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VISITING RESEARCHER AT THE FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR

ENERGY SYSTEMS (ISE)
FORSKEROPPHOLD VED FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY
SYSTEMS (ISE)

Karen Byskov Lindberg (NTNU)

The Norwegian Water Resources and Energy measurements from over 100 buildings. It is the Smart Grids Department at the Fraunhofer
Directorate (NVE) is responsible for the important to use measurement data when Institute for Solar Energy Systems (FhG-ISE)
making sure that the energy system continues analysing the effect on the energy system. in Freiburg. In Germany, PV technologies and
to develop in the most rational manner, one This because the dimensioning of the the concept of zero energy buildings is well
which both safeguards the environment energy grid should be based on real data. known, and PV on buildings and smart grid
and utilizes available resources in the best The second part of the thesis looks at how technologies have been a focus of research
possible way. Having worked for six years local production in the building, often solar for longer than in most other countries. It was
with energy analysis at NVE, I wanted to dig power from building integrated PV modules, therefore very inspiring to gain insight and
deeper into the subject matter. I therefore can be utilized internally in the building or take part in research work at the Department
got in touch with ZEB and CenSES research for the beneit of the energy grid by means of Smart Grids at the FhG-ISE. Their
centres to establish whether they were of smart grids and smart end-user lexibility work covers a wide range of technologies
interested in looking at the effects of the wider (demand side management). The third and and solutions for smart homes and smart
introduction of zero emission buildings on the inal part of the work analyses a scenario with communication solutions.
energy system. The solution was a part-time extensive deployment of ZEBs in Norway and
doctoral project, taking place at both NVE Scandinavia by 2050 using the TIMES energy Fraunhofer ISE was founded in 1981 and
and in the Department of Electrical Power model and the power market model EMPS. is now known as one of the world’s best
Engineering at NTNU. research institutions for solar energy. Initially,
Because of my interest in the interaction the main focus was solar thermal energy
The doctoral work is threefold. The irst part between buildings, local PV production and (ST), but solar power from PV was soon
aims to establish representative load proiles smart grids (Part II of the doctoral project), I included, and eventually also multi-junction
for different building types by analysing hourly spent 13 months as a visiting researcher in Concentrated PV (CPV). This system has the

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