Development of Educational Tools for Electrical Microgrids

Authors

Melendez-Norona, Roxana

Larrondo-Petrie, Maria

Abstract

The U.S. National Science Foundation is currently supporting projects for workforce development and research in cybersecurity, state estimation and optimization smart electrical grids, based on simulations that may use real data. P ower systems administrators and customers are constantly seeking more resilient, secure and reliable power system. Electrical Microgrids represent a relevant portion of a smart power grid, where the microgrid may operate in grid-connected or islanded mode. Academic, Industrial and Government sectors are constantly considering the application of new tools concerning the study and analysis of microgrid design and operation, motivating the creation of modern tools for such purposes. This paper focuses on the proposed future design of tools for a Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCS) on Microgrid/State Estimation, Microgrid/Optimization and Microgrid/Cybersecurity. Thus, students, instructors and representatives from industry and government may be able to count on a resource to learn and expand their knowledge on microgrids. This paper presents the main ideas associated with the future design of MOOCS for the electrical microgrids field of research.