Virtual Photovoltaics Laboratory

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Virtual photovoltaics in any wind and weather

A photovoltaic teaching and research system on the roof of FH Campus Wien provides clean electricity for the university's own grid. As part of the project, this system is visualised virtually as a computer simulation. This allows experiments and investigations to be carried out at any time of day or year, regardless of wind and weather.

Duration: 1.10.2013 to 30.9.2016

University of Applied Sciences Campus Vienna

The teaching and research facility will be equipped with additional precise sensors and measurement technology. Research is being conducted into questions of economic operation, diagnostics and fault detection. The research team is also investigating how energy can be efficiently stored locally and how photovoltaics can be optimally integrated into intelligent electricity grids (smart grids). In teaching, the virtual photovoltaics laboratory offers students on the Applied Electronics and Technical Informatics and Technical Management study programs specialising in environmental technology the opportunity to actively and vividly experience photovoltaics.

Research Goals

  • Virtual simulation model
  • Performance optimisation
  • Diagnostics and fault detection
  • Local storage and integration into smart grids

Funding Partners

Logo and text "funded by" - Municipal Department 23 - Economic Affairs, Labour and Statistics - of the City of Vienna
MA23 Economics, Labour and Statistics

Research Field (until 31 July 2020)

Smart & Green Technologies

Since 1 August 2020, five interdisciplinary research areas have replaced existing research fields.

Project Team

FH-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Andreas Posch

Head of Department; Head of Degree Programs Applied Electronics and Technical Informatics, Technical Informatics, Technical Management