Introduction
The Institute of New & Renewable Energy Technology, affiliated with the School of Electrical Engineering, was established in January 2006 as a research institute specializing in scientific research and education related to the development, utilization and promotion of new & renewable energy. The main members of the institute have been in the field of electric vehicles and new energy generation since the early 1990s, and have maintained a focused and leading research direction and an efficient industry-university-research cooperation approach for more than two decades. Excellent results have been achieved in academic research, product development, marketing, talent training and social services.
The Institute of New & Renewable Energy Technology has 34 teachers on staff, including 5 professors, 15 associate professors, 5 senior engineers, and more than 120 Ph.D. or Master's degree candidates. The disciplines it researches on include Power Electronics and Electric Drive, Power System and Its Automation, and Electrical Theory & New Technology.
The National Active Distribution Network Technology Research Center (NANTEC), established in February 2013 under the auspices of The Institute of New & Renewable Energy Technology, was approved by the National Energy Administration and led by Beijing Jiaotong University, in conjunction with Beijing Electric Power Company, Xuji Group Co., LTD., and CRRC Zhuzhou Institute Co., LTD. The center aims to build a four-in-one national energy science and technology innovation system of "major technology research, major technology equipment, major demonstration projects and technology innovation platform", and to address a series of technical challenges brought by the massive access of distributed generators and large-scale electric vehicle charging facilities in the distribution network. The Center integrates the R&D resources of member units in the field of power system and rail transportation, undertakes major research tasks of the National Energy Administration and other related fields, trains a group of senior talents to support the future research and industrialization of China's active distribution network, develops relevant technical specifications, standards and third-party testing and evaluation capabilities, and establishes a sustainable innovation cooperation mechanism among government, industry, academia, research and application. In 2016, the center was approved to be the " Beijing Jiaotong University Branch of Green Power System Technology of CRRC Institute". The Center also participated in the establishment of "Beijing Collaborative Innovation Center for Electric Vehicles" and "Collaborative Innovation Center for Rail Traffic Safety" (National 2011 Collaborative Innovation Center).
Research Direction
- Research on the application of battery packs：Battery thermal management technology; Modeling and simulation technology of battery; Parameter diagnosis and prediction technology; Battery durability management technology; Battery performance testing and evaluation technology; Battery safety risk assessment and early warning technology, etc.
- Research on electric vehicle charging technology: Wireless charging technology; Energy storage and charging fusion technology; Charging standardization and safety technology; Layout planning and evaluation of charging facilities; New charging equipment topology and control technology; Energy supply mode of electric vehicles and special vehicles, etc.
- Research on key technologies of smart distribution network containing electric vehicles and distributed power sources: active distribution network energy management and control; active distribution network big data analysis and processing; active distribution network protection and automation, power electronics technology, etc.
- Research on key technologies of new energy storage system for rail transit: Core technology of on-board energy storage system for rail transit; Energy allocation and management technology for new energy rail transit rolling stock; Safety protection and management technology of power battery for rail transit; Power battery testing and evaluation technology for rail transit, etc.
- New & Renewable energy power generation and microgrid technology: key technology research of new & renewable energy power generation conversion devices; key technology and power quality management of AC/DC microgrid system; power electronic power system modeling and real-time simulation technology; wind turbine simulation and testing technology; lightning protection and grounding technology of large photovoltaic power plant, wind power system and distributed microgrid, etc.
Research Projects and Awards
In recent years, the institute has undertaken more than 200 scientific research projects, including the National Key R&D Program, 863 Program, Science and Technology Support, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Ministry of Railways Science and Technology Development Program, Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission, etc. It has published more than 120 articles in high-level journals and got nearly 40 authorized invention patents, led the drafting of 1 national standard, participated in the drafting of 1 international standard, 3 national standards, 4 enterprise standards, 9 Beijing local standards and many industry services as a key unit. Among them, the international standard IEC 62928, the first to apply the battery system in line with the IRIS system in the standard EMU and urban rail transit, creating a precedent for the application of new energy rail transit technology and establishing a technological lead. Published 2 monographs in English and 7 monographs in Chinese. The team's average annual research expenditure is more than 20 million RMB, and there are 12 national R&D projects under research, including 2 funded by natural Science Foundation and 8 funded by national Key R&D program.
