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The U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E)\u00a0announced $175 million for 68 research and development projects aimed at developing\u00a0disruptive technologies to strengthen the nation\u2019s advanced energy enterprise. The OPEN 2021 program prioritizes funding high-impact, high-risk technologies that support novel approaches to clean energy challenges. A team led by FREEDM<\/a> researcher Srdjan Lukic, Ph.D., Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at NC State, was awarded $4.8 Million to further develop a novel microgrid control platform.<\/p>\n “I’ve been working on an open-source microgrid controller using the Resilient Information\u00a0Architecture Platform for the Smart Grid (RIAPS) for several years now,” says Srdjan. “This\u00a0round of funding will expand that controller to include design capabilities.”<\/p>\n Microgrids are segments of the main electrical grid that can isolate when needed yet continue to\u00a0provide energy from local resources such as solar PV, batteries, or generators. Microgrids can\u00a0be as small as a single business or as large as an entire college campus. The FREEDM\u00a0approach to designing and operating microgrids will enable them to integrate and effectively\u00a0manage renewable generation on the distribution system while providing power to critical loads\u00a0during and after extreme weather events, when the rest of the grid may be damaged. Our\u00a0approach with a customizable controller will reduce costs and enable true scalability.<\/p>\n “RIAPS is a software platform for building distributed, fault tolerant, real-time applications,” says\u00a0Gabor Karsai, Ph.D, Professor at Vanderbilt University. “Its capabilities make it ideal for\u00a0microgrid functions like energy management, islanding transitions, and frequency control.”<\/p>\n The three year project will develop, implement, and demonstrate a structured microgrid\u00a0coordination\/control co-design flow that yields the selection of the right equipment, integrated\u00a0control, and a communication architecture. Each RIAPS node uses a low-cost hardware device\u00a0that hosts a suite of cyber secure control algorithms to effectively manage renewable generation\u00a0while providing power to critical loads.<\/p>\n Link to RIAPS Webinar<\/a>
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