MRI: Development of a Reconfigurable Microgrid Test Bed for Resilient and Sustainable Energy Systems Research and Education

目的：该项目的目标是开发一种新型的、可重新配置的微电网测试平台，以促进弹性和可持续能源基础设施系统领域的研究和教育。微电网是一个很有前途的范例，以整合一组异构的分布式能源，并可能最终成为未来公用事业电网的基石。智力优点：在这个项目中开发的独特的仪器目前还不存在。所开发的微电网试验台提供了一个关键的研究基础设施，以验证，验证和演示创新的电力系统概念和控制技术的微电网，否则不能在真实的公用电网容易地完成。在这一文书基础上作出的努力将大大增进我们对大规模安全部署替代能源和可再生能源的认识和理解。更广泛的影响：该项目的成功将为分布式能源的有效整合提供一个重要的研究平台，包括物理和控制接口要求，并通过演示限制这些标准和接口的性能。目前的几个研究项目和一些潜在的项目将直接受益于这一研究工具。三名博士生和几名本科生直接参与了这个项目，大量的其他本科生和研究生将受益于这一工具。除了科学研究外，该仪器还将用于迈阿密大学的本科生和研究生教育方案，特别是大量少数民族学生。

Objective: The objective of this project is to develop a novel, reconfigurable microgrid test bed that will promote research and education in the area of resilient and sustainable energy infrastructure systems. The microgrid is a promising paradigm to integrate a heterogeneous set of distributed energy resources and may eventually become the building blocks of future utility power grids.Intellectual Merit: The unique instrument developed in this project does not currently exist. The developed microgrid test bed provides a critical research infrastructure to verify, validate and demonstrate innovative power system concepts and control technologies for microgrids, which otherwise could not be readily done in a real utility power grid. The efforts based on this instrument will greatly advance our knowledge and understanding in large-scale, safe deployment of alternative and renewable energy resources. Broader Impact: The success of this project will provide a significant platform for research in the effective integration of distributed energy resources that includes physical and control interface requirements, and in bounding the performance of those standards and interfaces through demonstration. Several current research projects and a number of potential projects will directly benefit from this research instrument. Three PhD students and several undergraduate students are directly involved in this project and a large number of other undergraduate and graduate students will benefit from this instrument. In addition to scientific research, this instrument will be used for the educational programs of undergraduate and graduate students, especially the large population of minority students, at the University of Miami.