Future Expansion:
The lab is being established to train the students and working professional in the area of power system monitoring & control and renewable energy systems. The grants are expected from the various funding agencies to convert the lab into centre of Excellence. The certificate courses and continual education programmes are planned. Further, consultancy activities will be initiated in the area of distribution automation systems and design of HRES and training. The research area planned for the lab are as follows:
Renewable Energy Management Systems :
An energy management system (EMS) is a system of computer-aided tools used by operators of electric utility grids to monitor, control, and optimize the performance of the generation and/or transmission system.
Creation of Microgrids and Smartgrids in academic campuses :
A smart grid is an electrical grid which includes a variety of operational and energy measures including smart meters, smart appliances, renewable energy resources, and energy efficiency resources. Electronic power conditioning and control of the production and distribution of electricity are important aspects of the smart grid.
Measurement and Analysis of Power Quality of WTG systems :
Power quality determines the fitness of electric power to consumer devices. Synchronization of the voltage frequency and phase allows electrical systems to function in their intended manner without significant loss of performance or life.
Scheduling and forecasting for small scale integration of renewable energy sources :
A wind power forecast corresponds to an estimate of the expected production wind farms. By production is often meant available power for wind farm considered (with units kW or MW depending on the wind farm nominal capacity). Forecasts can also be expressed in terms of energy, by integrating power production over each time interval. Forecasting of the wind power generation may be considered at different time scales, depending on the intended application.
Automatic fault analysis systems :
Distribution SCADA system with Smart Grid Simulation Environment in laboratory monitors and controls the energy flow in the college campus. Voltage balance, power factor limits and Harmonic Distortions in distribution transformer are continuously measured. However, fault occurred in the loads of college campus modbus tool and alarm insists the operator with exact location of fault.
