Hitachi ABB Power Grids teams up with NTU Singapore
Switzerland, Zurich: Hitachi ABB Power Grids and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, will advance developments in solid state transformer technology.
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Switzerland, Zurich: Hitachi ABB Power Grids and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, will advance developments in solid state transformer technology.
The project is led by the Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N), and is supported by the National Research Foundation, Singapore (NRF).
The project is part of the Singapore Government’s flagship Energy Grid 2.0 initiative aimed at shaping the next-generation grid system and transforming how energy is managed by consolidating multiple energy sources into a single intelligent network that is more efficient, sustainable and resilient.
“As a global technology leader, we are delighted to partner with NTU in this cross-stakeholder collaboration project, bringing together government, academia and industry in an effort to accelerate energy transition and enhance quality of life,” said Gerhard Salge, Chief Technology Officer, Hitachi ABB Power Grids.
Transformers are a key component of electrical systems found across the power value chain. They are electrical devices that transfer electrical energy from one circuit to another through the process of electromagnetic induction and are mostly deployed to ‘step up’ or ‘step down’ voltage levels between circuits at nominal frequency.
Solid state transformers (SST) incorporate power semiconductor components, control circuits and high-frequency transformers, offering bi-directional power flow control, harmonics reduction, and many other benefits. They allow conversion from alternate current (AC) to direct current (DC), DC to AC and also DC to DC on different voltage levels. They are designed to support power system transformation towards more flexible AC and DC mixed system configurations, facilitating the integration of renewable energy sources close to DC loads.
Source: Hitachi ABB Power Grids