## 3 Real-Time Power Electronics Simulation Laboratory
### Microgrid  
Microgrids are considered essential for future Smartgrid implementation and in the development of sustainable communities by forcing the energy sector to innovate, finding new and better ways of incorporating Microgrids into its infrastructure as generation entities with reliable communication protocols to unify their operation towards affordable and cleaner energy production. Microgrids contribute to the 2030 SDGs by demanding generation systems capable of producing affordable and clean energy by means of RES, such as wind, solar, and hydraulic systems, opening new research and development areas for the expansion of sustainable communities, and compelling industry, innovation, and infrastructure. Figure 1 illustrates the basic concept of a microgrid system.  
\begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{c c c c c} \hline
**Institution** & **Country** & **SDG of Interest** & **Strategy** & **References** \\ \hline Swinburne University of Technology & Australia & \begin{tabular}{c} Gender equality Inclusive institutions \\ \end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{c} Practice-based education \\ Framework \\ \end{tabular} & [17] \\ \hline Tecnologico de Monterrey & Mexico & Climate action & Practice-based education & [16] \\ \hline Memorial University of & \multirow{2}{*}{Canada} & \multirow{2}{*}{Life below water} & Program development & [19] \\ Newfoundland & & & & \\ \hline Effat University & Saudi Arabia & \begin{tabular}{c} Affordable and clean \\ energy \\ \end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{c} Optimization methodology in \\ electric supply chain \\ \end{tabular} & [20] \\ \hline University Tenaga & \multirow{2}{*}{Malaysia} & \begin{tabular}{c} Affordable and clean \\ energy. Sustainable cities \\ and communities \\ \end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{c} Development of control and \\ optimization algorithms for energy \\ management systems \\ \end{tabular} & [21] \\ \hline University of Cadiz & Spain & \
\begin{tabular}{c} Sustainable cities and \\ communities \\ \end{tabular} &
\begin{tabular}{c} Training framework for teachers \\ and students \\ \end{tabular} & [22] \\ \hline \end{tabular}
\end{table}
Table 1: SDG addressed by different institutions.  
The addition of these RES as alternative generation units is achieved through the incorporation of power electronic devices [25]. Since the main objectives of a Microgrid are to reinforce the high penetration of the RES, straighten out the distribution grid reliability, and improve the generation performance of a sustainable power grid and islanding operation abilities of the Microgrid [26], several efforts have been made in the literature to improve its performance through the innovation and development of new control techniques for the power converters [27; 28]. Microgrid technology development can be accelerated in an RT test environment; for example, the authors of [29] developed a laboratory prototype for voltage and frequency compensation in Microgrids with high variation in a photovoltaic generation. Another case of RT incorporation was carried out in [23], where theauthors present a fuzzy-logic-controller for a grid-connected photovoltaic system, and a Digital Signal Processor (DSP) is used for the implementation of the controller proposal in RT. As a result, the realization of a prototype is simplified and more practical. Thus, there is a need to incorporate these capable simulation technologies to fortify the academic and research departments of educational institutions.