Advancing Smart Power Grid Technologies at IIT

A renewable-based battery project that converted the IIT's Crown Hall, a National Historic Landmark, into a nanogrid operation. Presented to the CREDC team in the fall of 2016 as part of an "onboarding series" that featured important topics relevant to CREDC at the intersection of energy ... The Center brings together researchers, industry, government, and innovators to plug-in to IIT's smart microgrid, research laboratories and technology park. The Illinois Tech microgrid incorporates solar panels, wind turbines, LED street lights, and charging stations for electric vehicles. IIT's Smart Grid project aligns with the six critical elements that EPRI has identified as key criteria to achieve the goals of its five-year Smart Grid ... “Smart grid” is an umbrella term for high-tech upgrades to our power grid—the lines, wires, and power plants that deliver electricity to our doorstep. Galvin Center for Electricity Innovation at Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago (www.iitmicrogrid.net). ... Smart Grid and the New Energy Economy in ... The system consists of smart microgrids featuring a loop system and redundant electricity. It will offer IIT the opportunity to eliminate costly outages, ... Departmental Specialization. Smart Grid. Society's ability to utilize more renewable energy like wind and solar power is limited by the fact that our ... This Study was prepared by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Russian Energy Agency (REA), and the United States Energy ...