Test bed platforms for advanced multi-stage automation and control for smart and micro grid

摘要

An apparatus, the apparatus includes a simulator, an interface, and a microgrid. The simulator includes a model of a physical electrical network. The interface is coupled to the simulator. The microgrid is coupled to the interface and includes a plurality of electrical elements that represent aspects of the physical electrical network. The simulator receives requests to analyze performance of the physical electrical network, responsively produces signals that are converted to control signals by the interface and applied to the microgrid, the microgrid providing feedback.