The main activities of the laboratory are different standards or specific developmental, research, and type tests of:
- rotating machines: motors and generators
- power electronics devices
- adjustable speed electrical power drive systems
- power electronics embedded control systems.
Test facilities and laboratory equipment
- source AC 440V, 50/60Hz, 400kW
- source AC 300A, 760V
- source DC 600V – 4200V, 200kW
- source 1ph AC 25kV, 50Hz, 1MVA
- 60 kVA regenerative grid simulator (CHROMA 61860), intended for GCC testing; characteristics: 1ph/3ph, output voltage 0-300Vac, output frequency up to100Hz; voltage dips, short interruption, and LVRT simulation; arbitrary voltage waveform synthesis
- solar array simulator, adjustable I-V characteristic, 0-1000Vdc, 0-210A, 210kW
- 400kW load (DC rotating machine), 1500/3000rpm
- R/L water load
- back-to-back converter testing
- accredited EMC laboratory
- large walk-in climate chamber (4900 x 3300 x 3200mm, -45°C – + 100°C).
List of most frequently used standards and norms
- rotating machines: EN 60034, EC 60072
- power electronics: IEC/TS 62578, IEC 62477, IEC 62040-1
- electric power drive systems: IEC 61800
- PV power inverters: EN 61683, EN 62109, EN 60146, EN 62446, IEC/TS 62578
- railway applications: EN 50121, EN 50155, IEC 61287, EN 61373, IEC 61377-1, IEC 61377-3.
In cooperation with other laboratories, we offer environmental testing of various power electronics stated equipment using the available test facilities as testbeds.
Some of the examples:
- noise level testing of main traction converter for electric multiple unit trains
- temperature testing of railway level crossing half-barriers
- temperature testing of the main traction converter for diesel-electric multiple unit trains
- temperature testing of transformer control cubicle for nuclear power plant
- EMC testing of static converters
- IP testing of static converters.