MRI: Acquisition of a Microgrid Cyber-Physical Testbed for Advanced Energy Management Systems

这个主要研究仪器项目将获得一个微电网网络物理测试平台，以实现对南达科他州州立大学（SDSU）及其合作者正在开发的新技术的模拟、仿真和测试，从而实现微电网的开发和部署。拟议中的微电网网络物理测试平台将成为SDSU所有教职员工、博士后研究人员、研究生和本科生以及南达科他州和北达科他州其他研究人员的可用资源。该网络物理试验平台将使电力电子、电力系统、控制和能源市场的研究人员能够进行跨学科的开发和合作，并为与行业以及国家和国际合作伙伴的合作研究奠定基础。该项目不仅将促进能源可持续性，还将促进经济发展和就业机会。通过培训专业人员使用这一新系统，该项目将有助于建设一支熟练的劳动力队伍。研究人员将在现有课程中增加新的材料和实验室课程，并为研究生和本科生提供研究和教育经验。将组织一个研讨会，培训该地区的其他学生，教师和电力专业人员，并帮助招募代表性不足的学生参加STEM项目。具体来说，该设备将加强SDSU微电网实验室在三个研究领域的研究基础设施：a）能源管理和可再生能源的集成，B）网络物理系统安全，以及c）能源设计，仿真建模，和电源管理。研究能力将通过与国家可再生能源实验室（NREL）的合作进一步提高，将其电源硬件在环（PHIL）功能与拟议的网络物理测试平台远程连接。这种互连将利用SDSU微电网实验室的研究能力以及NREL能源系统集成设施的广泛电网测试和高性能计算能力。测试期间收集的数据将提供新的控制架构与包括不同分布式能源的电网相互作用的新证据。在达喀尔安装这种独特的设备将通过分析微电网中整合不同能源的影响来设计和测试新型先进的能源管理系统。预计这些成果将推动偏远地区、城市地区和大型建筑物的能源基础设施，重点是数据中心。此外，该设备将能够实时分析电源管理系统对存储设备动态和寿命的影响，并能够设计新的算法来调度电池和超级电容器，延长其寿命并确保经济运行。

This Major Research Instrumentation project will acquire a microgrid cyber-physical testbed to enable the simulation, emulation, and testing of novel technologies being developed by South Dakota State University (SDSU) and its collaborators to enable microgrid development and deployment. The proposed microgrid cyber-physical testbed will be a resource available to all SDSU faculty, staff, postdoctoral researchers, graduate and undergraduate students, as well as other researchers across South Dakota and North Dakota. This cyber-physical testbed will enable the interdisciplinary development and collaboration among researchers in power electronics, power systems, controls, and energy markets, and laying the groundwork for collaborative research with industry as well as national and international partners. This project will not only advance energy sustainability, but also promote economic development and employment opportunities. Through the training of professionals in the use of this new system, this project will contribute to building a skilled workforce. The investigators will add new materials and lab curricula to current courses, and provide research and educational experiences to both graduate and undergraduate students. A workshop will be organized to train other students, faculty, and power professionals in the region, and help recruit underrepresented students to STEM programs.Specifically, this equipment will enhance the research infrastructure of SDSU Microgrid Laboratory in three research areas: a) energy management and integration of renewable energy sources, b) cyber-physical system security, and c) energy resource design, simulation modeling, and power management. The research capacity will be further enhanced through collaborations with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) by remotely connecting their Power-Hardware-In-The- Loop (PHIL) capabilities with the proposed cyber-physical testbed. This interconnection will leverage the SDSU Microgrid Laboratory's research capabilities and the extensive grid testing and high performance computing capabilities at NREL Energy Systems Integration Facility. The data collected during testing will provide new evidence of the interaction of new control architectures with the grid that includes different distributed energy resources. The installation of this unique equipment in the Dakotas will enable the design and testing of novel advanced energy management systems by analyzing the impact of integrating different energy resources in microgrids. The results are expected to advance energy infrastructure in remote areas, urban areas, and large buildings, with a focus on data centers. Furthermore, this equipment will enable real-time analysis on the impact of power management systems in storage device dynamics and lifetime, and enable the design of novel algorithms to dispatch batteries and ultra-capacitors, extending their lifetime and ensuring economical operation.