than 27 law variants
in Europe and it's nations.
noise is everywhere
and makes us sick
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T: +49 (0)30 761 900-0
F: +49 (0)30 761 900-99
www.niels-eg.de
structuring the
process chain
optimise the
process steps
standardise
the whole
process
Our development task is
noise abatement
in Germany
Who does it in Europe ?

T: +49 (0)30 761 900-0
F: +49 (0)30 761 900-99
www.niels-eg.de
noise
abatement
thermal
insulation
complete building
reconstruction+ =
We recommend one
activity for …
… to raise the effectivity

T: +49 (0)30 761 900-0
F: +49 (0)30 761 900-99
www.niels-eg.de
Why ?
pictures found at aljazeera.com and aerztezeitung.de

T: +49 (0)30 761 900-0
F: +49 (0)30 761 900-99
www.niels-eg.de
What we have done …

T: +49 (0)30 761 900-0
F: +49 (0)30 761 900-99
www.niels-eg.de
What we are looking for …
• associations in other European nations with equal
problems or intentions
• research institutes or enterprises with solutions or
ideas and experiences
• partners to support us and to bring in the problem
into a European awareness

T: +49 (0)30 761 900-0
F: +49 (0)30 761 900-99
www.niels-eg.de
NiELS eG
Bissingzeile 11, 10785 Berlin
Office NRW, 59427 Unna
Michael Dreesmann
Telephone +49 30 761 900 - 17
Telefacsmile +49 30 761 900 - 99 (Berlin only)
electronic mail michael.dreesmann@niels-eg.de
web presentation www.niels-eg.de

Torque Measurement in the MN·m range
Stefan Kock

Torque Measurement in the MN·m range | Stefan Kock | RWTH Aachen |
Center for Wind Power Drives
Aerodynamics, control engineering, electrical and
mechanical drive technology under a single roof

CWD Research Road Map
F3 Drivetrain ConceptsF1 Load Calculation and Validation
F2 Component Test Procedures
Operation Life ModelsLocal Loads
Concept Evaluation
New Drivetrain
Concepts
WEA-Drivetrains,
Prototypes
Local Loads

http://www.ptb.de/emrp/torquemetrology.html
Project Website

Motivation and Objectives
Objectives:
 Development of calibration methods
for torque above 1 MN·m
 Influence of Multi-Component-Loading
on torque measurements
 Development of torque measurements
methods up to 20MN·m
Direct Drive
Load Application System
Device Under
Test (DUT)
Motivation:
 MNm torque measurement
uncertainty is between 2 % and 5 %
 No calibration methods for torque
above 1 MN·m
 Influence of Multi-Component-
Loading is not investigated

Consortium
 Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt Germany
 Centro Espanol de Metrologia Spain
 Cesky Metrologicky Institut Brno Czech Republic
 Mittatekniikan Keskus Finland
National Metrological Instituts
 Chair for Wind Power Drives Germany
 Fundacion CENER-CIEMAT Spain
 Fraunhofer Institut für Windenergie und Germany
Energiesystemtechnik
Test bench operators

Overview work packages
Inventory1
Multi-component Investigations3
Force Lever Systems4
Calibration Procedure5
Torque Transfer Standards2
Overview of existing nacelle test benches:
 Characteristics, investigations
 Used Torque transducer
Development of the torque transfer standards:
 Calibration of 1MN·m torque transducer
 Extrapolation methods up to 5MN·m
Multicomponent calibration capabilities in MN·m:
 Inventory
 FEM modelling under multi-component load
Design of force lever system to measure torque:
 From 5MN·m up to 20 MN·m
Development of calibration procedure
for nacell test benches:
 Realisation on the 4MW test bench

Contact:
Dipl.-Ing. Stefan Kock
+49 241 80-95654
stefan.kock@cwd.rwth-aachen.de

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