ELEC 6660 - Introduction to Smart Grid

Prerequisite: ELEC 6637. Review of power systems and power electronics, renewable energy sources (RES), wind power, wind turbine, solar power, photovoltaic panels, integration of RES with power grid, energy storage technologies, electric vehicles and their charging infrastructures, microgrid, demand response. Simulation and programming in professional power system software tools, Matlab/Simulink, PowerWorld, Matpower and PSCAD will be required. 3 credits.