Clean Energy Capability Portfolio | Empowering Consumers |
Power Management of Smart Solar-Powered
Street Furniture
Developing strategies to manage the power requirements of solar-powered street furniture – such as traffic / warning signs , streetlights , interactive street screens , smart bins , park benches for charging mobile devices , home furniture or pavements with integrated solar panels – to ensure it is self-sustaining and integrated with energy storage . |
Competitive Advantage • Development of power management strategies for the self-sustained operation of street furniture
• Ability to maximise the illuminance efficacy of street lighting / traffic signs through the development of converters and modulation techniques
• Expertise in the optimal sizing of solar panels and energy storage for specific street furniture load profiles
Impact • Solar-powered street furniture can be used to develop micro-grids for small apartments , increase safety or improve customer experience
Successful Applications • Energy consumption optimisation for solar-powered traffic signs
Capabilities and Facilities • Power electronics laboratory
• PV simulators
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• GAMRY Model REF3000 potentiostat
• LiBa WorkStation
• TempEvent temperature chamber with EUCAR 5 level capability
Our Collaborators • Hi-Vis Group
More Information Dr Branislav Hredzak
School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications
T : + 61 2 9385 4895
E : b . hredzak @ unsw . edu . au
Professor John Fletcher
School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications
T : + 61 2 9385 6007
E : john . fletcher @ unsw . edu . au
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• Hardware testing capability up to 50kVA , 1kV , 400A |
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• Arbin Instruments battery tester |
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• Cadex C8000 battery testing system with a load capture unit |
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• Hioki battery simulator |
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