About the role#
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory is seeking an intern to join the Power Systems Engineering Center at the Flatirons Campus in Boulder, Colorado. This role focuses on modern power systems with a high level of inverter-based resources (IBR). You will perform real-time modeling and simulation using large-scale digital real-time simulation capabilities.
What you'll do#
- Provide technical analysis for power electronics and power systems control of inverter-based resources, including battery energy storage systems and large industrial drives.
- Build power systems with real-time EMT simulation under supervision, incorporating GTFPGA or GTSOC units.
- Integrate, test, and use user-written black box models in PSCAD and RSCAD for solar inverters, battery energy storage systems, and other advanced power electronic-based systems.
- Evaluate studies examining the impact of high percentages of inverter-based resources on power systems.
- Write and publish analysis results in peer-reviewed journals and technical reports.
What you'll need#
- Current enrollment as a full-time student in a bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD program in Electrical, Computer, or Mechanical Engineering, or completion of a degree within the past 12 months.
- Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA.
- Experience with power system EMT software tools such as PSCAD, RSCAD, or MATLAB/Simulink.
- Solid knowledge of modeling and control of inverter-based resources.
- Knowledge of co-simulation between PSCAD-RSCAD and PSS/E-PSCAD.
- Understanding of RTDS modeling and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing.
- Ability to present technical results to multi-stakeholder audiences.
Location & details#
- Location: Boulder, Colorado (On-site).
- Type: Full-time internship.
- Term: Rolling.
