Renewable Energy and Energy Saving Laboratory
Head
Aram Sergey Harutyunyan
PhD, CIS Honoured Power Engineer
E-mail: Aram.Harutyunyan@energinst.am
Tel.: +374 10 542-793
Main directions of the laboratory activity:
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Scientific support to the energy audits of power supply and power consumption installations
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Development of the theoretical part of energy saving measures, mathimatical models and computer software packages
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Development of energy saving measures for 110 kV and higher transmission networks, as well asfor110 – 0.38/0.22 kV distribution networks
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Scientific support and guidance for introduction of energy saving measures
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Feasibility study calculations of energy saving potential and measures,
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Calculations and study of reliability and voltage quality indicators for consumers, development of improvement recommendations.
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Database creation, modeling and calculation of the current schemes and regime data
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Assessment of energy saving, electricity quality indicators and supply reliability in 6(10) – 0.38/0.22 kV distribution networks and development of the draft programs aimed at the provision of recommendations to the improvement of the aforesaid issues.
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Calculationand analysis of reactive power regimesindifferent enterprises, development and provision of equalization measuresfor reactive power
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Modeling ofthe regimesof planned small HPPs or the ones operated on asynchronous generators, as well as calculations of the regimes, analysis of the results, development of reactive power equalization measuresand provision to the client
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Implementation of other thematic works and projects, research and analysisof the results, development of recommendations
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Joint implementation and coordination of scientific and technical works with other laboratories and organizations.
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Elaboration of policy and strategy for renewable energy development and environmental protection
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Research on reserve potential of alternative energy sources
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Studies of technologies and investment market, assessment of feasibility and ecological efficiency of pilot projects
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Conceptual research on legal and regulation field development, as well as investment policy and strategy
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Development of programs for promotion of investments in the sector by means of scientific support to these programs and provision of consulting services
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Assessmentoftechnicalindicators ofthenewengineeringdesigntesting
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Organisation of seminars, round tables, public and professional discussions targeted at scientific cooperation, experince exchange, technology transferandprograms
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Organisationof scientific, educational discussions and events on renewable energy and climate change issues, as well as participation in such events
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Collection and classification of the required measuring, technical, constructional, economical, climate and other data needed for the development of technical project
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Projects implementation and course guidance, identification of technical and economic indicatorsafter thesystems commissioning and development of conclusions
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Preparationof legal, normative-technical documentation and permission packages
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Preparationof the draft projects for submission toan independent expertevaluation.