DL RENLAB – Renewable Energy Laboratory for 30 Students

The DL RENLAB is a renewable energy laboratory from De Lorenzo for teaching solar, wind, fuel cell and geothermal energy, and smart electrical systems. It is a laboratory for 30 students, with its systems grouped by energy source and by application, either electricity or heat. Students work on photovoltaic, wind, hybrid solar and wind, fuel cell and solar thermal trainers, and on smart electrical systems that cover micro-grids and smart grid integration. The laboratory is organised into six areas: wind, photovoltaic, hybrid, fuel cell, solar thermal and smart electrical systems. The hybrid area combines the topics of the wind and photovoltaic areas. Across the six areas, the laboratory includes 189 practical experiences, 170 hours of theoretical lessons and 85 hours of practical lessons. The experiences split as 27 on wind, 23 on photovoltaic, 38 on hybrid, 5 on fuel cells, 37 on solar thermal and geothermal, and 59 on smart electrical systems. The smart grid with wind microgeneration trainer alone has 35 experiences. This renewable energy laboratory for engineering and technician courses suits renewable energy, energy, power systems and electronics engineering. It also suits training for solar energy, alternative energy and electrical technicians. The laboratory proposal can be adjusted to fit the needs of the institution. Bestech Australia supplies the DL RENLAB with on-site training and commissioning support available.