Power and Energy - project outline
During the three years until March 2011 the project undertook the following research and development:
- Design and build metrology grade digitisation hardware suitable for laboratory and on-site use for measurement of signals ranging from three phase power to transients and impulses.
- Development and characterization of precision transducers for laboratory measurements of power and power quality.
- Formulation of accurate sampling techniques and analysis algorithms in support of power quality including asynchronous sampling and noise reduction algorithms.
- Development and characterization of high current and high voltage transducers for non-invasive use on the high voltage grid.
- Application of this new technology within a harmonised methodology for the traceable measurement of power quality parameters in the laboratory and on-site.
To ensure exploitation and assure a timely and smooth take-up of the outcomes of this project, a "User Committee" consisting of electricity suppliers, generation/distribution equipment manufacturers, legislation bodies and end-users monitored the progress of the project suggesting approaches and methodologies ensuring that the project has real impact in their industrial sectors.
Working together with this committee, the project developed and disseminated a metrology infrastructure consisting of equipment designs, algorithms, procedures and techniques that will enable the measurement of Power Quality parameters under realistic conditions. This infrastructure has resulted in on-site capabilities that provide traceable measurements on fixed power grid installations.
A full report of the progress and impact of the project can be found here.
