Energy And Power Generation

The energy and power-generation market segment is evolving rapidly. Renewable energy sources continue to gain ground as companies perfect their photovoltaic, wind, and fuel-cell technologies and develop reliable battery energy-storage systems to provide backup power.

Renewables are expected to account for up to 42% of U.S. power generation by 2050.  The key energy and power generation tests provided are as follows:

Testing and calibrating equipment Simulation of grid conditions Protection relay testing Battery charging and testing Renewable energy integration Power inverter testing Grid-tie system testing Power quality monitoring

Battery simulation Solar panel testing Wind turbine testing Grid integration testing Energy storage system testing Hydrogen fuel cell testing Electric vehicle charging infrastructure testing Microgrid testing

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Case Studies

• Fuel-Cell Company Chooses PLW Water-Cooled Electronic Load
• System Integrator Incorporates Electronic Loads Into Fuel-Cell ATE
• Organization Chooses Water-Cooled Electronic Loads for Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Test

White Papers

• Solar-Array Simulator Enables Small Satellite Ground Test
• Ground Tests of Photovoltaically Powered Satellites Require Fast and Flexible Solar Array Simulation
• Programmable Bidirectional, Regenerative DC Power Aids Battery, Inverter, Fuel-Cell, and Motor Test Across Multiple Industries
• The Importance of Shunt Switching Recovery Time for Solar Array Simulators
• Programmable Sources and Loads Augment Wind-Turbine Development and Test
• Programmable Power Supplies and Loads Provide Comprehensive PV-Inverter Test

Application Notes

• Discover Powerful Battery Testing & Simulation with Bidirectional DC Technology
• New Space Company Chooses Solar Array Simulator for Satellite Power Test
• Research Institute Chooses Solar Array Simulator to Test Ultrafast PV Energy Storage
• Programmable Electronic Loads Enable Fuel-Cell Test

AMETEK Programmable Power is well-positioned to serve conventional and renewable energy and power-generation applications with a range of standard products:

To source and sink AC current and provide a bidirectional grid simulator, AMETEK offers:

• Sequoia Series: Regenerative AC Grid Simulator (15 kVA to 1.08 MVA)

For AC power simulation, frequency, and voltage conversion applications:

• Asterion AC Series: Single & Three Phase AC Power Sources (500 VA to 36 kVA)

For supporting load susceptibility testing, power-line disturbance simulation, and testing:

• Tahoe Series:  Programmable AC and DC Power Supplies (15kVA to 1.08MVA)

Specifically designed for PV inverter and fuel-cell R&D applications:

• HPX Series: High Power Density Programmable DC Supply (36 kW to 240 kW)

For various renewable energy applications, including fuel-cell tests and battery stesting and simulation, AMETEK bi-directional DC sources:

• Mi-BEAM: air-cooled bidirectional DC source (12kW to 1.2MW)
• i-BEAM: air cooled and liquid cooled bi-directional DC source (up to 1.3MW)

If a standard power product does not meet your requirements, AMETEK Programmable Power stands ready to modify existing products or integrate them into custom systems for your application. 

An example is the TerraSAS ETS Series standalone terrestrial solar-array photovoltaic simulators. Specifically designed to emulate the dynamic electrical behavior of a terrestrial PV solar array, they support microgrid, energy storage, and inverter test applications. 

TerraSAS ETS Series systems incorporate standard products modified to offer low output capacitance and high closed-loop bandwidth. This modification enables the test of advanced maximum-power-point tracking (MPPT) algorithms used in today’s grid-tied inverters. 

Whatever your programmable power needs, AMETEK Programmable Power stands ready to provide reliable and flexible standard or engineered solutions to serve the testing needs of emerging renewable-energy power-generation applications while continuing to support conventional power-generation systems.