Modernizing the Undergraduate Power Engineering Curriculum with Real-Time Digital Simulation

本项目旨在开发一个新颖、实时、先进的电力系统仿真教学和本科生研究实验室，该实验室在仿真回路中结合了实际的计算机控制硬件。这些资源被用于开发和整合基于实时仿真的实验到本科电力工程教育中。作为该项目的一部分，正在开发和教授一门新的实时电力系统仿真课程，并对现有的六门课程进行改造，将实时仿真与硬件在环实验相结合。通过将实时仿真与硬件在环相结合，电力工程课程为学生提供了宝贵的实践经验，帮助他们了解真实的电力系统和电力系统元件如何实时响应。教学材料和项目成果通过在网站上张贴材料、通过工程教育和动力工程场所的会议和期刊论文以及通过实验室设备制造商的出版物进行传播。评估工作由大学学习中心的一位专家领导，采用定性和定量相结合的方法来监测进展情况，由工业界成员组成的外部咨询委员会正在监督该项目。更广泛的影响包括材料和结果的传播，推广和多样化的努力，以及为实践工程师举办的讲习班。

Engineering - Electrical (55)This project is developing a novel, real-time, state-of-the art power system simulation teaching and undergraduate research laboratory that incorporates actual computer-controlled hardware in the simulation loop. These resources are being used to develop and incorporate real-time simulation-based experiments into undergraduate power engineering education. As a part of this project, a new course on real-time power system simulation is being developed and taught, and six existing courses are being transformed to incorporate real-time simulation with hardware-in-the-loop experiments. By incorporating real-time simulations with hardware-in-the-loop the power engineering curriculum is providing students with valuable hands on experience, helping them understand how real power systems and power system elements respond in real-time. Instructional materials and project results are being disseminated by posting the material on a website, by conference and journal papers in both engineering education and power engineering venues, and through the laboratory equipment manufacturer's publications. Evaluation efforts, led by an expert from the University's learning center, are using a mixture of qualitative and quantitative methods to monitor progress, and an external advisory committee with industrial members is overseeing the project. The broader impacts include the dissemination of materials and results, outreach and diversity efforts, and workshops for practicing engineers.