This National Science Foundation award of $102,289 provides funding for a one-year project grant to The University of New Mexico titled "MRI: Acquisition of a Network Emulator for Cyber Security Research of Electric Power Grids." The goal is to purchase a co-simulation tool to model cyber-physical systems and conduct cybersecurity research on critical infrastructure like power grids. This tool will enable researchers to study cyberattacks in a digital twin platform without risking an...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant titled "ASCENT: BOOSTING CYBER AND PHYSICAL RESILIENCE OF POWER ELECTRONICS-DOMINATED DISTRIBUTION GRIDS IN ENERGY SPACE" to the San Diego State University Research Foundation under the NSF Directorate for Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program. The project aims to develop an innovative sensing and control system to enhance the cyber-physical resilience of power distribution systems with a high penetration of power...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $239,384 Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to North Carolina State University (NC State) to develop a high-performance framework for accelerating the simulation of power system dynamics. The project, titled "HYPERTRAN: HIGH-PERFORMANCE TRANSIENT STABILITY SIMULATION OF POWER SYSTEMS ON MODERN PARALLEL COMPUTING HARDWARE," aims to create software representations and computational workflows to enable parallelism...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering (CFDA 47.041) project grant award to Iowa State University of Science and Technology totaling $411,904 will develop new methods to accelerate long-term electromagnetic transient (EMT) simulations of electric grids powered by renewable energy resources. The key research objectives are to: Model transmission lines using improved lumped-parameter approaches to minimize simulation errors, Engineer a specialized numerical integration algorithm to...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) grant award, under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), will provide $393,500 to Michigan State University (MSU) to acquire a real-time simulator for studying power grid dynamics and performance. The project aims to enhance the stability, resilience, and cybersecurity of the U.S. power grid through collaborative, multidisciplinary research. Key research activities enabled by the simulator include developing...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $484,965 project grant under the Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program to New York University (NYU) to develop transformative concepts and methodologies to enhance situational awareness of electric power distribution systems. The project aims to address challenges in integrating distributed renewable energy generation by enabling real-time tracking of distribution system operating states. Key objectives include learning-based continuous-time system...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program award to Oklahoma State University (OSU) provides $394,768.00 in funding over 5 years (award date: Sep 1, 2024 - Aug 31, 2029) to develop advanced modeling, simulation, and analysis capabilities for power systems with high penetration of inverter-based renewable energy resources. The key objectives are to: 1) establish a symbolic framework for formulating component dynamics using switched differential algebraic equations, 2) develop...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program project grant to the University of Tennessee aims to develop a unified multi-timescale modeling and simulation framework for analyzing the complex dynamics of inverter-dense power grids integrating renewable energy resources. The $350,257 award, with a project period from Mar 1, 2024 to Feb 28, 2027, will establish heterogeneous multiscale methods and semi-analytical solution techniques to enable accurate and efficient power system...
This NSF Directorate for Engineering (CFDA 47.041) project grant award to the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) for $1,499,991 from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2027 aims to develop a unified framework for modernizing power systems and integrating multiple renewable energy resources. The project, titled "ASCENT: From Sensors to Multiscale Digital Twin to Autonomous Operation of Resilient Electric Power Grids," will leverage advancements in control, power electronics, and...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems Federal Project Grant, awarded under CFDA 47.041 Engineering program, provides $350,000 to Arizona State University to develop advanced dynamic modeling and stability assessment tools for distribution power systems with high penetration of distributed energy resources (DERs). The key objectives are to: 1) identify and model critical nonlinear dynamics missing from existing load models, 2) create...