SmartGrid Professional: Renewable Energy & Grid Training Kit

Integrating renewable energy into the electrical grid introduces new challenges in maintaining stable, reliable energy distribution. The SmartGrid Professional: Renewable Energy & Grid Training Kit gives students a hands-on platform for exploring how renewable generation, energy storage, electrical loads, and grid infrastructure interact within modern power systems.

Students can construct laboratory-scale smart grids and investigate power fluctuations from solar and wind generation, changes in consumer demand, energy storage, voltage behavior, and grid stability. Predefined and student-created scenarios allow learners to identify grid challenges, develop potential solutions, and then evaluate those solutions experimentally.

Beyond smart grid applications, the modular system supports foundational experiments in photovoltaics, wind energy, fuel cells, electrolysis, and energy storage. Integrated SmartMeters allow students to measure and control energy flow, connecting renewable energy principles with practical electrical engineering and power systems concepts.

Features

Build complete laboratory-scale smart grids to investigate energy generation, distribution, storage, and consumption.
Explore renewable energy integration using photovoltaic, wind, fuel cell, and energy storage technologies.
Investigate grid stability and voltage behavior under changing generation, consumer loads, storage conditions, and distribution configurations.
Integrated SmartMeters provide power and energy measurements while supporting control of energy flow throughout experiments.
Supports fundamental and advanced investigations ranging from renewable energy principles to smart transformers, E-Mobility integration, and grid management.

Smart Grid Fundamentals
Understand how power generation, distribution, energy storage, and electrical loads interact within a smart grid.

Renewable Energy Integration
Investigate how photovoltaic and wind generation influence electrical grid operation and stability.

Grid Stability
Analyze voltage behavior and identify factors that affect the stability of electrical distribution systems.

Energy Storage
Explore capacitor, LiFePO₄ battery, and fuel cell technologies and investigate how energy storage can support grid operation.

Energy Monitoring & Control
Measure power and energy flow using SmartMeters and explore methods for controlling energy distribution.

Photovoltaic & Wind Energy
Investigate photovoltaic performance, maximum power point tracking, wind turbine blade design, pitch angle, and wind direction.

Fuel Cell Technology
Explore electrolyzer and fuel cell operation and their potential roles within renewable energy systems.

Grid Management
Investigate concepts including consumer load management, energy storage integration, smart transformer stations, and E-Mobility integration.

Program Integration

leXsolar’s portable green energy learning systems are designed to supplement classroom instruction with engaging, hands-on STEM investigations that connect scientific theory to real-world applications. Each system supports inquiry-based learning through structured experiments that encourage observation, measurement, analysis, and problem-solving.

Included educational resources support both students and instructors with:

Hands-on experimental activities
Student investigation guides
Instructor manuals
Experiment setup and implementation support

This flexible approach lets educators integrate hands-on learning into science, technology, engineering, energy, and career and technical education programs while reinforcing key curriculum concepts through experimentation.

SmartGrid Professional: Renewable Energy & Grid Training Kit Product Details

This smart grid and renewable energy training system includes:

2 × Professional Base Units
2 × SmartMeters
Professional Wind Turbine Module
Wind Rotor Set
Wind Machine
Solar Module, 5.33 V / 370 mA
Base for Solar Panel
2 × Grid Modules Pro
2 × PowerModules
2 × Light Bulb Modules Pro
Motor Module Pro
Capacitor Module Pro
LiFePO₄ Battery
Battery Module Holder
Reversible Fuel Cell
Fuel Cell Holder Pro
MPP Tracker Pro
AV Measurement Module
Diode Module Pro
Potentiometer Module Pro
Lamp Housing and 120 W Illuminant
Propeller
Azimuth Angle Scale
Safety Test Leads
Safety Short-Circuit Plugs
Electric Grid Adapter Set
DC Converter
Layout and Startup Documentation
Portable Carrying Case

Typical Practical Tasks

Analyze daily power fluctuations of a photovoltaic power plant
Analyze daily power fluctuations of a wind power plant
Simulate building energy supply using conventional generation
Integrate photovoltaic generation into a building power supply
Add energy storage to a renewable power system
Investigate voltage behavior in radial distribution systems
Analyze the effect of photovoltaic generation on grid stability
Investigate grid stability under changing consumer loads
Determine how distribution line length affects grid stability
Explore smart transformer stations
Investigate energy storage as a method of improving grid stability
Explore E-Mobility integration with the electrical grid
Investigate photovoltaic I-V characteristics
Explore maximum power point tracking
Analyze wind turbine blade shape, pitch, blade number, and wind direction
Investigate electrolyzer and fuel cell operation
Measure capacitor charging and discharging
Investigate LiFePO₄ battery charging and operation

Requirements

Power: Included PowerModules accept 110-230 V AC, 50-60 Hz.

Technical Specifications

Case Dimensions: Approx. 25.2 × 14.6 × 6.5 in
Weight: Approx. 18.7 lbs
SmartMeter Power Measurement: 0-12 W
SmartMeter Energy Measurement: 0-200 mWh
PowerModule Output: 0-12 V DC
Maximum PowerModule Current: 2 A
Maximum PowerModule Output: 24 W
Solar Module: 5.33 V open-circuit voltage, 370 mA short-circuit current, 1.5 W peak power
Capacitor: 5 F, 5.4 V
Wind Turbine Configurations: Up to 24 rotor configurations