Implementation of Microgrid Virtual Laboratory in a Design Course in Electrical Engineering

Chai, Hua; Priestley, Matthew; Tang, Xiuhui; Ravishankar, Jayashri

doi:10.1109/tale48869.2020.9368350

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“…systems. A virtual microgrid experiment introduced in (Chai et al, 2020) uses Simscape, an electrical power system toolbox in the M.A.T.L.A.B./Simulink software package, to model the microgrid. Students can download and install software packages and libraries on their personal computers and do the experiment remotely.…”

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“…Reference (Das, 2018) proposes a MATLAB-Simulink modelling based experiment to understand the characteristic of solar PV cells and solar PV systems. A virtual microgrid experiment introduced in (Chai et al, 2020) uses Simscape, an electrical power system toolbox in MATLAB/Simulink software package, to model the microgrid. Students can download and install software packages and libraries on their personal computers and can do the experiment remotely.…”

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Developing and Delivering a Remote Experiment based on the Experiential Learning framework during COVID-19 Pandemic

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Dissawa²,

Ekanayake³

et al. 2022

IJAE.j.asia.edu

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The students following Engineering disciplines should acquire a conceptual understanding of the concepts and the processors and attitudes. There are two recognizable learning environments for students: classroom and laboratory environments. With the COVID-19 Pandemic, both environments merged to online environments, impacting students' processes and characteristic attitudes development. This paper introduces a theoretical framework based on experiential learning to plan and deliver processes online. A case study based on the power-factor correction experiment was presented. The traditional experiment that runs for 2 hours was broken into smaller tasks such as pre-lab activity, simulation exercise, PowerPoint presentation, remote laboratory activity, and final report based on the experiential learning approach. The delivery of the lab under online mode delivery was presented. Then students' performance was compared before and after the online mode of delivery. It was found that students' performance on average has a distinct improvement. In order to obtain students' reflections about the online experiential learning approach, a questionnaire that carries close and open-ended questions was administered. The majority of the students liked the approach followed and praised for allowing them to experiment in a novel way during the COVID-19.

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Developing and Delivering a Remote Experiment based on the Experiential Learning framework during COVID-19 Pandemic

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Dissawa²,

Ekanayake³

et al. 2022

IJAE.j.asia.edu

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“…Changing the thyristor-controlled series capacitor can improve the voltage control capability, meaning that the system can maintain a steady operation with a higher wind power penetration rate [5]. Therefore, the impact on the system's voltage stability of having distributed generation to the power grid should be carefully studied [5][6][7][8].…”

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Analytical Methods of Voltage Stability in Renewable Dominated Power Systems: A Review

2022

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The ongoing development of renewable energy and microgrid technologies has gradually transformed the conventional energy infrastructure and upgraded it into a modernized system with more distributed generation and localized energy storage options. Compared with power grids utilizing synchronous generation, inverter-based networks cannot physically provide large amounts of inertia, which means that more advanced and extensive studies regarding stability considerations are required for such systems. Therefore, appropriate analytical methods are needed for the voltage stability analysis of renewable-dominated power systems, which incorporate a large number of inverters and distributed energy sources. This paper provides a comprehensive literature review of voltage stability analyses of power systems with high levels of renewable energy penetration. A series of generalized evaluation schemes and improvement methods relating to the voltage stability of power systems integrated with various distributed energy resources are discussed. The existing voltage stability analysis methods and corresponding simulation verification models for microgrids are also reviewed in a systematic manner. The traditional and improved voltage stability analysis methods are reviewed according to the microgrid operation mode, the types of distributed generators, and the microgrid configurations. Moreover, the voltage stability indices, which play a crucial role in voltage stability assessments, are critically evaluated in terms of the applicable conditions. The associated modeling and simulation techniques are also presented and discussed. This contribution presents guidelines for voltage stability analysis and instability mitigation methods for modern renewable-rich power systems.

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“…With the growing technological advancements and considering the special needs of some specific students group, several institutes are adopting appropriate technologies [4] to provide some form of remote learning environment for them [5] in parallel with the face-to-face mode. The remote learning environment requires additional capabilities on all sides of the learning system such as the university required to provide resources, technical and technological facilities, skilled academic staff, and students.…”

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Exploring Teaching and Learning Experience during COVID-19 Pandemic in Engineering Education

Arif

Shafiullah

2022

Sustainability

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The education system is continuously modernizing by accommodating the need due to the industrial revolution. Various teaching modes are also introduced including a diverse range of students, particularly in engineering education. The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted normal education worldwide, forced to shut down campus activity for an extended period which forced Universities to adopt alternative approaches to continue student’s academic year. Engineering education faced significant challenges to find a realistic substitution for lab-based hands-on activity as well as group or team-based learning experiences. It is therefore very important to know the challenges and ways to address them. This paper evaluates the teaching and learning experiences observed in engineering education in Australia and abroad during the COVID-19 period compared to the pre-COVID period. The key motivation of this study is to identify key challenges arises due to COVID-19, develop Teaching & Learning (T & L) approaches to address these challenges and evaluate the effectiveness of the applied changes in the T & L approach, identify shortcomings, and find ways to improve them. The student feedback on selected engineering units have been collected from Deakin and Murdoch university in Australia to evaluate the performances of the applied changes. This data is considered as an authentic source of information to compare and identify the key challenges and effectiveness for students’ learning in pre-COVID and during COVID condition. This study later explored various literatures to gather experiences from other universities across the globe and by analysing all findings including academic experiences finally developed constructive recommendations for improvement. It is found that the current form of online mode of teaching has room to improve further as one segment of students finds it challenging and some others like a few approaches. It is also found that the online infrastructure, staff skills to innovate new unit designs, and motivating students are the other challenging areas. Therefore, a new teaching and learning framework is required to overcome all the challenges for future learning.

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Implementation of Microgrid Virtual Laboratory in a Design Course in Electrical Engineering

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Developing and Delivering a Remote Experiment based on the Experiential Learning framework during COVID-19 Pandemic

Developing and Delivering a Remote Experiment based on the Experiential Learning framework during COVID-19 Pandemic

Analytical Methods of Voltage Stability in Renewable Dominated Power Systems: A Review

Exploring Teaching and Learning Experience during COVID-19 Pandemic in Engineering Education

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