Germany: DNV GL launches world’s first control hardware in loop test bench for renewable energy systems

DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts and renewables certification body, has opened the first control hardware in loop (CHIL) test facility for renewable energy generation plants. The facility connects physical power plant controllers to a real-time simulator, allowing the controller to be fully tested and validated without the need for an actual generation facility or power grid. This enables cost-effective, low-risk testing under realistic conditions for all forms of renewable energy control systems

Since 2016, Germany has updated its medium- and high-voltage grid codes to require certification of all wind farm controllers before the wind farm can start supplying the grid. Similar guidelines are expected to follow elsewhere in the world, both... ... More: Official Press Release DNV GL

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