Proposta de metodologia de aprendizagem baseada em projeto para aplicação na disciplina de Supervisão e Controle de Sistemas Elétricos de Potência

Abstract

In the last years, there have been significant changes and evolutions in the electric sector, making Electrical Engineering teachers feel the need to implement new teaching methodologies. In this context, a Project-Based Learning Methodology (PBL) was developed to build a Data Acquisition and Control System (SCADA), and an application of this methodology was presented as a form of practical teaching in the discipline of Supervision and Control of Electrical Power Systems in the Electrical Engineering course at the Federal University of Ceará (UFC) using the ScadaBR software. Furthermore, the development of a SCADA system is an extremely important practical teaching tool in the discipline of Supervision and Control of Electric Power Systems. However, supervisory software is expensive, and its demo versions are limited, making it difficult for undergraduate students to use these platforms. In this context, ScadaBR proves to be an applicable tool in the teaching of the SCADA system, since it is open-source, free and easy to use software, having the resources to be used in the development of a supervisory system. In this work, a supervisory system applied to a substation was implemented, using ScadaBR, the Modbus communication protocol and the Elipse Modbus Simulator, following the developed PBL methodology. In this supervisory system, the analog and digital points to be monitored and/or commanded, the logical treatment of the data, and supervision screens were developed. This work also show that the developed SCADA system presented good functioning, and that ScadaBR software has resources that allow its use in substations and in the teaching of SCADA System. In addition, the development of the PBL methodology proved to be an extremely useful tool for the practical teaching of the SCADA System in the discipline of Supervision and Control of Electric Power Systems, as it may stimulate students' engagement and creativity.