Date of Award

6-2025

Degree Name

MS in Electrical Engineering

Department/Program

Electrical Engineering

College

College of Engineering

Advisor

Jason Poon

Advisor Department

Electrical Engineering

Advisor College

College of Engineering

Abstract

Microgrids are small-scale electrical systems that operate in tandem with a centralized grid to provide power to a smaller group of target devices. These microgrids are used for a wide range of different purposes, which invites the need for a generalized model that can be tweaked for a variety of uses. This document goes over the theory used to design an open source AC and DC microgrid meant for use by anyone. The microgrid is created using a Raspberry Pi that controls two different power converters so that a wide range of voltage and current characteristics can be achieved. These converters can step a DC voltage up or down to almost any voltage under 48 volts and the AC output is the RMS value of the DC input. All of the individual states of the converter will be tested while controlled by the Raspberry Pi to ensure the proper operation of the three devices. A simple GUI interface was created to allow for any user to change live settings of the system. This microgrid system can be used as an educational tool to teach students or professionals about power conversion systems. Everything needed to recreate this system will be saved and documented in a public Github in order to make it widely available.

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