CURENT-Smart Grid
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Cost: Free for commuting students | Residential: $985.00
This program is sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy, CURENT Engineering Research Center! Learn about how the electric grid is being adapted to incorporate renewable sources such as solar arrays and wind turbine farms. Students will use a simulation tool to explore how the grid responds to loss of equipment and extreme power demands when these problems might lead to blackouts. A market experiment on pricing electricity is also part of the program. In addition students will learn about computer networks and cyber security. Students will work with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute faculty and graduate students on hands-on activities and go on a tour of the regional New York power grid manufacturing or control facilities.
What You Will Learn:
- Different energy sources and forms of energy
- Alternative energy sources
- Energy Consumption and conversion
- Power system transmission systems
- Computer networking for the Smart Grid
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