The "Power Hardware in the Loop" (PHIL) laboratory with a power of 1 MVA is the most powerful research facility and a central part of the infrastructure of the "Smart Energy System Simulation and Control Center" (SEnSSiCC), embedded in the project framework of the Energy Lab 2.0.

Our goal is to investigate the system integration and control of novel equipment using real-time simulation technology in combination with real components.

Our focus is on three main areas of research:

• Power Hardware In the Loop (PHIL): We research on the stability and accuracy of a PHIL system in order to perform a stable and accurate evaluation of technologies under realistic conditions.

• Energy storage systems: We investigate which grid services the storage systems can offer and which technology is best suited to solve specific problems (e.g. primary frequency control).

• Superconducting current limiters: We model superconducting current limiters with respect to thermal, electrical and mechanical properties.