R & D
Numerous projects in research and development as well as cooperations with partners are the base of our principal resource: our know-how.
Through curiosity, passion and the look at the wider picture, we push the state of the art further ahead, thus unlocking new application areas both for our research outputs and existing technologies.
Our enthusiasm for technology and your satisfaction after having delivered our solution as promised are our drive to getting better and better.
We provide our services relying on
- a strong theoretic stand evolving continuously
- the ability of a quickly realizing concepts and commissioning projects.
Overview of current research projects:
BioReg
Project goals:
Development of a model predictive control of a biomass combustion plant, creation of a highly detailed model of the plant.
Partners:
Bertsch, TU Wien - IET, TU Wien - ARPA, BioEnergy2020+
Results:
Platform independent MPC for optimized steady-state variables, simulation model of the combustion (expert system) and coupling of the expert system.
Funding body/program:
klima+energie fonds - NeueEnergien2020, Call 3
BioNet Control System
Project goals:
Development and implementation of an optimization and control system for the energy efficient operation of a district heat network relying on biomass plants
Partners:
TU Vienna - ARPA
Results:
Modelling and simulation of the district heat network and the biomass plant
Funding body/program:
FFG - NeueEnergien2020
Optimized control system for biomass plants
Project goals:
Standardized plant control set for biomass power plants with grid combustion
Partners:
internal project
Results:
Competitive solution by a toolbox-approach (via templates); PLC-software in IEC61131
Funding body/program:
ZIT08 plus Innovations- und Technologieförderung für Wien, Call Resources Vienna 200
PowerSim
Project goals:
Simulation of power plants (waste to energy) for the development of control concepts and staff training
Partners:
internal project
Results:
Dynamic simulation in Modelica
Funding body/program:
BMVIT/FIT-IT
Model predictive Control programmed in IEC 61499 using the 4DIAC IDE
Project goals:
Entwicklung eine MPC-Reglers in IEC61499
Partner:
TU Wien - ACIN
Results:
Embedded MPC
Funding body/program:
FFG - Innovationsscheck 2008
BioSens+
Project goals:
Development of a biomass sensor for quality measurement for industrial application in biomass power plants
Projektpartner:
internal project
Current results:
Prototype for test series validation; collection of data
Funding body/program:
FFG-base program (approval pending)