Objectives

BACC aims to design, test and transfer direct-current energy architectures suited to the needs of tropical buildings.

1. Directly integrate photovoltaics with building uses

Develop and test PV-DC architectures capable of directly supplying multi-kilowatt loads, particularly air-conditioning and food refrigeration systems.

2. Use artificial intelligence to manage energy

Design predictive algorithms to anticipate photovoltaic generation and load profiles, optimise self-consumption and improve nanogrid resilience.

3. Integrate distributed energy storage

Investigate the interoperability of several storage technologies, especially batteries and hydrogen, together with their conversion and control strategies.

4. Prepare deployment in tropical environments

Develop techno-economic scenarios, address electrical safety issues and contribute to the standards required for the wider deployment of DC grids.