DC-Grid-Workshop of UAS Technikum Wien at the Ove DC Day: Insight Into the Future of DC Grids

04 April, 2025

The event, organized by OVE and Smart Grids Austria, highlighted the challenges and opportunities of DC grids. New approaches to grid planning and components were discussed in the workshop.

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DC-Grid-Workshop of UAS Technikum Wien at the Ove DC Day: Insight Into the Future of DC Grids

On February 25, 2025, a joint event of OVE (Austrian Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies) and Smart Grids Austria took place at the House of Engineers under the name ‘DC Day’ on the topic of DC grids. As part of the GridEdge project, David Fellner, head of the master’s and bachelor’s degree programs in renewable energies, organized a workshop to bring together key stakeholders and evaluate the need for testing technology for modern DC grids.

The future of DC technology

The event provided a platform for experts from industry, science and standardization to exchange ideas. Among other things, the focus was on:

Experiences from real DC pilot projects
New technical standards and regulatory frameworks
The increasing role of DC in the energy transition

A student from the Renewable Energy program also participated and gained valuable insights into practical applications. The need for robust testing technology to test DC applications under realistic conditions was particularly emphasized.

GridEdge: Intelligent distribution grids for the energy transition

The GridEdge project is committed to the further development of intelligent distribution grids. The Smart Grid Lab at University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien offers an ideal test environment for this purpose, which is being expanded to include the latest testing and measurement technology. The aim is to test future products for grid compatibility and electromagnetic compatibility. In addition, the infrastructure serves as a basis for courses and student projects.

The successful event impressively demonstrated that DC grids play a central role in the energy transition and how important cooperation between science and industry is.

The GridEdge project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Labor and Economics and is part of the FFG program COIN Structure “FH – Research for the Economy” (9th call).