The research of EELAB includes various aspects of transmission and distribution of electrical energy.

Power quality in distribution networks is one of the main topics, viz power electronic devices for improving the power quality and simulation of distribution networks with nonlinear elements (loads, generators and transformers). The interaction of grid connected converters and the utility grid, with respect to harmonics, dips, etc., is studied in detail.

The integration of renewable energy sources and distributed generation is another important topic. It mainly concerns the design, analysis and prototyping of advanced grid interfaces for the grid connection of small-scale converter-based distributed generation applications. At first instance, photovoltaic systems and small wind and water turbines are considered.

Available expertise and equipment

• Equipment and experimental test setups
• Implementation of grid-connected converters
• Digital control of grid-connected converters
• Simulation tools
• Microgrid
• Power Quality and EMC

Present research

• MuSE - Molecules at Sea
• FlexSys - A flexible electricity system contributing to Security of Supply
• PhairywinD - The offshore wind beneath the wings of young researchers turning the blades of the Belgian offshore wind sector
• BEOWIND - Belgian offshore wind energy parks: tools to enhance the provision of ancillary services, the stability of the grid and the lifetime of the infrastructure
• BEST - Belgian Energy System - The contribution of electro- and synthetic energy carriers to the security of supply
• InduFlexControl - Control algorithms for flexibility in power-to-X and industrial processes
• REScoopVPP - Smart Building Ecosystem for Energy Communities
• CO₂PERATE - All renewable CCU based on formic acid integrated in an industrial microgrid

• InduFlexControl