Design and implementation of laboratory-based smart power system

Design and implementation of laboratory-based smart power system Conference

Salehi, V, Mazloomzadeh, A, Fernandez, J et al. (2011). Design and implementation of laboratory-based smart power system .

Modern power system grid incorporates controllers, communications and information technology infrastructures into the electrical power system to create a smart grid in terms of operation. In this paper, the concept of real time control of a smart grid will be discussed by developing a micro grid test-bed at the Energy System Research Laboratory at Florida International University. This hardware/software based system includes implementation of control strategies for generating stations, as well as power transfer to loads in a laboratory scale reaching to 35 kilowatts, monitoring all system parameters and controlling various components developed in this setup. Laboratory experiments and their analysis give the students a high level of knowledge to understand the concepts of power system engineering fundamentals and the required demonstrations needed for smart grid implementation in the real world. Educational application of this laboratory-based smart grid and its real-time operation analysis capability provide a platform for investigation of the most challenging aspects of actual real world power system and its operation in real time. © 2011 American Society for Engineering Education.