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Energia Connecticum 2025 - Secure energy supply

The energy transition and the fundamental restructuring of the energy supply system that it requires are introducing uncertainties into the system. Science, politics and society are looking for answers.

The scientific colloquium focused on questions of technical safety and how the media, society, business and politics are dealing with the new uncertainty. From the perspective of energy technology, we looked at the adaptation of protection concepts to ensure that the supply continues to function without endangering people and infrastructure, how grid stability can be guaranteed under conditions of fluctuating feed-in, how security of supply can be ensured every second, 365 days a year and how storage technologies and flexibilization can contribute to security of supply. We were able to see and hear an exciting presentation by Prof. Deerberg from Fraunhofer UMSICHT on the topic "Can carbon protect the climate?" as well as an interactive presentation by Mr. Thomas Bauer on the topic "Cybersecurity of critical infrastructures: actors, strategies and fields of action".

Energia Connecticum 2023 - Future Grids

on March 9 and 10, 2023 at the TU Ilmenau

Program on 9.3.2023
Where: Oeconomicum, Sr 5007
14:30 - Arrival / Registration
15:00 - Welcome & Introduction to Networks of the Future Prof. Dr. Dirk Westermann and Prof. Dr. Stefan Sinzinger (Vice President Research TU Ilmenau)
15:30 - Prof. Dr. Stefan Niessen MBA, TU Darmstadt, Department of Technology and Economics of Multimodal Energy Systems
16:15 - Coffee Break
16:45 - Dr. Hartwig Stammberger, Eaton Industries GmbH
17:45 - Poster Session
18:15 - Get-Together

Program on 10.03.2023
Where: Oeconomicum, Sr 5007
09:00 - Arrival / Registration Day 2
09:30 - KEYNOTE StS Feller, Thuringian Ministry of Economy, Science and Digital Society
10:15 - Short presentations / pitches by members of ThEFI Part 1
11:15 - Coffee break
11:45 - Short presentations / pitches by members of ThEFI Part 2
12:45 - Best Pitch and Poster Award and Outlook
13:15 - End.

 

Energia Connecticum 2021 - Cognitive Energy Systems

This year, our scientific colloquium presented itself under the theme Cognitive Energy Systems. On October 1, 2021, scientists and guests from politics and industry met in a hybrid format to exchange information about current research work at the Thuringian Energy Research Institute.

The Energia Connectium is as a scientific colloquium a platform for interdisciplinary exchange on current topics related to energy. In this year's theme year of energy at the TU Ilmenau, the technical focus of the event is on the topic of Cognitive Energy Systems. The program included expert presentations on innovative AI projects for the transformation to a cross-sector, flexible and sustainable energy system based on renewable energy sources, highlighting the current state and future potential of research in this field. Afterwards, scientists from TU Ilmenau presented their PhD and project proposals at ThEFI in pitches. The event was opened and moderated by the head of the Department of Energy Use Optimization at TU Ilmenau and head of the Cognitive Energy Systems (KES) department at Fraunhofer IOSB-AST, Professor Peter Bretschneider.

We heard the following presentations:

  • InSignA - Pilot Project Cross-site Real-Time Simulation Platform,Steffen Nicolai, Deputy Head of the Cognitive Energy Systems Department, Fraunhofer IOSB-AST.
  • Joint project virtual parking garage storage, Dr. Stefanie Eckner, TU Ilmenau FG EEO and Sebastian Flemming, Fraunhofer IOSB-AST
  • Growth core smood, Matthias Oettmeier, Project Manager, Fraunhofer IOSB-AST
  • Bauhaus.MobilityLab; Lucas Richter, scientific MA, Fraunhofer IOSB-AST
  • Reactive power-free energy exchange by using four-phase active filters, Prof. Petzoldt, TU Ilmenau, FG LEST [via Webex].
  • Siamese recurrent neural networks for open classification of operational disturbances, Mr. André Kummerow, Fraunhofer IOSB-AST [via Webex].
  • KITE artificial intelligence for energy transition technologies, Ms. Nadja Hiersemann, Mr. Nizam Halawi, TU Ilmenau FG EEV.
  • Contribution of machine learning to the control of converter-dominated distribution grids, Ms. Hui Cai, TU Ilmenau, FG EEV
  • Control of a permanently excited synchronous machine with matrix converter, Mr. Jun Xie, TU Ilmenau, FG LEST
  • Modeling and simulation for the optimization of a contact system of low-voltage DC switching devices, Mr. Maximilian Schima, TU Ilmenau, FG EGA
  • DC hybrid switching devices for the low voltage level, Mr. Arno Bernhardt, TU Ilmenau, FG EGA
  • Development of demonstrators for direct solar water splitting, Mr. Daniel Hanke, TU Ilmenau, FG Fundamentals Energy Materials
  • Knowledge and attitudes of the population towards new technologies in the context of the energy transition, Prof. Wolling/ Dr. Arlt, TU Ilmenau, FG EMPK

Many thanks to all speakers and contributors especially to the Förderverein für Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik der TU Ilmnenau for the successful event.

 
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The Thuringian Energy Research Institute - ThEFI for short - unites twelve disciplines from four departments of the Technische Universität Ilmenau in the spirit of interdisciplinary research. Here, the focus is on knowledge transfer and the further development of research expertise in all areas of energy, environmental and systems engineering, both in-house and with scientific partners. The areas of activity of the ThEFI include not only the research and development of processes related to energy, but also the corresponding marketing of research results in cooperation with industrial companies and associations.