TNPRC Electrical Distribution Upgrade

描述(申请人提供)：项目概要/摘要本申请的目的是申请由杜兰大学补充的资金，用于改善杜兰国家灵长类研究中心(TNPRC)动物和研究建筑的电气基础设施并使其现代化。TNPRC的动物和研究大楼支持大约35名核心研究人员和360名附属NIH资助的研究人员。自卡特里娜飓风以来，杜兰大学和TNPRC通过增加发电机容量、燃料储存罐和对个别动物和研究建筑进行电气升级，投资于整个校园的应急电力能力升级。这些升级增加了动物研究设施和支持这些地区的设施将在灾难性停电的情况下保持完整功能的保证。这一应用中拟议项目的重点是改进TNPRC北校区的配电系统，这将导致北校区有多余的电力供应，从而与目前的系统相比，提高了电力可靠性和安全性。新的电力馈电还将提供额外的电力容量，以适应我们未来研究计划的快速和持续增长。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT The purpose of this application is to request funds, supplemented by Tulane University that will be used to improve and modernize electrical infrastructure for animal and research buildings at the Tulane National Primate Research Center (TNPRC). The animal and research buildings at the TNPRC support approximately 35 core and 360 affiliate NIH funded investigators. Since Hurricane Katrina, the Tulane University and the TNPRC have invested in the upgrade of emergency power capacity over the entire campus by adding generator capacity, fuel storage tanks and electrical upgrades to individual animal and research buildings. These upgrades have increased assurance that animal research facilities and facilities supporting these areas will maintain full functionality in the event of a catastrophic power outage. The focus of the proposed project in this application is the improvement of the electrical distribution system on the North Campus of the TNPRC, which will result in redundant electrical power feeds to the North Campus resulting in increased power reliability and safety when compared to the current system. The new power feed will also provide additional power capacity to accommodate the rapid and continuing growth in our research programs into the future.