The institute once won the 2 second prizes of National Science and Technology Progress Award ("Key Generic Testing Technology and Standard System of New Energy Vehicle Energy System" and "Key Technology of Pure Electric Vehicle and its Application in Public Transportation System"); the first prize of Technological Invention Awards of Outstanding Achievements in Scientific Research in Colleges and Universities of Ministry of Education ("Key Technologies and Applications of New-Energy Vehicle Battery Management System"); the first prize of Science and Technology Progress Award of Fujian Province ("Key Technology and Engineering Application of Operation Control of Scaled Battery Energy Storage System"); the first prize of Science and Technology Progress Award of China Machinery Industry ("Key Technology of Intelligent Cooperative Charging for Electric Vehicles and its Scale-up Application"); the first prize of Science and Technology Progress Award of China Automobile Industry ("Key Technology and Application of Energy-saving and New Energy Vehicle Energy System Evaluation"); other 3 second prizes and 2 third prizes of provincial science and technology awards.
Some national research projects
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Project Sources
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National Natural Science Foundation of China
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Multi-factor coupled fractional-order time-frequency domain modeling study of lithium-ion battery packs for virtual batteries
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A physical model and non-homogeneity-oriented approach to lithium-ion battery pack health state assessment and management
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Theoretical study on the joint estimation of state and parameter self-applicability of lithium-ion power battery
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High specific energy lithium-ion battery performance decay mechanism, life prediction and durability management technology foundation
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National Key R&D Program
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Research and demonstration of key technologies of charging facility network integrated with renewable energy generation
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Smart grid integrated demonstration project to support low-carbon Winter Olympics
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Research on the technology of vehicle-ground integrated intermittent power supply system and key performance parameter index matching and optimal control technology research of energy storage system
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Key technology for large-scale engineering application of power battery for gradual utilization
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Electric vehicle charging facility interconnection standard development and data platform research and development
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Research on battery, charging and power supply integrated safety warning technology, standard specification and evaluation system
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Power battery management system precision evaluation technology
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Research and Application Demonstration of Distributed Photovoltaic and Terraced Small Hydropower Complementary Co-generation Technology
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Research on key technologies of on-board energy storage system
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Study of energy system configuration and integrated management strategy based on whole life cycle cost
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Research and Integrated Demonstration of Appropriate Technologies for Net-Zero Energy Buildings
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Research on safety monitoring, early warning and intelligent control technology of power battery during AC and DC charging
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Research on key technologies of high precision and high reliability battery management system
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Research on key technologies for the integration of on-board energy storage systems
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Science and Technology Support
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Next-generation metro vehicle technology research and demonstration application
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Next-generation metro train key technology and prototype manufacturing
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In the application of lithium-ion power batteries, relying on the advantages of disciplines and talents, and after unremitting efforts, the team has realized the industrialization of a battery management system with independent intellectual property rights for the first time in China. It was the first to be applied to pure electric buses in the world and successfully served the Beijing Olympics, Shanghai World Expo and Guangzhou Asian Games, with more than 300,000 vehicles installed in the past five years. Based on the research and development results of the key technologies of the above-mentioned new energy vehicle battery management system, the team has carried out research and development cooperation with Huizhou Yineng Electronics Co., Ltd. Successfully realized the industrialization of power battery management system, and formed the largest domestic production base of new energy vehicle battery management system that complies with the automotive industry TS16949 system. At present, the team will gradually transfer the rich battery management technology accumulated in electric vehicles to rail transportation, aerospace and other fields. The main breakthrough directions are High-reliability BMS design technology, Big data-based battery health and safety warning technology, High-performance battery system simulation tools, Development of virtual reality core database for multi-industry energy storage system teaching and research, etc.
In terms of rail transit, the team is the first internationally to introduce lithium batteries into hybrid EMUs. At present, more than 500 battery systems for rail transit have been delivered and the IRIS system has been officially introduced. At present, more than 10 battery system projects such as EMUs, light rails and trams have been initiated with CRRC. Participated in the design of "Fuxing" and 3000 horsepower hybrid locomotives, hybrid EMUs, pure electric EMUs, hydrogen fuel trams, etc., and led the drafting of the first domestic lithium battery test specifications for rail transit locomotives. At present, the main breakthrough direction of the research team is the research and development of multi-energy coupling rail transit power drive system and multi-energy energy management system, including: Simulation tool development of multi-energy coupled power system; Group technology of flexible group multi-energy energy storage system; Performance, reliability, and safety testing technology for various types of energy storage components and systems; Software and hardware development and energy management strategy of multi-energy power system energy management system; Research and development of modular, high-efficiency, flexible group power electronic converters for multi-energy power drive systems, etc.
