Energy Distribution using Advanced Telemetry and Analytics (Energy D.A.T.A)

在全球范围内，能源系统正在转向更多地采用当地的清洁能源。可再生风能和太阳能、电动汽车和储能系统等技术对老化的能源基础设施，特别是电网提出了新的要求。北美电网是一台复杂的同步机器，跨越数十万公里运行。随着技术改变我们使用电网的方式，出现了许多与互联、通信、储能、可靠性、安全性以及电力市场结构的未来相关的应用研究问题。研究这些问题需要一系列复杂的设备，包括发电、储能和终端设备、计算机网络和数据系统。 “利用先进遥测和分析技术进行能源分配(能源数据)”研究项目利用新斯科舍社区学院先进的建筑、可再生能源基础设施和独特的校园地理分布，与当地行业合作伙伴合作，对一系列数据遥测和能源分析问题进行高级研究。该项目将建设一个“电网中的电网”，这是一种能够与较大的公用事业电网互联或隔离的研究微型电网。这一结果是一种非常有价值的研究工具。参与能源数据计划的当地公司将从事硬件开发、系统集成、模拟建模和各种导致商业应用的额外研究活动。这项研究活动还将有助于培训熟练工人，加强当地社区，并提高行业实施先进能源项目的能力。

Across the globe, energy systems are shifting towards greater adoption of local clean energy sources. Technologies such as renewable wind and solar, electric vehicles, and energy storage systems are placing new demands on aging energy infrastructure, particularly the electricity grid. The North American grid is a complex synchronized machine, operating across hundreds of thousands of kilometers. As technology changes how we use the grid, many applied research questions arise related to interconnection, communications, energy storage, reliability, safety, and the future of structure the electricity markets. Studying these questions requires a complex range of equipment including electricity generation, energy storage and end-use devices, computer networks, and data systems. The "Energy Distribution using Advanced Telemetry and Analytics (Energy DATA)" research program takes advantage of the Nova Scotia Community College's advanced buildings, renewable energy infrastructure, and unique geographic distribution of campuses to enable advanced research into a range of data telemetry and energy analysis questions in collaboration with local industry partners. The project will construct a 'grid within the grid,' a research micro-grid capable of interconnection, or isolation, from the larger utility grid. The result is a highly valuable research tool. Local companies participating in the Energy DATA program will engage in hardware development, systems integration, simulation modeling, and a variety of additional research activities leading to commercial applications. This research activity will also help train skilled workers, strengthen local communities, and improve industry's ability to implement advanced energy projects.