Revolutionizing Power Grid Education and Research
MPowerBoards transforms real power-grid simulations into interactive physical boards using LEDs, embedded electronics, and real-time visualization. Students don't just calculate power flow — they watch it happen.
Interactive Physical Visualization
Learning the grid, by watching it run
Three flagship boards for classrooms, education, and research — from basic concepts to real grid operations.
Real-time simulations
Power flow computed live and displayed on-board as students change conditions in real time.
Embedded electronics
Custom PCBs with onboard microcontrollers, displays, and LEDs model each grid in hardware.
Modeling complex concepts
From Optimal Power Flow to Locational Marginal Pricing, made tangible on real board layouts.
Flagship Board
USA1 — Power Systems Education Board
PJM-5 and IEEE-14 test cases
Switch between standard teaching cases with the Case Select button.
OPF, LMP, and SCOPF
Run Optimal Power Flow, Locational Marginal Pricing, and Security Constrained OPF on demand.
DC and AC based modes
Toggle between DC-based and AC-based power flow formulations.
Built with Georgia Tech
Developed with the AI Institute for Advances in Optimization.
Flagship Board
Gh1 — Ghana Electric Grid Simulation
A real, synthetic African grid
Modeled on the paper "Developing a Synthetic Electric Grid in Africa: A Case Study in Ghana."
DC OPF and SC OPF (N-1)
Explore substation-level results under normal and contingency conditions.
Substation selection & results display
Dedicated OLED panels for picking a substation and reading live results.
Built with Georgia Tech GOAL
Developed with the Grid Optimization & Algorithms Lab, for classrooms studying grids beyond the U.S.
Flagship Board
ISO1 — Interconnections
Four North American interconnections
Western, ERCOT, Eastern, and Quebec, all on one board.
Real Independent System Operators
CAISO, ERCOT, MISO, New York ISO, PJM, SPP, and Hydro Québec.
Live ISO data selection
Data Selection and ISO Selection controls let you browse each region.
Designed to be displayed
A decorative board built for a Georgia Tech professor's office.
Introducing MPowerBoards
Meet the team and the mission
A short introduction to MPowerBoards — who we are and what we're building.
Progress & Validation
Preparing to use in the classroom
Our mission
Our mission is to make power systems education visual, interactive, and accessible. We'd love to connect with educators, researchers, and investors.Working prototypes
Built, tested, and demoed in real classrooms.
Georgia Tech faculty
Developed alongside GOAL and the AI Institute for Advances in Optimization.
AI for Power Systems Institute
Partnered for outreach demos with high schools and undergraduates.
Who's behind it
Meet the team
Michael A. Boateng
PhD Student, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Audrey H. Vu
Undergraduate Student, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Ifeanyi D. Sorokwu
PhD Student, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Betelihem K. Ashebo
PhD Student, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Let's connect
Educator, researcher, or investor — we'd love to hear from you.