Engineering Education for Sustainable Development (EESD2021), Cork, İrlanda, 14 - 16 Haziran 2021, ss.1-8
This paper describes efforts to integrate advanced approaches in microgrid, test-rig emulators and real time
simulation into early postgraduate and undergraduate engineering education. It describes two experiments
designed for groups of early stage researchers and postgraduate students in the field of Offshore Renewable
Energy (ORE). These electrical laboratory experiments are part of a H2020-funded weeklong training
course and focus on a medium speed rotary emulator for wave energy applications, and a wind turbine
emulator that demonstrated the operation of a Doubly-Fed Induction Generator (DFIG) in a two-machine
coupled rig. This paper also discusses some initial reviews of the training course. These reviews noted that
students had a desire for more hands-on experimental work, and that the requirements to cover electrical
safety material limited the amount of effective time available for experimental work. Finally, the paper
outlines some approaches for improving the design of future laboratory experiments in this area.