SMART - Summer Microgrid Analysis and Research Training Internship
Microgrids are trending in our community nowadays. Resilience and reliability are the key drivers to many of the existing Microgrid deployments due to the impact of extreme weather events. The selected students will spend 8 weeks this summer working remotely with fellow students as a team on the analysis of Microgrid cases in California, North America and other countries to understand the industry practice and challenges; identify technology gaps and future research needs. The selected students will be mentored remotely by Stanford Bits and Watts faculty, Alaska Center for Energy and Power (ACEP) faculty, California Energy Commission Engineers, Commonwealth Edison, Total S.A. and many Bits and Watts industry members.
More information about Bits and Watts industry affiliates and some Microgrid sites to be analyzed through this internship.
- Bits and Watts industry affiliates, https://bitsandwatts.stanford.edu/membership/members
- California Energy Commission funded Microgrids, https://stanford.box.com/v/04-23-20-David-Erne-SGS-Slides
- ComEd Bronzeville Microgrid, https://www.comed.com/News/Pages/NewsReleases/2019_04_17.aspx
At the conclusion of the internship, participants will write a research paper and make a brief presentation on their project.
- Compare Grid-connected vs remote microgrids
- Compare various drivers and business models of microgrids
- Compare architecture and design requirements for microgrids
- Compare operations and controls of various microgrids
Open to all Stanford students, juniors through postgraduate, who have an established interest in the field of energy.
