Remote hardware power system loading studies over the World Wide Web

This work presents a remote data acquisition and control system that allows students and researchers to perform an experiment using power systems hardware from any location with an active Internet connection. There are four main components for this system: first, the power systems hardware necessary to perform the experiment; second, digital control and data acquisition hardware; third, a software system composed of a server and client module that communicate data and control signals over the Internet; and fourth, a safety system to protect local hardware and software systems from damage. This paper focuses on the development of the software system which allows for remote access.