| 6 |  | The goal of this project is [...] | 
          
            |  | 6 | The goal of this project is to develop a tool that will allow us to simulate a distributed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_grid smart grid] - an emerging modern electrical grid that incorporates technology to gather and use information about the elements in the grid to improve efficiency and reliability. | 
          
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            |  | 8 | To achieve this we hope to create a library to extend the functionality of Mathworks's [http://www.mathworks.com/products/simulink/ Simulink], a well known software for modeling systems. This library would allow the study of a smart grid under non-ideal conditions through the safety of a simulation. The distribution of the elements would allow us to study the communication between these simulated elements - one of the most important features of the smart grid - using a resource like [http://www.winlab.rutgers.edu/docs/focus/ORBIT.html ORBIT]. | 
          
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            |  | 10 | === Objectives === | 
          
            |  | 11 | * Develop a library to simulate power elements over different processors | 
          
            |  | 12 | * Implement this library of blocks in C using Simulink and other software | 
          
            |  | 13 | * Test this library using ORBIT | 
          
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            |  | 15 | === People === | 
          
            |  | 16 | Led by: Professor Hana Godrich [[br]] | 
          
            |  | 17 | Jeremy Savarin, Chhayang Patel, Parth Parikh, Bharath Molakal, Glen Huang, Matthew Chan | 
          
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            |  | 19 | === Resources === |