Bidirectional Power Supply Systems

REGATRON AG develops, manufactures and sells innovative power electronics and is one of the worldwide recognized suppliers of programmable power supplies for laboratory and testing applications. REGATRON power supplies are used for research, development and testing purposes not only in fields such as on-board electrical systems and electric / hybrid drives, but also in photovoltaics, energy storage systems, smart grid simulation and numerous other DC and AC applications.

REGATRON Switzerland was first on the world's market introducing all-digital fully programmable electrical Power Supplies and attended the market very closely since many decades/The REGATRON product portfolio therefore is well matched to the market’s requirements and offers among other features one prominent quality: The modular power topology. Ingenious data link techniques allow not only to operate individual units in parallel in order to extend the power system up to MW levels, but even mixed-mode of serial connected units in parallel arrays and vice-versa is possible. By this, a maximum flexibility with respect to changing requirements and future expansion is given.

Why REGATRON Switzerland — the Reasons

1. Well proven, thousand fold established power supply technologies
2. Maximum flexibility by in-deep and comprehensive programming functionality
3. Unrivaled adaptability by series, parallel and mixed-mode connectivity
4. Maximum customer’s benefit by modular concept: full functionality from high power configuration down to each individual power supply unit
5. Swiss quality – in-house development, manufacturing and product testing
6. Proverbial excellent customer support by specialized Field Application Engineering Division
7. Specialized application software packages for dedicated operational fields

TopCon Quadro product line - TC.P

TopCon Quadro TC.P is the well known component of the Programmable power supply TopCon product family. This section describes this base with available options and additional components. This section consists of the following subsection:

TopCon Quadro product line - TC.P

• Bidirectional Power Supply Product Overview: This subsection gives a general overview of the TopCon Quadro core components. The reader finds links to documents (e.g. main manual, error/warnings list) and to software/firmware (e.g. TopControl user interface). 
• TopCon Quadro technical datasheets:  This subsection contains a list of all TC.P power supply types, available. For futher models, please refer to the regional distributor.There exist several options that can be combined with the core TopCon power supply.
• TopCon Quadro options and accessories: TC.LIN Linear Postprocessor: The so-called TC.LIN is a linear post-processing unit that enhances the performance of the TopCon TC.P base system. Its use is transparent for the user,  it includes a very fast current controller that enables to work with even the most sophisticated MPP tracking algoritms.

Integrated bidirectional power supply TopCon TC.GSS, family TC.G

TopCon modular Grid-tie Source/Sink (TC.GSS) is an integrated bidirectional AC/DC programmable power supply. It allows to provide and feedback energy between the grid and a load. Bidirectional regenerative series TC.GSS and unidirectional series TC.GXS with regeneration capability and power supplies TC.GSX with PFC are presented in the following pages: 

Integrated bidirectional power supply TopCon TC.GSS, family TC.G

• Standard types - Product overview: This subsection gives a brief overview of the integrated bidirectional and unidirectional TopCon power supply.
• Standard types & Technical datasheets: There exists an increasing variety of models with technical datasheets listed in this subsection.
• Options and accessories: Available and envisioned options and accessories of the TC.GSS, TC.GXS and TC.GSX are listed in this section.

Regatron manufactures also modular bidirectional regenerative AC power sources with AC and DC output, named TC.ACS

TopCon TC.ACS - Full 4-quadrant grid simulator

The increasing number of alternative power sources like solar, wind driven or biological energy systems call for consistent and well demanding regulations for energy feed into the utility grid. Manufacturers of such systems have to test and to prove the compliance of their equipment. Grid simulators form an electronic equivalent circuit for the grid, but allow to vary all relevant parameters in order to test the behaviour and response of the equipment under test. Between possible tests, TC.ACS grid simulators can perform EMC tests as per CENELEC IEC 61000-4-14 (Testing and measurements techniques - Voltage fluctuation immunity test), IEC 61000-4-27 (Testing and measurements techniques - Unbalance, immunity test) and  IEC 61000-4-28 (Testing and measurements techniques - Variation of power frequency, immunity test).

TopCon TC.ACS overview - Technical data

• Product overview: This subsection gives a brief overview of the new programmable high-power grid simulation system TC.ACS manufactured by Regatron AG.
• Technical datasheet: Please find the technical datasheet here, for programmable high-power AC power sources 30 and 50 kVA at 400 VAC, parallelable using an option. 
• Options and Accessories: Available and envisioned options and accessories of the TC.ACS grid simulators are listed in this section. 

TC.ACS PROGRAMMABLE AC SOURCE-SINK SERIES

2020 TC.ACS product description

Application Examples:

• Solar Array Simulation
• Solar/Wind Grid-tied Inverter Test Including Grid Simulation
• Battery Test and Simulation
• Battery simulation software
• General Grid Simulation
• Smart Grid Simulation
• HIL - Hardware-in-the-loop

Regatron power supplies are an ideal solution for general laboratory use up to highly complex
industrial and research applications. Due to the exceptional functionality, not only the usual
laboratory work is covered. The high degree of programmability allows for a wide field of more complex applications, mainly supported by specialized application software.
Contrary to many other power supply manufacturers, Regatron power supplies are specially designed for modular use:

• enhance your system power at a later time upon your needs
• connect the power modules either in parallel, in serial or even in a mixed-mode
• establish a multi-load system by controlling multiple individual loads with a single set value
• use the built-in programmable function generator TFE to modulate or 'dynamize' the output
• reach within the MegaWatt range by controlling big TopCon arrays with one MACcontroller
• stay open for future challenges with an updateable and fully parameter-controlled system

A proposal for a basic power level equipment

For a multitude of lab setups the following power level will be a good choice, without supposing

significant electrical environment complexity in terms of grid capacity, laboratory air

Typhoon HIL Power Amplifier Interface

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