Adaption of Extended Virtual-Real Laboratory for Education in Electrical Engineering

The education and science staff require research laboratories that can be divided into three types: real laboratories; virtual laboratories; virtual-real laboratories. This article proposes the structure of an extended version of a virtual-real laboratory, which makes it possible to implement experiments with real devices, using not only simulation but also information on the emergency processes of the power system. This laboratory provides a possibility to evaluate the real regime of a power system, using a prototype of automation and information of the power system and testing and conducting experiments with real automatic devices. Testing and verification of automation using this laboratory were conducted, using the data of the power system and the IEEE testing system. The laboratory under consideration is a tool: for system operators as well as for developers of automation systems; for training young specialists and for improving the educational process at universities.