Overview
CE-CERT is a proud member of the CalTestBed Program, testing a variety of new energy technologies such as Electric, Connected and Automated Vehicle testing, Sustainable Integrated Grid Initiative, Vehicle to Grid testing, and more. This membership provides access to diverse California communities and partnerships within the California Energy Commission's Innovative Ecosystem. CalTestbed offers a wide collection of assets, facilities, infrastructure, and resources on a global scale to clean energy entrepreneurs. CalTestBed's initiative will provide $8.8 million in testing vouchers to clean energy innovators to use at one of nearly 30 testing facilities through California. You can find a description of each of CE-CERT's CalTestBed facilities below.
If you are interested in learning more about CE-CERT's facilities to test or validate your clean energy device, please contact us: certinfo@cert.ucr.edu
More Information
For more information on the CalTestBed program and to apply, please visit: CalTestBed Website
Services Available
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Electric Drive Vehicle Testing Laboratories
Technology Type
Testing Capabilites
Heavy Duty Dynomometer We perform testing on any electric truck in a wide range of configurations. Light Duty Chassis Dynamometer We perform testing on any light-duty electric vehicle in a wide range of configurations. EV Data Acquisition System: Real-Time Monitoring System Software and Sensors We perform measuring dynamometer physical loads, battery SOC, vehicle voltage, current, and energy efficiency services. Point of contact: Kent Johnson, kjohnson@cert.ucr.edu
Vehicle Testing Laboratories Web Page
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SIGI: Sustainable Integrated Grid Initiative Testbed
Technology Type
Testing Capabilities
Solar Panels We perform extensive solar testing including soiling, efficiency, curtailment, performance, microgrid integration, and islanding. Inverters We perform efficiency testing (5kW to MW+), curtailment, islanding, voltage support, reactive power control, and grid ancillary services. Battery Energy Storage We perform microgrid integration, control optimization, Battery Management System (BMS), performance, and islanding services. Microgrid Control and Integration We perform system architecture, net zero configuration, distributed generation, controls, and load management services. Load Management We perform SCADA, islanding, microgrid integration, control optimization, and energy profiling services. Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) We perform system optimization, system configuration, energy measurement, and load management performance monitoring services. Vehicle to Grid As of 2019, SIGI now offers testing of vehicle-to-grid algorithms using the latest V2G inverter systems. Point of contact: Sadrul Ula, Sadrul.Ula@ucr.edu
SIGI Web Page
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Electric Motor System Testing Laboratories
Technology Type
Testing Capabilities
Industrial Electric Motors We perform zero rated torque, efficiency at various loading condition, quantification of voltage and current harmonics, range 0-100hp testing. Variable Frequency Drives We perform efficiency at various loading condition, quantification of voltage and current harmonics, range 0-100hp testing. Wind Generators We perform zero rated torque, efficiency at various loading condition, quantification of voltage and current harmonics, range 0-100hp testing. Custom Designed Special Purpose Electric Motors We perform zero rated torque, efficiency at various loading condition, quantification of voltage and current harmonics, range 0-100hp testing. Point of contact: Sadrul Ula, sadrul.ula@ucr.edu
Electric Motor System Web Page
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V2G: Vehicle to Grid
Technology Type
Testing Capabilities
Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) We perform V2G capability, performance, measurement, access control, billing, and communication services. V2G Capabilities We provide energy measurements, capacity, vehicle connectivity, and protocol services. Microgrid Control Integration We provide system architecture, net zero configurations, controls, and load management services. Load Management We perform SCADA, islanding, microgrid integration, control optimization and energy profiling services. Vehicle Activity We provide energy profiles, trip activity, charging activity, GIS based analysis, and vehicle energy monitory services.
