Simulate and optimize student microgrids for events in minutes—no PhD needed.
University students developing renewable energy microgrids for events struggle with time constraints from classes and a lack of energy sector mentors who take them seriously.
MicroSimHub lets students input event specs and components to instantly simulate energy output, battery needs, and costs. AI suggests optimizations for solar/wind hybrids under class deadlines. Export plans and BOMs to build confidently without endless spreadsheets.
University students and student teams building renewable energy microgrids for campus events
Pre-loaded student event templates (festivals, fairs) with uni budget constraints, unlike pro tools too complex/expensive.
friendly/professional
Input power needs, weather, components for real-time sims.
Drag-drop panels, inverters from affordable vendors.
Suggests cost/energy tweaks for 24h events.
PDF exports with diagrams, BOM, risk analysis.
Ready setups for common campus events.
A/B test designs side-by-side.
Pulls local forecast for accurate sims.
Collaborate with team/mentor.
Live vendor price updates.
On-site monitoring sim.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
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| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| university | text | Yes |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
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| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| title | text | No |
| event_type | text | Yes |
| config_json | jsonb | No |
| results_json | jsonb | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| type | text | No |
| specs_json | jsonb | No |
| price | int | Yes |
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| id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| config_json | jsonb | No |
/api/simulateRun simulation
/api/simulationsList user sims
/api/simulations/:id/exportGenerate PDF
/api/componentsFetch library
/api/templatesList templates
/api/optimizeAI suggestions
No exports/AI
Solo
5 users
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 150 | 2% | $81 | $972 |
| Month 6 | 1,200 | 4% | $1,296 | $15,552 |
Simulate solar/wind setups for your campus event, get optimized plans instantly for student budgets.
Share MVP sim on university engineering Discords/Reddits (r/engineeringstudents), email solar club leads from 5 unis, comp free Pro for case studies shared on LinkedIn.
Accurate sims
Enterprise only, steep learning
Student-simple, event-focused
Detailed PV
No hybrids/events
Affordable, quick templates
Data moat from user sims improving AI/templates, network via shared designs.
Event season peaks + AI sim tech maturity (2024) + student green mandates.
Sim accuracy issues
Validate vs open models, user feedback
Niche too small
Track waitlist, pivot to general renew
Success: 70% would pay $27
Success: 20 trials
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