The Key Laboratory of Smart Grid of Ministry of Education, based upon the national key discipline development of power system and its automation in Tianjin University, is an important research and experimental base in the field of electrical engineering. Having developed into a comprehensive laboratory that encompasses power generation, transmission, transformation, distribution and utilization in smart gird, it currently consists of the energy storage laboratory, integrated energy system simulation and monitoring laboratory, microgrid laboratory, DC power distribution system laboratory, power system dynamic simulation laboratory, fuel cell system laboratory, power system protection and control laboratory, high-voltage technology laboratory, intelligent electricity utilization laboratory, etc.
The Laboratory has a cohesive and innovative team, among them several prominent scholars, including 1 Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, 1 Academician of Russian Academy of Engineering, 2 experts introduced by National "Thousand People Plan", and 9 "New Century Talents of the Ministry of Education". In recent years, the laboratory has been awarded 1 National Technology Invention Award, 3 National Science and Technology Progress Award, several provincial and ministerial awards, and has been selected for 2009 China's top ten scientific and technological progress of Ministry of Education.
Having focused on building a team of talents, expanding research fields and strengthening cooperation at home and abroad, the Laboratory has become a significant research base in the field of smart grid.
