POWER RESEARCH LABORATORY The Lab offers prototyping/tes�ng system based on Na�onal Instruments Hardware and LabVIEW. It has demonstrated modern engineering techniques combined with a cost efficient, flexible development pla�orm, and creates opportuni�es for control and measurement in various parts of power systems. The Lab is capable of real-�me simula�on/emula�on of power systems through power hardware in the Loop and Power Grid Simulator. The state-of-the-art facility is established with the worth of one million USD through the USAID funding. Our vision is to be na�onally recognised for choice educa�onal programmes as well as vanguard research through purposeful ac�vi�es and eminence of its faculty, staff and graduates. The EPE Department at USPCAS-E aims to offer quality educa�on programmes of interna�onal standard; to be a place of useful learning and research in Electrical Power Engineering; and to serve the community and industry as an instrument of technological innova�on and educa�onal advancement. The department has a dedicated Smart Grid Lab that has capacity of real-�me digital simula�on. The lab enables research and development of new equipment, such as numeric relays as well as facilitates hardware or controller in the loop tes�ng. We collaborate with na�onal as well as interna�onal academic and industrial partners and centres of excellence through applied and joint research projects and exchange visits of students and faculty.
LAB MISSION Conduc�ng research in the Domes�c Power Sector, while keeping focus on problem solu�on and upgrada�on of the conven�onal grids to smart grids in Pakistan. It aspires to increase synergy between conven�onal and smart grids by u�lising modern innova�ve technologies.
RESEARCH PORTFOLIO Power Grid Simulator (HIL), GPS based Transmission/ Distribu�on Monitoring, Microprocessor Relay Protec�on System, Power Quality Analysis, Transient Measurement System, Opera�on and Control and Customizable Micro Grids Control and monitoring.
National University of Sciences & Technology
Smart Grid and Power Research Laboratory USPCAS-E
RESEARCH EQUIPMENT
Equipment Descrip�on Specifica�on
• 400 MHz Real-Time Processor • 256 MB RAM FPGA Based Rapid Control NI-GPIC Back to Back Invertor Board • 512 MB Non-vola�le Storage Prototyping • Xilinx Reconfigurable FPGA • 58 hardcore DSP48A1 slices (mul�pliers)
Micro Relay Protec�on System based on NI-CRIO • CPU Intel Atom E3940 Consis�ng of range of ready-made electromechani- • Number of cores 4 Protec�on Relay Development • CPU frequency cal and microprocessor relays as well as compact system Rio enables protec�on relays that can be • 1.6 GHz (base) programed for various protec�on logics • 1.8 GHz (burst) • On-die L2 cache 2 MB
• GPS �me synchroniza�on to +- 10 ns
• Input modules for 400v(rms),50A(rms) signals NI phasor Measurement Unit This system is used to monitor the power flow with • 4 GB of local non-vola�le storage (PMU) development system GPS �me stamping • -400C -700C opera�ng temperature range • 50KS/s per channel simultaneous wave for acquisi�on
NI phasor Data Concentrators • Two PMU can be a�ached with the
(PDC)/Synchro phasor Develop- Used to concentrate the PMU data System ment System
• 4 or 8 simultaneously sampled 14-bit
Transient and Frequency channels NI-PXIe-1071 • User-programmable with lab-VIEW Measurement Setup With Oscilloscope Card FPGA • Streaming and Logging
• GPS �me synchroniza�on to +- 10 ns
• Input modules for 400v(rms),50A(rms) Power Quality Analyzer The system is used to measure the power quality signals related variables • -400C -700C opera�ng temperature range
• Programmable resis�ve, capaci�ve and
Programmable Electronic Load, induc�ve loads up to 25 KW The system is used as a load for different research • High voltage programmable DC power High Voltage Programmable DC purposes supplies having output voltage in the power Supplies and Ba�eries range 50 V – 5000 V and output current in the range 0-5 mA
Smart Grid automa�on along The system is used to monitor and control different • Three nodes are available with the with SCADA and DCS System) remote parts of the electrical system system
• The system is capable for simula�ng 72
Power Grid Simulator This system is used to run Hardware in the loop switches simula�ons • 64 LC components • Unlimited Resis�ve elements
