Subventions et des contributions :

Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019).

The purpose of this research project is to develop a cloud-based smart dual fuel switching controller that is ablex000D
to use the capabilities of iGEN Technologies' i2 micro CHP based furnace's fuel-switching technique tox000D
maximize the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. With the furnace being able to support thex000D
auxiliary input of renewable energy sources and provide battery storage, the smart controller will have ax000D
multitude of fuel options to choose from, while also being able to fulfill secondary objectives such as loadx000D
prioritization and peak shaving. The flexibility of the smart cloud-based controller ensures that it can be used inx000D
any mode of operation in any location of the world, whether to replace diesel generators in rural communitiesx000D
or as CHP plants in islanded microgrids when there is an electrical outage. In this project, the novel iGEN i2x000D
furnace will be deployed at a research house located at the Toronto and Region Conservation Authorityx000D
(TRCA), in parallel to an existing, conventional furnace. The furnace will then be augmented by ax000D
microprocessor-based smart controller that will execute the cloud-based control algorithm, developed byx000D
Ryerson University. The smart microprocessor-based controller will also acquire data from various pointsx000D
within the system (temperature, power output, natural gas consumption, etc.) and push the data to ax000D
web-accessible, cloud based data warehouse for analytical purposes. The data from the simulations will bex000D
publicly available for other researchers, utilities, and homeowners to leverage for their own purposes.x000D
Additionally, the cloud-based portal will also be used to remotely control the furnace such that control signalsx000D
can be sent from participating utilities and transmission system operators (TSOs).