Our facilities

Currently, the Department of Electrical Engineering has one teaching lab, 3 teaching/research labs (Power Electronics, Machines & Drives, Power Systems) and ) and one research lab (Green Energy Lab). The department is currently building another three new lab facilities dedicated to research activities as part of the ERDF01.124 - Transdisciplinary Research and Knowledge Exchange (TRAKE) Project. These are on smart grids and microgrids; machine design and EMC testing; and smart buildings, respectively. These labs shall include powerful research and testing platforms that allow the implementation of advanced real-time embedded hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulations. The other laboratories are based on several setups and can also allow for development of new systems according to the project requirements. A non-exhaustive list of equipment currently available at our labs includes:

  • Various Electrical Systems Software Packages (Matlab, PLECS, RSCAD, PSCAD and others..)
  • Real time Digital simulator (RTDS)
  • Programmable DC Electronic loads
  • Programmable Three phase power supply
  • Bench DC Power Supplies
  • Bidirectional DC Power Supplies (two-quadrant operation)
  • High Bandwidth Instrumentation (Oscilloscopes, Current and Voltage Probes)
  • Renewable Energy Sources (RES) (rooftop PV systems and Micro wind)
  • Grid connected inverters for RES
  • Energy Storage Systems (Batteries (lead acid, Li-ion), Flywheel UPS)
  • Power Quality Instruments
  • Transformers and Load Banks
  • Harmonic sources and Active Filter
  • Passive Filters
  • Embedded System Controllers
  • Interface-able Power Converters
  • Spectrum Analyser
  • Various Electrical machines Designs (medium to high power)

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