Automation Systems - E²CON-CHP

  • Single control concept for gas engine, generator and CHP auxiliary units
  • Hydrogen-ready for admixture through 100% H2
  • Supports premix lean-burn gas engines from 250 to 2,000 kW and 4 to 20 cylinders
  • Closed-loop control of engine speed, power and air/gas mixture
  • Start/stop sequences for island and grid-parallel operation
  • Wastegate and ignition management
  • Individual-cylinder knock control and misfire detection
  • Monitoring of sensors, measured values, cooling and heating circuits

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The E²CON-CHP is a automation systems product from AVAT for hydrogen and fuel-cell system applications. Its specified configuration includes Fuel: hydrogen, including up to 100% H2; supported engine output 250–2,000 kW; 4–20 cylinders; application engine and CHP control. Its principal deployment contexts include hydrogen-fueled chp plants and gas-engine conversion or retrofit projects using hydrogen admixture. The technical design also includes single control concept for gas engine, generator and chp auxiliary units, hydrogen-ready for admixture through 100% h2, supports premix lean-burn gas engines from 250 to 2,000 kw and 4 to 20 cylinders, closed-loop control of engine speed, power and air/gas mixture. Its documented capability set includes controls engine speed, power and air/gas mixture; coordinates engine, generator and CHP auxiliaries; supports hydrogen operation up to 100% H2. For system designers evaluating automation systems, these details define the model's operating values, physical or control characteristics, and the functions available for integration into the relevant hydrogen process or electrochemical system. The product can also be applied in new chp installations designed for operation up to 100% hydrogen, with selection based on the stated specifications and the surrounding system requirements.

Use Cases

  • Hydrogen-fueled CHP plants
  • Gas-engine conversion or retrofit projects using hydrogen admixture
  • New CHP installations designed for operation up to 100% hydrogen
  • Grid-parallel and island-mode cogeneration control

Capabilities

  • Controls engine speed, power and air/gas mixture
  • Coordinates engine, generator and CHP auxiliaries
  • Supports hydrogen operation up to 100% H2
  • Performs knock control and misfire detection with automatic power reduction
  • Manages cooling/heating circuits and fan controls
  • Connects to ignition systems over CAN
AVAT Automation GmbH AVAT Automation GmbH is a German company developing intelligent control and automation products for decentralized energy supply, with a dedicated hydrogen (H2) product portfolio for power-to-gas and sector-coupling applications. Its E²CON-CHP motor and combined-heat-and-power (CHP) control system is hydrogen-ready, capable of safely regulating and monitoring gas engines and CHP units running on hydrogen blends up to 100% hydrogen. AVAT's SE²MASTER energy center control system coordinates electrolyzers, CHP units, other generators, storage, and consumers into an integrated whole, while its AI-based SE²OPTIMIZER forecasting and automated plant optimization tool aims to make renewable hydrogen economically competitive without subsidies. The company positions itself as a driver of the decentralized energy transition, developing controls that connect energy, sectors, and infrastructure in distributed energy systems.

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