First Fault Emulator Testing Conducted in PSI Lab

First Fault Emulator Testing Conducted in PSI Lab

ACEP's Power Systems Integration team is commissioning the new 3-phase fault emulator that was installed in our PSI Laboratory.

The first test run was conducted Wednesday with 3-10A fuses and a 36A load.

This is a view of the event inside the fault emulator enclosure. More details will be forthcoming after the commissioning has been completed.

The design and installation of the fault emulator has been funded by the and the as part of the AVÀÇÂÛ̳ Center for Microgrid Technologies Commercialization.

For information on the PSI Lab and the fault emulator testing, contact Heike Merkel at hmerkel@alaska.edu.