| Affiliations: | Power System Automation Lab, Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Project Leader: | Ogbonnaya Bassey ogb.bassey@tamu.edu Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Faculty Mentor: | Dr. Karen Butler-Purry, Ph.D. |
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Meeting Times:
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TBA |
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Team Size:
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3 (Team Full) |
| Open Spots: | 0 |
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Special Opportunities:
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Team members will have the opportunity to learn computer simulation of power electronics and microgrids, possibly present their work at a conference and co-author conference, magazine and/or journal paper
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Team Needs:
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Preference will be given to students who have taken/currently enrolled in at least one of ECEN 438 (Power Electronics), ECEN 459 (Power system fault analysis and protection), ECEN 460 (Power system operation and Control) or related class
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Description:
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With the advances in signal processing and microprocessor technology, power electronics interfaced distributed generators have become popular. Power outages due to extreme weather conditions, cyber-attack, and occasional faults sometimes force sections of the power grid to operate in isolation to form autonomous microgrid. The control & operation of the autonomous microgrid present variants of the challenges required for the operation of the main power grid. This project will explore the state of art control and operation strategies of microgrids from literature, and identify current challenges and possible solutions. Power electronics interfaced distributed generator models will be developed and used for computer simulation studies to verify solutions to different control and operation challenges of autonomous microgrids.
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