TNPRC Electrical Distribution Upgrade

项目概述/摘要：本申请的目的是申请资金，由杜兰大学补充，用于改善和现代化杜兰国家灵长类动物研究中心（TNPRC）动物和研究建筑的电力基础设施。TNPRC的动物和研究大楼支持大约35名核心和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的电气升级，投资升级整个校园的应急电力能力。这些升级增加了动物研究设施和支持这些区域的设施在发生灾难性停电时保持全部功能的保证。本申请项目的重点是改进TNPRC北校区的配电系统，这将导致向北校区提供冗余电力，从而与现有系统相比，提高电力可靠性和安全性。新的电源馈送也将提供额外的电力容量，以适应我们未来研究项目的快速和持续增长。

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.