--- title: Blog | Typhoon HIL | Microgrids (3) description: Microgrids | Typhoon HIL Blog for microgrids, smart inverters, and power electronics using hardware in the loop simulation testing. (3) image: https://info.typhoon-hil.com/hubfs/Blog_Images/TyphoonHILBlog.png --- [![logo-white](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/hubfs/Logo_White_02.svg) Typhoon HIL](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog) - Menu Item 1 - Sub-menu Item 1 - Another Item - Sub-menu Item 2 - Menu Item 2 - Yet Another Item - Menu Item 3 - Menu Item 4 # Typhoon HIL Blog --- ## [Spotlight Q&A: Subhashish Bhattacharya from FREEDM Systems Center](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/academia-spotlight-qa-subhashish-bhattacharya-from-freedm-center-ncsu) Posted by [Samantha Bruce](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/author/samantha-bruce) on Jun 20, 2018 4:18:33 PM Topics: [Smart Inverters](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/smart-inverters), [Microgrids](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/microgrids), [C-HIL](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/c-hil), [controller hardware in the loop](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/controller-hardware-in-the-loop) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share)    “The Controller Hardware-in-the-Loop is a very important and required step before actual validation or implementation because we can take care of all the corner cases.” At the Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management (FREEDM) Systems Center at North Carolina State University, U.S. universities and industry partners focus on modernizing the electric grid using advanced power electronics. As one of the founding faculty members at [FREEDM System Center](https://www.freedm.ncsu.edu/research/capabilities/), Dr. Subhashish Bhattacharya’s research focuses on power electronics and power systems including DC Microgrids. Dr. Bhattacharya discusses how Controller Hardware-in-the-Loop (C-HIL) reduced the cycle time of design, validation and testing of DC Microgrid controllers from academia to industry.     [Read More](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/academia-spotlight-qa-subhashish-bhattacharya-from-freedm-center-ncsu) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/academia-spotlight-qa-subhashish-bhattacharya-from-freedm-center-ncsu#comments-listing) ## [3 Solutions to Optimize DERs for Frequency Regulation in Microgrids](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/3-solutions-to-optimizing-ders-for-frequency-regulation-in-microgrids) Posted by [Samantha Bruce](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/author/samantha-bruce) on May 3, 2018 3:09:55 PM Topics: [Microgrids](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/microgrids), [C-HIL](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/c-hil), [DER](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/der), [Energy](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/energy), [ARPA-E](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/arpa-e) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Frequency regulation is currently provided by large individual resources, such as coal plants and gas turbines. There is growing interest for utilizing power flexibility of DERs in microgrids for providing frequency regulation. Researchers, funded by ARPA-E, from the University of California San Diego (UCSD) have developed [a control framework for a microgrid that coordinates DERs](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/distributed-microgrid-controls-and-communication) for frequency regulation. [Read More](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/3-solutions-to-optimizing-ders-for-frequency-regulation-in-microgrids) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/3-solutions-to-optimizing-ders-for-frequency-regulation-in-microgrids#comments-listing) ## [Distributed Microgrid Controls and Communications](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/distributed-microgrid-controls-and-communication) Posted by [Samantha Bruce](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/author/samantha-bruce) on Apr 7, 2018 8:00:00 AM Topics: [Research Laboratories](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/research-laboratories), [Microgrids](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/microgrids), [C-HIL](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/c-hil), [DER](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/der), [ARPA-E](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/arpa-e) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![HIL Setup](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/hs-fs/hubfs/HIL%20Setup.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&name=HIL%20Setup.jpg)  From Centralized to Distributed Microgrid Today, most microgrids are controlled in a centralized fashion with standard master slave architecture. There is a central controller, which is the supervisory controller and is connected via point-to-point connection to every DER in the microgrid.   Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC) funded by ARPA-E, have developed a completely distributed controller architecture. Instead of a central controller, multiple micro controllers or nodes communicate with its neighbors towards a consensus. Olaolu Ajala, a PhD student in power and energy systems at UIUC, shows how this distributed controller architecture works using a Hardware-in-the-Loop microgrid testbed. [Read More](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/distributed-microgrid-controls-and-communication) 4 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/distributed-microgrid-controls-and-communication#comments-listing) ## [4 questions and answers about resilient energy](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/four-questions-and-answers-about-resilient-energy) Posted by [Paul Roege](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/author/paul-roege) on Dec 15, 2017 10:11:40 AM Topics: [Microgrids](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/microgrids), [Resilience](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/resilience), [Energy](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/energy) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) **What is resilience?