Research Projects

With the rapid expansion of renewable energies and the market ramp-up of electromobility, operators and users of private and semi-public charging infrastructure (LIS) are facing new challenges. This is precisely where the BALANCE innovation project comes in: The development of advanced analysis techniques and the use of IoT data from charging processes, decentralised consumers and generators enable intelligent forecasts. These create the basis for demand-based control of charging processes and home energy management systems (HEMS) - an important step towards grid stability, energy efficiency and the integration of renewable energies. | Duration: 05/2025 - 10/2026

We are developing bi-directional charging units which are able to charge batteries and to feed electricity into the grid when required. The background is the increase in electricity generated from regenerative energy sources, in which fluctuating generation is confronted with a load which also fluctuates. As it will not be possible to control the future electricity grid without integrating further storage capacity, electric vehicles with their storage batteries will contribute significantly toward grid stabilisation. | Duration: September 2008 - December 2009

Electric vehicles are a core element of the energy transition. Besides stationary storage systems, vehicle batteries are predestined to balance load and generation in the electricity system in the short to medium term. The BiFlex-Industrie project aims to demonstrate specific use cases of bi-directional vehicles operated at commercial and indsutrial locations. The project partners want to work out business cases and the direct benefits of feed-in vehicle fleets for operators. We also want to demonstrate that they can be integrated into existing systems on a large scale and become the nucleus for fleet power plants - to optimize the operation of the company as well as the overarching electricity system.  | Duration: 10/2023 - 09/2026

Project in the Business Area: Power Electronics, Grids and Smart Systems, Topic: Smart Grids, Duration: 01/2020 - 09/2022

Project in the Business Area: Power Electronics, Grids and Smart Systems; Topic: Smart Grids; Duration: 06/2023 - 05/2026