Point of Contact: Mike Todd, mike@cert.ucr.edu
V2G Web Page
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Water Energy Nexus
Technology Type
Testing Capabilities
Energy Management Systems (EMS) We perform customized development and validation services. Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) We perform customized development and validation services. Real-Time Monitoring System Software and Sensors We perform development, testing, and validation services. Point of Contact: Sadrul Ula, sadrul.ula@ucr.edu
Water Energy Nexus Web Page
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Field Testing and HIL Testing of Smart Grid Monitoring and Control
Technology Type
Testing Capabilities
Smart Grid Sensor Testing We perform testing on synchrophasors, sysnchowaveforms, grid asset sensors, line sensors, substaintion SCADA systems, behind the meter sensors, building sensors, fault locations, isolations, and service restoration (FLISR), etc.) Smart Grid Control Testing We perform testing on Volt-VAR control and Volt-watt control based inverter-based distributed energy resources (DERs), voltage and frequency ride-through control, DERMS, advanced distribution management, frequency regulation, demand response, etc. Field Test Capability The available field test capability is at medium voltage and low voltage three-phase systems; including a collection of multiple 12 kV power distribution feeders; with various types of loads and DERs. Lab-scale (pre-field) Assessment of Smart Grid Monitoring & Control Technologies We preform testing by using its state-of-the-art hardware-in-the-loop (HiL) testing facility; including both performance and cyber-security assessment. Point of Contact: Hamed Mohsenian-Rad, Hamed@ece.ucr.edu
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Battery and Solar Energy Materials and Devices
Technology Type
Testing Capabilities
Renewable Generation Solar Cells - Efficiency, stability, testing under artificial environment, and testing of next-generation solar cells. Energy Storage Batteries - Charging/discharging, cyclic performance, long-term stability, and rate performance. Material-Based Electrochemical Cells - Cyclic/linear/chrono voltammetry, coulometry and potentiometry, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Material-Based Materials Characterization - Electron microscopy, optical spectroscopy, crystallographic analysis, elemental analysis, and surface topography. Material-Based Materials Synthesis - Chemical vapor deposition (CVD), hydrothermal and solvothermal synthesis, and electrodeposition. Material-Based Device Fabrication - Thin-film devices, solar cells, photoelectrochemical cells, electrochemical cells, and coin-cell batteries. Point of Contact: Alfredo Martinez-Morales, alfmart@ece.ucr.edu
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DERL: Distributed Energy Resources Laboratory
Technology Type Testing Capabilities Solar Panels Soiling, efficiency, curtailment, performance, microgrid integration, islanding Inverters Efficiency testing (5kW to MW+), curtailment, islanding, voltage support, reactive power control, grid ancillary services Battery Energy Storage Microgrid integration, control optimization, Battery Management System (BMS), performance, islanding Microgrid Control and Integration System architecture, net zero configuration, controls, distributed generation, load management Load Management SCADA, islanding, microgrid integration, control optimization, energy profiling Supervisory control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) System optimization, system configuration, energy measurement, load management, performance monitoring Vehicle to Grid As of 2019, SIGI now offers testing of vehicle-to-grid algorithms using the latest V2G inverter systems. Point of Contact: Alfredo Martinez-Morales, alfmart@ece.ucr.edu
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Hydrogen Blending and Exposure Testing
Technology Type Testing Capabilities Materials-Based Elemental Analysis -Analysis of Hydrogen, Oxygen, and Nitrogen content in inorganic solids. Materials-Based Gas Chromatography -Identification and quantification of gases and a wide range of organic compounds in solution or gas phase Renewable Generation Gas Leakage -Evaluation and quantification of gas leaks at flow rates between 5 and 2,000 ml/min at pressure of up to 50 psig Materials-Based Gaseous Hydrogen Charging -Prolonged exposure in gaseous Hydrogen environment, at pressure of up to 1,000 psig and temperature of up to 250°F Materials-Based Electrochemical Hydrogen Charging – Controllable charging rate and pH environment Materials-Based Mechanical Strength Testing –Tensile strength, compression, fracture testing, hardness testing, and Charpy impact toughness Point of Contact: Arun Raju, arun@engr.ucr.edu
CalTestBed Contributing Partners