An exploration of experiential learning using business simulation and gamification: A case study

Education with advanced technologies improves the learning of students. Experiential learning prepares students to thrive in today’s digital world. Experiential learning and advanced technologies in education offer a lot of room to be explored. Thus, the objective of this study is to explore the student’s experience in using a business simulation and gamification platform on the student's knowledge of business competency and soft skills. This study also aimed to discover the experiential learning experience using the MonsoonSIM platform as a case study. This study used content analysis and narrative analysis to analyse the results. The focus group interview was carried out with the Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA) from Gambang and Pekan students who have played MonsoonSIM more than 10 times. The results indicated that business simulation and gamification can improve the students’ knowledge and soft skills by using MonsoonSIM. This study also provided significant implications for experiential learning, business simulation and gamification in the future for Malaysian education

Kesan penjana fotovolta tersambung-grid terhadap kestabilan voltan dinamik dalam sistem kuasa

Penyepaduan penjana fotovolta (FV) tersambung-grid ke dalam sistem kuasa memberi kesan teknikal kerana reka bentuk rangkaian asalnya tidak mengambil kira penyepaduan penjanaan teragih. Pertumbuhan pesat pemasangan dan penembusan tinggi penjana fotovolta tersambung-grid boleh menimbulkan beberapa isu teknikal seperti kualiti kuasa dan kesan ke atas kestabilan voltan sistem kuasa. Kajian ini memberi tumpuan kepada analisis kestabilan voltan dinamik, serta menentukan parameter dinamik penjana FV yang memberi kesan terhadap kestabilan voltan dinamik. Model sistem yang dibangunkan untuk analisis kestabilan voltan dinamik menimbang model dinamik penjana FV dan beban dinamik. Simulasi domain-masa kestabilan voltan dinamik mengambil kira faktor seperti tenggelam-timbul sinaran suria, beban dinamik seperti motor aruhan dan putusan talian. Simulasi dilakukan pada tahap maksimum penembusan FV; 2% bagi sistem penghantaran IEEE 118 bas dan 60% bagi sistem agihan jejari IEEE 69 bas. Keputusan mendapati bahawa tenggelam-timbul sinaran suria yang berpunca dari kejadian lindungan awan boleh memberi kesan terhadap kestabilan voltan dalam sistem kuasa. Kejatuhan voltan secara mendadak menyebabkan ketakstabilan voltan dinamik yang mana bas mengalami kejatuhan voltan melebihi 6% sisihan voltan yang dibenarkan. Gangguan dinamik seperti permulaan motor aruhan turut menjejaskan kestabilan voltan. Selain itu, didapati berlakunya kepulauan yang disebabkan oleh putusan talian di talian tersambung pada bas penjana FV. Justeru, kehadiran sistem penjana FV tersambung grid dan motor aruhan tidak dapat membantu mengekalkan keseimbangan voltan bas yang akhirnya boleh membawa kepada keruntuhan voltan

Dynamic voltage stability of a distribution system with high penetration of grid-connected photovoltaic type solar generators

This paper presents the impact of grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) generator on dynamic voltage stability of a power distribution system by considering solar intermittency, PV penetration level, and contingencies such as line outage and load increase. The IEEE 13 node test feeder is used as a test system, and a solar PV of 0.48 kV/0.5 MVA is integrated into the test system. Test results show that system voltage is stable at high PV penetration levels. Increase in load causes voltage instability, in which voltage drops below its allowable operating limit. Thus, increase in PV penetration level does not improve system voltage stability because the system experiences voltage collapse during line outage