In the research of microgrid technology, it is one of the early research teams practicing microgrid technology in China and continuously leads the technological development. It designed and constructed multiple microgrid demonstration systems based on photovoltaic, wind power and lithium battery energy storage, set up "wind & photovoltaic energy storage microgrid system of Shanxi TangYi group", "wind & photovoltaic energy storage microgrid system of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China", "wind & photovoltaic energy storage microgrid system of Xinjiang Electric Power Research Institute", and many related demonstration projects of photovoltaic energy storage complementary microgrid system in Shaanxi and Gansu. With the new DC power sources and DC power consumers, DC distribution network and hybrid AC/DC distribution network are important forms of municipal, 5G power supply and microgrid networking in the future. The team cooperated with Shenzhen Power Supply Bureau on the research of "Key Technology Research and Application of DC-based Integrated Energy System". Based on the National Key R&D Program "Research on Appropriate Technologies for Net Zero Energy Buildings and Integrated Demonstration Construction", participated in the construction of Shenzhen International Low Carbon City Future Building Demonstration Project. The research team has also conducted a series of lectures " DC Fairy Tale" on low-voltage DC power supply technology for civil buildings. At present, the main breakthrough directions of the research team are to carry out research on converter topology and control based on wide-band devices, and to develop power converters with high efficiency, power density and reliability; to research on power quality management and stability control of power electronic AC/DC distribution system to promote the practicality of microgrid system; to carry out research on the assessment and evaluation technology of microgrid system with multiple simulation methods such as off-line, semi-physical and real-time simulation to provide support for the construction, operation and optimization of the system.
R & D platform
- Power Battery Testing and Analysis Evaluation Center
It has a national-level certified "CNAS Certified Power Battery Laboratory" and has two testing bases in Beijing and Zaozhuang. The total value of the equipment currently owned by the center exceeds 50 million RMB, including more than 800 single battery test channels; 94 battery pack test channels; 8 high-precision electrochemical workstation test channels; 5-channel heat flow sensor test system; 30 high and low temperature alternating aging test chambers; 1 set of walk-in thermostat; 3 system-level test platforms (semi-physical simulation, electric drive, multi-energy coupling test platform). And isothermal calorimeter; Thermal Imager; Glove box; Scanning electron microscope; Thermal runaway test system; A series of testing equipment such as high-precision temperature acquisition system. The test objects cover three levels of battery cells, modules, and systems, and have the ability to conduct inspection and analysis from multiple perspectives such as battery performance, mechanism, materials, and safety.
- New energy storage system test platform for rail transit
The simulation test platform of the whole vehicle power level hybrid energy storage system: It can complete performance tests such as charging and discharging of on-board energy storage systems, power electronic converters for on-board energy storage modules, and ground charging devices for hybrid rail vehicles. As well as the research and experimental verification of on-board energy storage and high-efficiency power drive system operation control strategies.
Big data platform for vehicle energy storage system: Realize the remote real-time monitoring and maintenance operation of the energy storage system; Through the core algorithm of the cloud data center, the early warning information and evaluation report can be formed, which can provide informatization interface services for other platforms or enterprise users.
- Power electronic power system real-time simulation platform
The team has perfect full digital real-time simulation and semi-physical simulation platforms such as dSPACE, RT-LAB, Typhoon HIL and RTDS, and independently developed a variety of DC/AC, DC/DC converter platforms with DSP and dSPACE compatible control, which can meet multiple semi-physical and digital simulation needs and testing such as control prototype, hardware in the loop, full digital real-time simulation. It is of great significance in control strategy research, verification and shortening development cycle.
- Prototype and experimental platform oriented for future DC-based power distribution system
- Prototype and experimental platform for power quality management in active distribution networks
Cultivation Features
- Industry-University-Research Cooperation Mode
In the field of power battery testing and evaluation, we have established long-term partnership with domestic famous enterprises such as Sunwoda Electronic Co., Ltd., CITIC Guoan Mengguli Power Science & Technology Co., Ltd., Huizhou Yineng Electronics Co., Ltd., Beijing Beijiao New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., and Beijing Huashang Sanyou New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.; In the field of power converters, we have established project cooperation with famous enterprises at home and abroad such as State Grid, Southern Power Grid, Mitsubishi, Gree and ZTE; in the field of new rail transit, we have established long-term cooperation with CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles Co., Ltd. and CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co., Ltd..
The team pays attention to international exchanges, implements joint training and encourages the development of innovative talents. Relying on the advantages of new energy, the team has adopted the policy of combining "bringing in" and "sending out" on the basis of local talent cultivation. In the past five years, the institute has sponsored 100% of joint training of PhD students abroad, and the exchange visits internationally renowned universities and research institutions such as Aalborg University, Denmark; University of New South Wales, Australia; University of Maryland, USA; University of California, San Diego; University of California, Davis; RWTH Aachen University, Germany; Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden; Argonne National Laboratory, USA; Renewable Energy National Laboratory, USA; Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA; etc. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
Research atmosphere
