AAU Energy

Course in Microgrids

A Microgrid can operate autonomously or interact with the main grid, featuring distributed energy resources, power electronic converters, and local loads. This course offers a comprehensive introduction to AC and DC Microgrids, covering advanced modeling, control strategies, and operation management systems

PhD course

Pontoppindanstræde 101, room 1.015, 9220 Aalborg East, Denmark

19.05.2025 08:30 - 23.05.2025 16:00
: 28.04.2025
Free for PhD student in Denmark*
English
Hybrid

6000

PhD course

Pontoppindanstræde 101, room 1.015, 9220 Aalborg East, Denmark

19.05.2025 08:30 - 23.05.2025 16:0019.05.2025 08:30 - 23.05.2025 16:00
: 28.04.2025

English - 6000

Hybrid

AAU Energy

Course in Microgrids

PhD course

Pontoppindanstræde 101, room 1.015, 9220 Aalborg East, Denmark

19.05.2025 08:30 - 23.05.2025 16:00
: 28.04.2025
Free for PhD student in Denmark*
English
Hybrid

6000

PhD course

Pontoppindanstræde 101, room 1.015, 9220 Aalborg East, Denmark

19.05.2025 08:30 - 23.05.2025 16:0019.05.2025 08:30 - 23.05.2025 16:00
: 28.04.2025

English - 6000

Hybrid

Course schedule

Topic and lecturer

Day 1

L1- Introduction to AC Microgrids
L2- Grid forming and Grid Feeding Inverters
L3- Hierarchical Control of AC Microgrid
L4- UPS
Lab I - Design of Inner Control Loops for Grid Forming Inverters- Part I
Lab II - Simulation and Evaluation of Islanded Grid Forming Inverters in Stationary and Synchronous Reference Frame with a Nonlinear Load

Day 2

L5- Synchronous-Reference-Frame based controllers
L6 - Modeling and Stability Analysis of Microgrids - Part I
L7- Modeling and Stability Analysis of Microgrids - Part II
L8- Modeling and Stability Analysis of Microgrids - Part II- continue
L9- Virtual Synchronous Generators
Lab III - Design of Power Droop Loops for Grid Forming Inverters- Part II
Lab IV - Simulation and Evaluation of a Grid-connected Grid Forming Inverter with a Secondary Controller

Day 3

L10- Energy Management System for Microgrids
L11- Communication systems in Microgrids
L12- Internet of Things in Microgrids
L13- Mobile and community MGs for resilence enhancement
L14- MG clusters
Lab V- Implementation of EMS for MGs

Day 4

L15- Introduction to Grid Synchronization Systems
L16- Phase-Locked Loops: Small-Signal Modeling, Control Tuning, and Analysis
L17- Frequency-Locked Loops: Small-Signal Modeling, Control Tuning, and Analysis
L18- Open-Loop Synchronization Systems
L19- Grid Synchronization Impact on Converter Stability
Lab VI- Design of Grid syncornization systems in Matlab-Simulink
Lab tour

Day 5 08:30-16:00

L20- Introduction to DC Microgrids
L21 - Power Converters and Control in DC microgrids
L22 - DC Collector Gridsfor Offshore Wind PowerPlants
L23 - Hierarchical Controlfor DC Microgrids
Lab VII- Design of ControlArchitectures for DC Microgrids
Lab VIII- Design and Evaluation of Hierarchical Control for DC Microgrids

A Microgrid can be defined as a part of the grid with distributed energy resources, power electronic converters, distributed energy storage systems, and local loads, that can operate autonomously but also interacting with the main grid. The functionalities expected for these small grids are black start operation, frequency and voltage stability, active and reactive power flow control, active power filter capabilities, and storage and energy management. This way, the energy can be generated and stored near the consumption points, increasing reliability, and reducing the losses produced by the large power lines.

