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The Pico-Grid Project
The Pico-Grid Project
The Idea for the Pico-Grid came from our professor, Dr. John Kidder. The ideas was bring together two students from different areas of study, Renewable Energy and Electro-Mechanical Engineering.
Problem Statement and Solution:
Modeling a micro-grid can be tricky. Using equations in Excel that compute solar irradiance and available power from wind, expected performance of the renewable energy system can be calculated.
The VTC pico-grid is a miniature micro-grid that uses real load data from the VTC campus. The load data provided by Green Mountain Power has been scaled down from 300 – 500 Kw to a more manageable load ranging from 30 – 50 W. Using a Raspberry PI we will be able to read real load data from a text file and execute the corresponding load profile with the use of LED’s.
To validate the model equations written in Excel, the VTC pico-grid will use real time physical data that can be tested against our theoretical data.