Workshop on “Mini Projects for Deployment of Smart Grid Technology”
Co-sponsored by UWI RDI, BGTT and Ministry of Education
General Description:
To meet the current energy demand, reduce carbon footprint and to effectively utilize devices of modern technology, we need to upgrade our existing electrical grids to smart grids. The smart grid can be regarded as an electric system that uses information technology, cyber secure communication technologies and computational intelligence in an integrated fashion across electricity generation, transmission, substations, distribution and consumption to achieve a system which is clean, safe, secure, reliable, resilient, efficient and sustainable. The smart grid is a modern electric power grid infrastructure for improved efficiency, reliability and safety with smooth integration of renewable and alternative energy sources through automated control, high power convertors, modern communication infrastructure, sensing & metering technologies and modern energy management techniques based on the optimization of demand, energy and network availability.
One of the integral part of Smart Grid Technology will be smart devices like the Arduino Uno, which is a very low cost microcontroller board based on the ATmega328. We can design any smart system like home automation system or surveillance system or smart home around Uno using various sensors. In this workshop we will introduce the participant with Uno board, its capabilities, its programming and various sensors/other supporting modules for implementation of smart systems. In the laboratory session each participant will work for a project to design a specific smart system. We will provide Uno board, some sensors and related documentation to each participant so that they can practice it at home/workplace and develop his/her own device/system.
This workshop on “Mini Projects For Deployment Of Smart Grid Technology” is a part of one of the capacity building activity of our UWI T&T RDI funded project on “Capacity Building And Research On Smart Grid Technology For The Caribbean Countries”.
Workshop Objectives:
- Create awareness about smart grid technology, its benefits and encourage public participation for its deployment in T&T.
- Capacity building in the area of smart grid technology.
- Assist CAPE level Electronics, Computer and Physics teachers in developing projects for students.
Workshop Outline:
- Overview of Smart Grid Technology, its benefits and challenges.
- Introduction to Arduino Uno board, its capabilities and programming.
- Introduction to sensors and supporting UNO modules.
- Designing smart systems using UNO for deployment of smart grid technology.
Target Audience: The workshop is designed and intended for CAPE level Electronics, Computer and Physics Teachers.