MRI: Acquisition of Unique, High-Power Instrumentation for Future Distribution Systems Test and Evaluation

ECCS-0723195H。阿肯色大学Manmooth位于阿肯色州大学的国家可靠电力传输中心将利用最先进的再生驱动器来实现高度灵活的6,000 kVA电力测试设施，该设施提供独特的能力，以现实的方式评估，新的和新兴的电力电子器件和电路被设想通过广泛采用分布式能量系统来维持可靠的电力供应，能量存储系统和快速电力设施保护装置。该测试设施将成为小型和大型企业，国家实验室和其他大学的国家资源，以便在灵活，可编程，但安全可靠的环境中以额定功率测试其原型。这将是一个独特的测试设施，研究涉及我们国家的电网。研究的目标包括开发先进的电力电子系统应用在未来的电网，建立一个国家的最先进的测试设施，先进的电力电子系统的配电级电压（15 kV级）和高电流（300 A），并为电力部门提供急需的人力资源，了解新兴技术和国家电网的未来需求。拟议研究的影响包括：（a）为大学和工业界建立一个全国性的用户设施，用于配电水平的测试和原型评估，使研究成果能够得到验证，从而加速在电网中采用新的固态设备，（B）培训能够开发下一代电力系统的学生和执业工程师，（c）把研究与教育结合起来，开设新课程，使学生在竞争力之外，更能掌握独特的技能和知识，以及（设计，建模，控制和包装），最终有助于为美国所有家庭提供可靠的电力。

ECCS-0723195H. MANMOOTH, UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSASIntellectual Merit: The National Center for Reliable Electric Power Transmission at the University of Arkansas will make use of state-of-the-art regeneration drives to enable a highly flexible 6,000 kVA electric power test facility that provides unique capability to evaluate, in a realistic manner, new and emerging power electronic devices and circuits being envisioned to sustain reliable electric power supply through wide adoption of distributed energy systems, energy storage systems and fast electric utility protection devices. The test facility will be a national resource for small and large businesses, national laboratories, and other universities to test their prototypes at rated power in a flexible and programmable, but safe and secure environment. This will be a unique test facility for research involving our nation's power grid. The objectives of the research include the development of advanced power electronics systems for applications in the power grids of the future, the establishment a state-of-the-art test facility for advanced power electronic systems for distribution-level voltages (15 kV-class) and high currents (300 A), and providing much needed human resource for the electric power sector with understanding of emerging technologies and the future needs of the nation's power grid.The broader impacts of the proposed research include: (a) a nationwide user facility for universities and industry for distribution-level testing and prototype evaluation enabling validation of research findings and thus accelerating the adoption of new solid-state equipment in the power grids, (b) training of students and practicing engineers who will be able to develop the next generation of power systems, (c) integrating research with education to establish new courses to take our students beyond being competitive to that of possessing unique skills and knowledge, and (d) innovative power electronics research (design, modeling, controls, and packaging) that ultimately helps to provide reliable electric power for all households in the United States.