Institute IHEA
Electrical power systems, high voltage, grid and equipment diagnostics
Electrical energy is becoming increasingly important as a result of the national and international energy transition. This is associated with a considerable need for research. Both in the generation and in the storage and distribution of electrical energy. The Institute of High Voltage Technology, Energy Systems and Plant Diagnostics IHEA focuses its application-oriented research primarily on the transportation and storage of electrical energy. The Institute of High Voltage Engineering, Energy System and Plant Diagnostics sees itself as a scientific, technological and application-oriented interface to external industrial and institutional partners. On the one hand, the aim is to bundle and expand research in the field of energy technology at Coburg University of Applied Sciences. On the other hand, the researchers want to network more closely with national and international players, exchange ideas and conduct joint research. The Institute of High Voltage Technology, Energy Systems and Plant Diagnostics is part of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Associated degree courses are the Bachelor’s degree courses in Automation Technology and Robotics, Energy Technology and Renewable Energies and Electrical Engineering and Information Technology as well as the Master’s degree course in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology.
Central topics of the institute
- Development of new methods for condition analysis
- Development of measuring systems for dielectric diagnostics
- Aging modeling: Estimation of aging behavior through artificially accelerated aging of operating resources
- Control processes in the smart grid – linking: mobility and P2X applications
- Energy Cluster Services: Flexibilization of grid usage & grid-oriented load balancing
- Methods for grid-supportive economic operation management of cluster-based distribution grids
Further information on the institute’s projects, expertise and equipment can be found on the IHEA homepage ihea.hs-coburg.de
Laboratories
- High-voltage laboratory
- Laboratory for smart grid, grid diagnostics and storage integration
- Laboratory for electrical energy storage
- Outdoor laboratory for energy storage applications and smart grids
Research projects
Current research projects deal with the following questions:
- Digital energy services for distribution grids with integrated charging infrastructure for electromobility
- Multi-sectoral coupled energy system modeling at regional level
- Derivation of methods and criteria for determining the fault location in long DC and three-phase cable routes
- Database-based adaptation, further development and optimization of the “extended isolation parameter method”
- Spatially resolved evaluation of dielectric properties of power engineering equipment
- Development of a measuring system for dielectric diagnosis of medium-voltage cables
- Development and application of a system for artificial accelerated ageing and diagnostic analysis of equipment in the medium-voltage range
- Control of actors in electricity distribution grids – linking electromobility and power-to-X applications in the smart grid
- Digitalization in the energy sector – flexibilization of grid usage and grid-oriented load balancing
- Digitalization in the energy sector – methods for grid-friendly and economical operation of cluster-based distribution grids
