Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation
and Automation IFF
Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation
and Automation IFF

Digital Tools for Integrated Infrastructures

With Smart Applications to Sustainable and Reliable Energy Systems

We develop smart solutions together with our industry partners that make energy systems and equipment future viable. Digital technologies are making systems and operations in businesses more efficient, cost effective and sustainable. Moreover, we use perfectly matched digital applications and services based on advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, distributed decision-making, multi-system simulation and virtual assistance to optimize these systems’ reliability and dependability.

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Your Benefits

Design your energy systems together with us and take advantage of our research expertise:

 

  • Economically optimized management of all your energy systems in perfect interaction
    • electricity
    • heat
    • transportation and supply chains
    • gas
    • industrial media flows and processes
  • Resilient, dependable and reliable energy systems and equipment
  • Faster response times during failures through digital assistants
  • Testing of potential new technologies in safe settings

Our Services

We will advise you as you

 

  • develop and test digital applications and services in the energy sector for current and future challenges, and
  • design and optimize for cross-sector supply systems.
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Current Foci

Grid-Supporting Operation of Battery Energy Storage Systems in Distribution Grids: ALene Project

The objective of the joint ALene project, a collaborative partnership of industry, grid operators and research organizations, is to develop and field-test algorithms and power electronic systems for optimized, grid-supporting and multifunctional battery energy storage system operation. This is intended to produce solutions that help reduce and compensate negative grid effects and local grid phenomena, boost service quality, reduce the equipment load and utilize the existing grid infrastructure optimally. Collectively, this will increase overall system efficiency and resilience in local distribution grids.

Optimized System Management, Monitoring and Predictive Maintenance for Photovoltaic Generators Using Innovative Module Sensor Solutions: ZeroDefect4PV Project

The ZeroDefect4PV project’s development team are using the latest sensor technology to boost large solar power plants’ operational efficiency significantly. This technology enables precise and proactive monitoring that not only reduces maintenance costs dramatically but also maximizes energy efficiency by detecting and correcting malfunctions at an early stage. This increases cost-effectiveness and upholds sustainable energy targets by minimizing downtimes, thus creating direct benefits for plant operators.

Net Zero Energy

The New Energy Efficiency

We Are Looking for Partners for Our Future Research Topics

  • collective control of plants and equipment in distribution grids using distributed ledger technologies
  • integrated land-use and energy planning at the Brumby facility

Solutions from Completed Projects

ACES

Adaptive Control of Energy Storage

eCar Integration

E-Mobility4GridService

Development and Testing of Current and Future Vehicle-for-Grid Designs and Services in Rural Electricity Grid Structures

HyLITE

Digital Twin for Reliable Electricity Transmission Grid Operation

KielFlex

Optimal Electric Vehicle Use and Operation in Mass Transit and Personal Transportation in the City of Kiel

MESH4U

Multi Energy Storage Hub For reliable and commercial systems Utilization

PortForward

Digitalizing European Ports

Regees

Renewable Energy Systems and Storage Systems

RELflex

Renewable energies and load flexibility in industry

RELINK

Using Power Electronic Systems for Smart Local Grid Transformers