IRES: Track I: U.S.-France Program for INverter-based And Cybersecure Control and Communication for eLEctric power system (PINNACLE)

IRES：第一轨：美国-法国电力系统基于逆变器和网络安全控制与通信的计划 (PINNACLE)

• 批准号: 2107163
• 负责人: Ali Mehrizi-Sani
• 金额: $ 30万
• 依托单位: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-09-01 至 2024-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2107163&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: IRES; Track; U.S.; France; Program

The current workforce market is globally oriented; therefore, it is imperative that our students can compete for jobs not only within our borders, but also internationally. This IRES program, PINNACLE, builds on the PIs' decade-long history of collaboration with Grenoble Institute of Technology, whose electrical engineering program is ranked first in France. PINNACLE trains and sends 18 U.S. students (6 each year) for 8 weeks to Grenoble to engage in research and extracurricular activities, including language instruction, several industry visits, and integration with an existing international internship program. A significant outcome of this program is producing well-rounded U.S. engineer-researcher workforce who are globally competitive. Several industry partners of Grenoble have a very visible presence in the United States, e.g., RTE, Schneider Electric, and Siemens, which further helps with the workforce preparation of our scholars. A result of this program will be broadening the participation of underrepresented groups through our recruitment plan. We will disseminate our research outcomes broadly by pursuing both technical publications (reporting the research results) and educational publications (reporting the mechanics of the IRES program: its distinguishing factors, students' feedback, institutional impacts, support services, success measures, and demographics). Furthermore, this work benefits our society and environment by (i) training the workforce required for efficient integration of renewable energy resources, (ii) increasing career interest in power system and the smart grid, and (iii) improving the quality and quantity of power engineering workforce.This IRES program, PINNACLE, builds on the PIs' decade-long history of collaboration with Grenoble Institute of Technology, whose electrical engineering program is ranked first in France. PINNACLE trains and sends 18 U.S. students (6 each year) for 8 weeks to Grenoble to engage in research and extracurricular activities, including language instruction, several industry visits, and integration with an existing international internship program, in its G2Elab. We include a contingency plan for possible travel restrictions. The overarching theme of students' research projects is to enable a massively inverter-based electric power system while addressing their control, communication, and cybersecurity requirements and challenges. As the power system transitions to include a larger share of renewables and inverter-based generation, it challenges conventional stability and control concepts. Simultaneously, the electric power grid's growing dependency on information and communication technology (ICT) significantly increases its vulnerability to network unavailability and security issues. Therefore, ensuring timely and secure delivery of data is central to guaranteeing the performance of control, optimization, and supervisory systems. This work is expected to contribute to (i) algorithms to study the feasibility of interconnection of renewables to the power system, (ii) control and design of power systems, microgrids, and inverters in 100% renewables setting, and (iii) inverter and microgrid cybersecurity under communication-enabled strategies. This is an area in which the U.S. PIs and French collaborators have complementary expertise. Under Grenoble mentorship, the U.S. students work on these research challenges. Students' exposure to these problems, especially in a European context, is expected to help them think of innovative solutions to the similar challenges in the United States. Additionally, G2Elab has active collaborations with several industry partners, which facilitates industry tours and field trips. This program is mutually beneficial and strengthens our existing collaboration by providing a framework for conducting research projects of common interest. We will recruit nationally for this program and expect that our program alumni will be a cohort of individuals with highly desired skills for industry and graduate programs.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

当前的劳动力市场面向全球；因此，我们的学生不仅能够在国内竞争工作，而且能够在国际上竞争工作。 IRES 项目 PINNACLE 建立在 PI 与格勒诺布尔理工学院长达十年的合作历史之上，格勒诺布尔理工学院的电气工程项目在法国排名第一。 PINNACLE 培训并派遣 18 名美国学生（每年 6 名）前往格勒诺布尔进行为期 8 周的研究和课外活动，包括语言指导、多次行业访问以及与现有国际实习计划的整合。该计划的一个重要成果是培养具有全球竞争力的全面发展的美国工程研究员队伍。格勒诺布尔的几个行业合作伙伴在美国有着非常显着的影响力，例如 RTE、施耐德电气和西门子，这进一步帮助我们学者的劳动力准备。该计划的结果将是通过我们的招聘计划扩大代表性不足群体的参与。我们将通过技术出版物（报告研究结果）和教育出版物（报告 IRES 计划的机制：其独特因素、学生反馈、机构影响、支持服务、成功衡量标准和人口统计）来广泛传播我们的研究成果。 。此外，这项工作还通过以下方式造福我们的社会和环境：(i) 培训有效整合可再生能源资源所需的劳动力，(ii) 提高对电力系统和智能电网的职业兴趣，以及 (iii) 提高电力的质量和数量工程劳动力。这个 IRES 项目 PINNACLE 建立在 PI 与格勒诺布尔理工学院长达十年的合作历史之上，格勒诺布尔理工学院的电气工程项目在法国排名第一。 PINNACLE 培训并派遣 18 名美国学生（每年 6 名）前往格勒诺布尔进行为期 8 周的研究和课外活动，包括语言教学、多次行业访问以及在其 G2Elab 中与现有国际实习计划的整合。我们针对可能的旅行限制制定了应急计划。学生研究项目的首要主题是实现基于逆变器的大规模电力系统，同时解决其控制、通信和网络安全要求和挑战。随着电力系统转向包含更大份额的可再生能源和基于逆变器的发电，它对传统的稳定性和控制概念提出了挑战。同时，电网对信息和通信技术（ICT）的依赖日益增加，大大增加了其对网络不可用和安全问题的脆弱性。因此，确保及时、安全地传输数据对于保证控制、优化和监控系统的性能至关重要。这项工作预计将有助于 (i) 研究可再生能源与电力系统互连可行性的算法，(ii) 100% 可再生能源环境下电力系统、微电网和逆变器的控制和设计，以及 (iii) 逆变器和逆变器通信支持策略下的微电网网络安全。美国 PI 和法国合作者在这一领域具有互补的专业知识。在格勒诺布尔的指导下，美国学生致力于应对这些研究挑战。学生接触这些问题，特别是在欧洲背景下，预计将有助于他们思考针对美国类似挑战的创新解决方案。此外，G2Elab与多个行业合作伙伴积极合作，为行业参观和实地考察提供了便利。该计划是互惠互利的，并通过提供开展共同感兴趣的研究项目的框架来加强我们现有的合作。我们将在全国范围内招募该项目的人员，并期望我们的项目校友将成为一群具有行业和研究生项目高度期望的技能的个人。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优点和能力进行评估，被认为值得支持。更广泛的影响审查标准。