Power Electronics Laboratory

Introduction
The main research focus for this lab is on power electronics applications in electric motor drives,
renewable energy systems, micro-grids, and the smart grid and military and aerospace systems.
Electric drives investigated cover a wide range of applications including plug-in, hybrid, and
electric vehicles, and electric propulsion. Renewable energy integration is mainly focused on
solar photovoltaic but covers several other areas. Efficiency, control, optimization, reliability,
and real-time operation of most power electronic systems are of main interest. Military systems
have for some time been moving towards "more-electric" aircraft, ships and vehicles, driven by
requirements for improved energy efficiency, reduced weight, and high performance electronic
loads. We have active research programs supporting design of very high power density bidirectional DC-DC, DC-AC and AC-DC converters with high efficiency over a wide range of
operating conditions, controllable output impedance, and fast response time. The application is
for integration of distributed energy storage in AC and DC power distribution systems, support
of pulsed power loads, and bus disturbance rejection and stability control.
Laboratory Layout

Figure 1: View of Power Electronics Lab

Figure 2 : Equipment placement Power Electronic

Figure 3: Electrical Layout for Power Electronic Lab

Equipment
Each instructional lab bench has the following equipment:

Access to single-phase and three-phase ac power, and dc power

Three single-phase transformers, inductors, capacitors
Three-phase wattmeter and single-phase wattmeter
Oscilloscope, power scope, multimeters, bench dual dc power supply
Current probe amplifier, pulse generators
Power diode module, power thyristor module, triac-diac module, thyristor firing
board
DC-DC converter module, active PFC circuit
2-HP AC Drives, 1/4-HP dc drives, inverter-rated induction motor, dc motor
Personal computer with OrCAD Pspice, Matlab
ESR meter and LCR meter
Fluke 43B and PowerSight Power Analyzers
Adjustable AC source supply, and high-voltage/current DC power supplies
Oscilloscopes and personal computers
Electronic Loads
Venable Frequency Response Analyzer
Digital Multimeters, Thermo-coupling meter, AC wattmeter
Pulse generator
Soldering stations
Temperature Humidity chamber

Number of students expected to use the lab and frequency

20 students per session/ 2 times per week (Undergraduate)
10 students/ 4 times per week (Postgraduate)
Number of researcher or technician (with job grades)
1 Researcher (Q41) and 1 technician (J29)