Posting Title

Graduate (6-12 Month) Intern - Electrical Engineering

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Location

CO - Golden

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Position Type

Intern (Fixed Term)

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Hours Per Week

40

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Working at NREL

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), located at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Golden, Colorado is the nation's primary laboratory for research and development of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies.

From day one at NREL, you’ll connect with coworkers driven by the same mission to save the planet. By joining an organization that values a supportive, inclusive, and flexible work environment, you’ll have the opportunity to engage through our ten employee resource groups, numerous employee-driven clubs, and learning and professional development classes.

NREL supports inclusive, diverse, and unbiased hiring practices that promote creativity and innovation. By collaborating with organizations that focus on diverse talent pools, reaching out to underrepresented demographics, and providing an inclusive application and interview process, our Talent Acquisition team aims to hear all voices equally. We strive to attract a highly diverse workforce and create a culture where every employee feels welcomed and respected and they can be their authentic selves.

Our planet needs us! Learn about NREL’s critical objectives, and see how NREL is focused on saving the planet.

We invite all interested candidates to apply for this opportunity. While we recognize that job seekers may hesitate if they don’t meet every requirement, we encourage dedicated individuals who meet all the basic and additional required qualifications of the role to submit an application. We value the opportunity to consider those who believe they have the necessary skills and ambition to succeed at NREL.

Job Description

The intern will work on developing control algorithms to troubleshoot the sub-synchronous oscillation observed in the UNIFI 1-MW multi-vendor grid-forming inverter testbed, and also design the microgrid controller to dispatch the grid-forming, grid-following and diesel generator in the UNIFI 1-MW demo testbed. 

Main tasks include:

• Design a control algorithm to detect and identify the sources and modes of sub-synchronous oscillations observed in the UNIFI 1-MW multi-vendor grid-forming inverter testbed. The oscillation varies from 0.5 Hz to 20 Hz. Mitigation solution will be designed to reduce/eliminate the oscillations.
• Design a microgrid controller (EMS) to dispatch 7 grid-forming inverters, 3 grid-following inverters and one diesel generator based on the system objective (e.g., VPP). Implement the control algorithm using python and dispatch all the inverters and the diesel generator through SEL RTAC gateway.
• Write peer-reviewed conference and journal paper(s).

The intern in this position is expected to work exclusively onsite at our Golden, Colorado, laboratory for 40 hours per week. The intern will work for at least 6 months, with the possibility to extend the internship based on performance and mutual agreement

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Basic Qualifications

Minimum of a 3.0 cumulative grade point average.

Undergraduate: Must be enrolled as a full-time student in a bachelor’s degree program from an accredited institution.
Post Undergraduate: Earned a bachelor’s degree within the past 12 months. Eligible for an internship period of up to one year.

Graduate: Must be enrolled as a full-time student in a master’s degree program from an accredited institution.
Post Graduate: Earned a master’s degree within the past 12 months. Eligible for an internship period of up to one year.
Graduate + PhD: Completed master’s degree and enrolled as PhD student from an accredited institution.

Please Note:
• Applicants are responsible for uploading official or unofficial school transcripts, as part of the applicatio