Designing an Innovative Laboratory to Teach Concepts in Grid-tied Renewable and Other Dispersed Resources

Abstract

An undergraduate laboratory is designed for use as part of the energy conversion and power engineering areas of the curriculum. The proposed lab includes experimentation with dispersed resources (DR) in a utility-integrated mode. The most suitable DR types for the lab are photovoltaic and wind power sources, although other sources could also be used with some changes. Some of the issues that are becoming important in recent years, such as power quality, and renewable energy impact can be studied easily in the lab. At the same time, the lab allows conventional experimenting with machines. For situations where actual DR installations are not available, opportunities exist for simulating their characteristics.

Department(s)

Electrical and Computer Engineering

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0190-1052

Document Type

Article - Conference proceedings

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Citation

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text

Language(s)

English

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© 2024 American Society of Engineering Education, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Dec 1999

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