Researchers at NUI, Galway have had a breakthrough in renewable energy, with the development of emergency power supplies for North Sea Wind Turbines.

Over recent years, researchers at the Power Electronic Research Centre (PERC) in NUI, Galway have developed novel battery charging and monitoring principles with engineers from Convertec Limited in Wexford, under the Enterprise Ireland Innovation Partnership Programme.

The newly developed charging regime has been validated and implemented into emergency backup systems for pitch control systems for wind turbines. The new developments play a distinct role in improving the safe and reliable operation of wind turbines in the North Sea.

The aim of the Power Electronics Research Centre at NUI, Galway is to foster links with industry by transferring technology from a strong research base in the university to the wider community.

The centre is now involved in a number of areas of research activities: renewable energy systems, automotive electronics; sensor technology; battery management, and power harvesting.

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