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Form of workJob Title:
Spring Student Engineer - Inverter Modeling & Hardware Testbed Experiments
Location:
Knoxville, TN
Job Summary and Description:
This is an internship position for a student to support an R&D project related to the development of a Hardware Testbed with programmable inverters. Looking for a student who can work out of the EPRI Knoxville office in the 2024 spring semester/quarter (January-May).
Duties & Responsibilities:
The student will support the EPRI team by:
Qualifications:
Ideal Candidate:
Spring Student Engineer - Inverter Modeling & Hardware Testbed Experiments
Location:
Knoxville, TN
Job Summary and Description:
This is an internship position for a student to support an R&D project related to the development of a Hardware Testbed with programmable inverters. Looking for a student who can work out of the EPRI Knoxville office in the 2024 spring semester/quarter (January-May).
Duties & Responsibilities:
The student will support the EPRI team by:
- Developing grid forming (GFM) and grid following (GFL) inverter models in electromagnetic transients (EMT) simulation tools
- Programming inverter microcontrollers
- Conducting laboratory experiments on a Hardware Testbed
Qualifications:
- Master's Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering required
- 2 years of PhD studies (preferred)
Ideal Candidate:
- Electrical engineering Ph.D student with emphasis on power systems
- Strong experience with inverter controls
- Strong experience with microcontroller programming (preferably Texas Instruments C2000)
- Strong experience with electromagnetic transients simulation tools (preferably PSCAD and Simulink)
- Strong programming skills (preferably Python and Matlab)
