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Homes and businesses can often be left without power for days or weeks after a severe hurricane or blizzard. And with the growth of renewables, many utilities and power operators are faced with bringing these intermittent resources onto the energy grid while still providing their customers with reliable power.<\/p>\n

A new lab unveiled Thursday at the University of Central Florida holds the promise of making these challenges a thing of the past. The new Siemens Digital Grid Lab features cutting-edge technology used by many private and public utilities to manage the nation\u2019s power systems.<\/p>\n

Longtime partners UCF and Siemens said the lab will help produce the next generation of engineers to modernize America\u2019s energy grid. Students will now have hands-on training with real-world software and hardware to design and manage self-healing power-distribution grids to quickly recover from natural disasters, cyberattacks and other outages. They\u2019ll also train on the industry\u2019s latest microgrid software to manage and operate dynamic generation assets such as solar, wind power, storage and electric vehicles.<\/p>\n

The 660-square-foot lab will equip students with the latest skills needed to land jobs in the evolving energy field, an industry currently facing a skills gap. A recent Department of Energy jobs report found that the nation does not have enough workers to fill 1.5 million new energy jobs by 2030, and 75 percent of companies have challenges in hiring qualified candidates.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe power grid is getting smarter, yet it will never be smart enough to run without workers who can manage it. The industry, even as it builds out a smarter \u2013 and yes, more automated \u2013 grid, needs more people like engineers who can work in control centers or design electrical systems,\u201d said Mike Carlson, president of Siemens Digital Grid in North America. \u201cThe energy jobs of today and tomorrow require the skills to match the new technologies that are moving our grid into the 21st century. We\u2019re thrilled that this partnership with UCF will help further close the energy-skills gap and give these students the experience that will strongly position them and our country for success.\u201d<\/p>\n

The lab is one of only a handful across the nation that gives students hands-on experience in electrical-grid technology and incorporates traditional and renewable energy sources such as solar and wind.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe energy industry is rapidly evolving and demands highly skilled workers who can innovate and reimagine solutions,\u201d UCF President John C. Hitt said. \u201cThis new lab bolsters UCF\u2019s leading role in providing the top-notch talent that employers require and the problem solvers that society needs. And this elite facility will help expand a Siemens internship program at UCF that is one of the premier opportunities in our country for emerging engineers and computer science professionals.\u201d<\/p>\n

The lab will also feature software platforms that map out grid-transmission needs and simulated models<\/a> of the UCF campus power system where students will learn how to design and test a self-healing distribution grid. The lab can also be used to conduct simulations for profit for commercial customers, helping energy users better analyze distributed-generation assets. It is open to both undergraduate and graduate students. It also offers rich data for research to look at challenges in the future. Engineering Professor Wei Sun will lead the lab, which expects to accommodate about 120 students a year.<\/p>\n

The lab adds to the growing hub of expertise at UCF, which includes programs aimed at modernizing and sustaining the nation\u2019s power grid. Through collaborations such as FEEDER<\/a>, programs such as ENERGISE<\/a>, multiple facilities on campus and research projects, students benefit from learning everything from theory and critical thinking, to experimentation and practical applications.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople talk about making the grid efficient, incorporating different types of energy from traditional to renewable, but that\u2019s not the only challenge,\u201d said Zhihua Qu, chair of UCF\u2019s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. \u201cWe need to look at making the system smart, so it knows what customers want and how to efficiently deliver it. And we must also make the entire system resilient.\u201d<\/p>\n

That means that if a storm or a man-made attack takes out part of the grid, it doesn\u2019t result in entire communities being left without power for days or weeks.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaking the power grid smart is a fantastic thing because it will improve lives and the economy,\u201d Qu said. \u201cThe lab and the collaborative efforts of several professors and students here are leading us to that trigger point and we fully expect that the experience students get here will not only make them marketable, but it will make them leaders in the industry. They will innovate probably in ways we haven\u2019t even envisioned yet.\u201d<\/p>\n

Students who have had early access to the lab are already raving about it.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome [other] curricula in general lacks what the industry is actually using \u2013 it can be more of a research tool for academia,\u201d said Matt Aberman, an electrical engineering graduate student. \u201cThe technology in this lab is the same technology used by industry. It ignites a spark in students for them to be passionate about the energy industry because while they\u2019re in school they can actually work on something that\u2019s real, that\u2019s right in front of them. It can change how students are learning.\u201d<\/p>\n

This comprehensive program builds upon a decades-long strategic partnership between Siemens and UCF, focused on fostering innovation, advancing technology and developing the next-generation workforce.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor decades, Siemens has grown to be one of Orlando\u2019s largest employers with a strong commitment to our community and a long history of collaborating with our hometown university, UCF,\u201d said Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer. \u201cLike the many other successful partnerships forged between Siemens and UCF, the new Digital Smart Grid Lab supports the city\u2019s continued efforts to make Orlando a national leader in sustainability, in training the next generation of high-tech workers and helping create high-wage jobs in emerging career fields.”<\/p>\n

This past fall, Siemens provided UCF with an in-kind grant of product lifecycle management software with a commercial value of $68 million \u2013 marking the largest grant in university history. Siemens has been in Orlando more than three decades, with a nearly 5,000-employee footprint spanning power generation, transmission and distribution, energy-efficient buildings and infrastructure, medical imaging and health care diagnostics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Homes and businesses can often be left without power for days or weeks after a severe hurricane or blizzard. And with the growth of renewables, many utilities and power operators are faced with bringing these intermittent resources onto the energy grid while still providing their customers with reliable power. 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