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--------------------------------------------------- Unstructured Plain Text Format 1.0.4 --------------------------------------------------- Unstructured Title Begin Topic Area 1: Power and Control Electronics (PACE) --------------------------------------------------- Unstructured Title End --------------------------------------------------- Unstructured Sub-Title Begin Supporting Offices: EERE, OE --------------------------------------------------- Unstructured Sub-Title End --------------------------------------------------- Unstructured Table Begin Year 1/Phase 1 Year 2/Phase 2 Year 3/Phase 3 TOTAL $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $3,750,000 --------------------------------------------------- Unstructured Table End --------------------------------------------------- Unstructured Sub-Title Begin Description --------------------------------------------------- Unstructured Sub-Title End A proposed PACE-centric GMLC project would leverage components of laboratory-led ‘Grid Shot’ proposal presented at the Energy Earthshots™ National Lab Ideation Forum. The focus would be on addressing gaps in ‘smart’ medium-voltage (MV, 4.16kV-34.5kV) electrical interfaces critical to a modernized grid (see Figure 2) through development of a medium-voltage power and control electronics sub-system approach that is modular, scalable, and cost-effective. The sub-system could be used as a building block to interface distributed energy resources to the grid, and that is also scalable to higher voltages (>34.5kV) to support low-loss transmission. The approach would be developed in concert with relevant stakeholders from academia, industry, and utilities to connect wind, solar, energy storage, and fuel-cells/electrolyzers to the grid; control power flow; and provide grid support/conditioning services. Activities would support technology development and demonstration at the sub-system and power-system levels, while leveraging concurrent advances in materials, components, and devices [e.g., Wide Band Gap Semiconductor (WBS)] through other programs (e.g., PowerAmerica). Performance targets and success metrics would be developed to focus on achieving low-cost, along with high-efficiency, security, and reliability, while providing grid integration across a broad array of realistic use cases. Some specific roles for the labs would include: --------------------------------------------------- Unstructured Image Begin Conventional Power Plants 13kV G 138kV T 13-35kV 69kV 345kV - 765kV 69kV 13-35kV G T T G Conventional Unidirectional power flow Utility-Scale Renewables Utility-Scale Renewables T 138kV T T 120/240V T 69kV 132kV 115kV 69kV 35kV D D D D 11kV 4.1kV 480V 13.8kV 4.1kV 120/240V 120/240V 4.1kV/690V/400V/208V/240V/120V Loads Residential consumers and small loads Large Industrial and Commercial Loads EV Charging Microgrids --------------------------------------------------- Unstructured Caption Begin Figure 2. Diverse medium voltage interfaces need to be addressed in a modernized grid --------------------------------------------------- Unstructured Caption End --------------------------------------------------- Unstructured Image End Leveraging current integrated systems test beds to safely evaluate and test reconfigurable power and control electronics sub-systems in terms of performance, durability, cost, and provided grid-services; Evaluating system integration and cybersecurity, while providing guidance in future developments in both hardware (e.g., WBS, Solid-State Transformers, etc.) and software; --------------------------------------------------- Unstructured Page Footer Begin --------------------------------------------------- Unstructured Page Number Block Begin 6 --------------------------------------------------- Unstructured Page Number Block End --------------------------------------------------- Unstructured Page Footer End |