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Research Facilities: Energy Plant

Introduced below are the research facilities managed and operated by the Institute of Technology. Click the name of a research facility to view the corresponding details.

research facilities Multi Purpose Testing Laboratory Fire Testing Block Environmental Testing Block Rock Testing Block Acoustic Laboratory Historical Gallery of Construction Technology Clean Room Laboratory Electromagnetic Environment Laboratory Geotechnical Centrifuge Laboratory Safety & Security Center Vibration Testing Laboratory Wind Tunnel Testing Laboratory Biotope Structural Testing Laboratory

Energy Plant

The Energy Plant is used to perform verification experiments of micro-grid technology.
Micro-grid technology connects multiple power generation facilities and electrical storage devices, including natural energy sources such as solar power, to form an electric power network, thereby ensuring a stable supply of electricity. It controls the group of connected facilities and devices based on fluctuations in energy demand, thereby maintaining an optimum supply and demand balance and power quality in terms of voltage and frequency. The continued use of solar power generation and cogeneration systems, which discharge minimal levels of CO2, will be vital in the effort to reduce CO2 emissions.

Gas engine
Gas engine


Description of Tests and Experiments

  • Supply of electricity used by all laboratories on the premises of the Shimizu Institute of Technology
  • Verification of consistent electric power quality achieved by load-following operation
  • Verification of stable electric power supply with steady power quality (frequency, voltage, etc.) in independent operations

Features of the Facilities

  • Gas engines
    Two engines of 350-kW and 90-kW output
  • Electrical storage devices
    Nickel hydride battery with 50-kW output (for 8 hours) and electrical double-layer capacitor with 100-kW output
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