📘 Microcontroller Applications in Power Systems

📘 Course Plan: Microcontroller Applications in Power Systems

Code: 7014-EL-PEM
Title: Using Microcontrollers in Electrical Power Systems

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📄 Introduction

This course explores the use of microcontrollers in modern power systems, focusing on smart energy control, efficient power management, and renewable integration. Through theoretical and practical sessions, participants will learn to design and program embedded systems for real-world power applications.

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🎯 Course Objectives

• Understand the fundamentals of microcontrollers and their role in power systems.

• Design and program intelligent embedded systems for energy control.

• Apply microcontroller-based solutions for energy monitoring, optimization, and automation.

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📌 What You Will Learn

• Basics of 8-bit, 16-bit, and 32-bit microcontrollers

• Programming microcontrollers using C and Embedded C

• Control strategies for generators, transformers, and electric motors

• Smart grid monitoring and energy efficiency techniques

• Hands-on development of microcontroller-based power solutions

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🎓 Target Audience

• Electrical and power engineers

• Control and automation engineers

• Technicians and developers in smart energy systems

• Professionals seeking to integrate embedded systems in energy technologies

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🗂️ Course Modules and Content

🔹 Module 1: Introduction to Microcontrollers

• Microcontroller architecture and components

• Types: 8-bit, 16-bit, 32-bit controllers (e.g., AVR, ARM, PIC)

• Programming environments: C and Embedded C

• Development boards overview: Arduino, ESP32, STM32

🔹 Module 2: Power System Control Applications

• Generator and transformer control:

  • Voltage and frequency regulation

• Smart grids and intelligent systems:

  • Real-time monitoring

  • Efficiency optimization and automation

• Motor control techniques:

  • DC, AC, and Brushless DC (BLDC) motors

  • PWM control and speed regulation

🔹 Module 3: Projects and Practical Applications

• UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) systems:

  • Design and monitoring using microcontrollers

• Renewable energy systems:

  • Solar and wind energy control using embedded logic

• Power consumption monitoring:

  • Sensors for voltage, current, and energy analysis

  • Real-time data acquisition and display

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🛠️ Tools and Software Used

• Hardware: Arduino, ESP32, STM32 microcontrollers

• IDEs: Keil uVision, MPLAB X, Arduino IDE

• Simulation & Analysis: MATLAB & Simulink

• Sensors: Current/voltage sensors, temperature, power monitors

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🧑‍🏫 Instruction Methods

• Theoretical lectures and technical discussions

• Hands-on lab experiments and code implementation

• Real-world project development

• Group work and problem-solving sessions

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⏳ Time Frame

Total Duration: 50 hours

• 25 hours of lectures

• 25 hours of practical labs and final projects

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🧩 Course Format

• Blended learning: online or classroom

• Lab-based instruction with hardware kits

• Final capstone project integrating microcontrollers into a power system application

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✅ Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Program microcontrollers to control and monitor power systems

• Implement smart energy solutions with real-time data feedback

• Design energy-efficient systems using embedded platforms

• Integrate renewable energy sources with intelligent controllers

• Improve automation and stability of power systems through embedded technologies