The Microgrids course aims at offering a comprehensive introduction to AC and DC Microgrids, their operating and control challenges, opportunities, and applications. The course participants will learn about advanced modeling, control strategies, and operation management systems for Microgrids in both grid-connected and islanded modes, and for mobile Ad-hoc microgrids, community microgrids, and microgrid clusters. Moreover, stability analysis, advanced grid synchronization techniques, energy management and communication systems, and Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled energy and asset operation managements are explored to ensure efficiency, reliability, and resilience operation of Microgrids.

The key areas that are covered by the course include:

Microgrid concept, challenges, and requirements.
Hierarchical control of AC/DC Microgrids.
Grid-forming and Grid-following Inverters, Frequency and voltage droop control.
Modeling and stability analysis of Microgrids.
Virtual synchronize generators.
Control of Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Systems
Advanced grid synchronization systems.
IoT-enabled Microgrids.
Energy management system for microgrids and its applications.
Mobile Ad-hoc microgrids and community microgrids.
Microgrid clusters control and operation management

Keywords

Prerequisites

Learning objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

- Understand the Microgrids concept, their challenges, applications, and architectures (AC/DC/hybrid).

- Analyze and simulate modeling and control design of power electronic interfaces AC-AC, AC-DC, DC-DC, and AC-DC for Microgrid specifications.

- Understand and conduct stability analysis for AC and DC Microgrids.

- Analyze and design grid forming and grid following inverters for Microgrids.

- Understand communication technologies and IoT and their applications for monitoring, control, and energy and asset management systems.

- Design and develop advanced grid synchronization techniques, phase-locked loops, and frequency-locked loops, including small signal modeling, control, and analysis.

- Develop advanced energy management systems for microgrids using advanced optimization techniques.

- Develop resilience-oriented control and operation management systems for mobile Ad-hoc and community microgrids.

ECTS credit

Evaluation

Form of evaluation: The participants will be grouped and asked to work and present multiple case studies during the course including the preparation of a final report to be sent to the lecturers within three weeks after the course.

Criteria for assessment: The participants will be evaluated both individually and in groups during the hands-on sessions over the course period and their final reports.

Literature

Registration

Please register here at the website of The Doctoral School in Engineering and Science here.

Please observe that it is impossible to register for PhD courses until 4 months before start.

Outside of AAU
If you are from outside Aalborg University and you wish to enroll in one of our PhD courses, you must create a profile. This is done by clicking on “create new account” and filling out the form in PhD Moodle.

Cancellation
Cancellations are accepted no later than 2 weeks before the start of the course. The Doctoral School has a no-show fee of DKK 3.000 for each course where the student does not show up.

Registered illness sent to the course organizer and the aauphd@aau.dk is of course an acceptable reason for not showing up on those days.

Diploma
All passed participants will receive a diploma as a PDF file.
The Doctoral School kindly ask for your patience, as it might take a while before you receive the final course diploma. This is due to the process of gathering evaluations.

Please address questions regarding the evaluation or issue of the diploma to the Doctoral School, via email at phdcourses@adm.aau.dk

More information: www.energy.aau.dk/research/phd

Fee

6000 DKK for PhD students outside of Denmark and 8000 DKK for other participants (Private, Industry and Universities) VAT-FREE Education)

PhD Student from Danish universities: The Danish universities have entered into an agreement that allows PhD students at a Danish university (except Copenhagen Business School) the opportunity to free of charge take a subject-specific course at another Danish university. Read more here: https://phdcourses.dk/

Guests at AAU Energy: Enrolled Guest PhD Students at AAU Energy can attend free of charge on the course if available seats.

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Important information concerning PhD courses

The Doctoral School has decided to introduce a no-show fee of DKK 3000 for each course where the student does not show up. Cancellations are accepted no later than 2 weeks before the start of the course. Registered illness is of course an acceptable reason for not showing up on those days. Furthermore, all courses open for registration approximately four months before start.

For inquiries regarding registration, cancellation or waiting list, please contact AAU Energy's administration at hr@energy.aau.dk

PhD course

Course in Microgrids

PhD course

6000

PhD course

Course in Microgrids

PhD course

6000

PhD course

Course schedule

Keywords

Prerequisites

Learning objectives

ECTS credit

Evaluation

Literature

Registration

Fee

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