** ![Risk Dice](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/hs-fs/hubfs/risk-1945683_1920.jpg?width=326&name=risk-1945683_1920.jpg "Risk Dice")Resilience is a new way of dealing with the unknown. Modern society has come to believe that we can rise above risk by using historical data and design analyses to quantify probabilities and consequences, and calculating an acceptable gamble on targeted risk mitigation measures. Resilience basically is our capacity to survive and thrive in the face of change and uncertainty – accepting the fact that we cannot always predict the future. Resilience thinking challenges us to overcome limitations of traditional risk management methods by focusing on the outcomes that are important to us, such as health and welfare.  An important difference is that we must come up with ways to enable our systems, communities, and businesses to deal with changing conditions or things that we might not have known in advance without falling apart - not only by protecting them from change, but by cultivating flexibility and a propensity to learn and adapt to changing conditions. [Read More](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/four-questions-and-answers-about-resilient-energy) 2 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/four-questions-and-answers-about-resilient-energy#comments-listing) ## [The Ship is a Microgrid (Part I): Why is this so hard to design and build?](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/the-ship-is-a-microgrid) Posted by [Matt Baker](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/author/matt-baker) on Aug 8, 2017 4:48:21 PM Topics: [Microgrids](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/microgrids), [C-HIL](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/c-hil), [controller hardware in the loop](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/controller-hardware-in-the-loop), [hardware in the loop](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/hardware-in-the-loop), [HIL](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/hil), [Shipboard Power Systems](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/shipboard-power-systems), [Naval Microgrid](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/naval-microgrid), [Miltary](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/miltary), [Navy](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/navy), [Digital Twin](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/digital-twin) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![image4663-1.png](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image4663-1.png?width=691&height=541&name=image4663-1.png) ![Shipboard Microgrid](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image4641.png?width=217&name=image4641.png "Shipboard Microgrid") The ship is a microgrid with interconnected loads (propulsion, C4ISR, propulsion and auxiliary) and distributed energy resources (power generation, distribution and energy storage) acting as a controllable entity. This is not a new concept. However, it is one that is taking on far greater significance with the increasing electrification and computerized control of naval and merchant marine ships. [Read More](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/the-ship-is-a-microgrid) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/the-ship-is-a-microgrid#comments-listing) ## [Digitalization of Microgrids and Electrical Distribution Networks](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/microgrid-digitalization) Posted by [Nikola Fischer Celanovic](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/author/nikola-fischer-celanovic) on May 15, 2017 1:00:27 PM Topics: [Microgrids](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/microgrids), [controller hardware in the loop](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/controller-hardware-in-the-loop), [Virtual HIL](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/virtual-hil), [HIL](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/hil), [DER](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/der) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share)   ![low-res.jpg](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/hs-fs/hubfs/low-res.jpg?width=694&name=low-res.jpg) [Read More](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/microgrid-digitalization) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/microgrid-digitalization#comments-listing) ## [6 lessons learned from the MIT Lincoln Laboratory Microgrid Symposium that will make your next microgrid project a breeze](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/mit-ll-microgrid-controller-hil-symposium) Posted by [Ivan Celanovic](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/author/ivan-celanovic) on Mar 3, 2017 3:45:20 PM Topics: [Microgrids](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/microgrids), [controller hardware in the loop](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/controller-hardware-in-the-loop), [Virtual HIL](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/virtual-hil), [HIL](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/hil), [DER](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/der) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) At the [Microgrid & DER Controller Symposium](https://www.typhoon-hil.com/company/news/join-us-at-the-2017-microgrid-der-controller-symposium-organized-by-the-mit-lincoln-laboratory) 2017, the brainchild of Erik Limpaecher from the MIT Lincoln Laboratory, the ultra-high fidelity controller Hardware in the Loop (HIL) was in the spotlight, and it was glowing. It won the hearts and minds of all power engineers present. At the workshop center stage, the real, unadulterated industrial microgrid controllers—from Eaton, GE, SEL, and Schneider—were in action. They were directly interfaced and controlling the [*Microgrid Controller HIL Testbed*](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/microgrid-controller-testbed-demo-using-hardware-in-the-loop) running real-time simulation comprising 3 feeders with 24 busses, one diesel generator, one natural gas generator with combined heat an power, battery storage, PV inverter, and numerous loads.       [Read More](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/mit-ll-microgrid-controller-hil-symposium) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/mit-ll-microgrid-controller-hil-symposium#comments-listing) ## [5 grand challenges for Microgrid Controlers that MIT Lincoln Laboratory Microgrid Controller Symposium aims to resolve](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/mit-lincoln-laboratory-microgrid-controller-symposium) Posted by [Ivan Celanovic](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/author/ivan-celanovic) on Feb 10, 2017 3:57:16 PM Topics: [Microgrids](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/microgrids) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![Microgrid_with_distributed_resources.png](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_Images/Microgrid_with_distributed_resources.png?width=1024&name=Microgrid_with_distributed_resources.png) This year at the [Microgrid & DER Controller Symposium](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/microgrid-der-controller-symposium-tickets-26708808766?aff=es2), organized by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center and the MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Typhoon HIL will be presenting center stage two live [*Microgrid HIL Testbed*](https://www.typhoon-hil.com/applications/microgrid-testing) demos using the ultra-high fidelity controller *Hardware in the Loop* (HIL) interfaced with real industrial controllers. [Read More](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/mit-lincoln-laboratory-microgrid-controller-symposium) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/mit-lincoln-laboratory-microgrid-controller-symposium#comments-listing) ## [3 reasons why your HIL simulation needs a communication toolbox](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/3-reasons-why-your-hil-simulation-needs-a-communication-toolbox) Posted by [Aleksandar Kavgic](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/author/aleksandar-kavgic) on Oct 21, 2016 6:45:08 AM Topics: [Microgrids](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/microgrids) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![communication_toolbox_connections.jpg](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_Images/161010_Communication_toolbox/communication_toolbox_connections.jpg?width=320&name=communication_toolbox_connections.jpg "communication_toolbox_connections.jpg") Modern grids, including emerging microgrids and advanced shipboard power systems, are increasingly about communication and control networks. Through these networks, countless smart power electronics devices and systems – such as solar inverters, wind turbine inverters, battery storage systems, microgrid control systems, etc. – communicate among themselves.   To make things interesting, all these smart devices also speak many different languages, i.e. communication protocols, such as Modbus, IEC 61850 and DNP3, to name just a few. Therefore, a well-integrated communication toolbox is a must have for a thorough Controller Hardware in the Loop (HIL) testing of modern intelligent electron devices (IEDs).   Read on for 3 key reasons why full support for communication protocols is becoming a must in state-of-the-art HIL testing. [Read More](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/3-reasons-why-your-hil-simulation-needs-a-communication-toolbox) 1 Comment [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/3-reasons-why-your-hil-simulation-needs-a-communication-toolbox#comments-listing) ## [5 problems Controller HIL solves in Shipboard Power System testing](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/5-problems-controller-hardware-in-the-loop-solves-in-shipboard-power-system-testing) Posted by [Aleksandar Kavgic](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/author/aleksandar-kavgic) on Sep 23, 2016 6:10:32 AM Topics: [Microgrids](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/microgrids), [Shipboard power system](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/shipboard-power-system) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![Full_Speed_Ahead.jpg](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_Images/160920_Shipboard_power_systems_testing/Full_Speed_Ahead.jpg?width=1050&name=Full_Speed_Ahead.jpg "Full_Speed_Ahead.jpg") A modern shipboard power system (SPS) is jam-packed with digital control, protection and communication hardware and software. Moreover, in the future, the complexity of control, protection and communication systems is only going to increase as the ships are becoming smarter and more electric. With all the undisputed benefits of more electric SPS, we are witnessing costly commissioning delays of the most sophisticated vessels due to issues with SPS software. Such problems are to be expected, since the increased complexity of SPS requires the latest generation of testing tools such as [Marine Microgrid Testbed (MMT)](https://www.typhoon-hil.com/applications/marine-testing), which is based on the controller hardware in the loop (C-HIL) testing methodology. 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