Medium voltage laboratory
Medium Voltage Laboratory of Mondragon University available to companies
Mondragon Unibertsitatea offers companies this laboratory for testing power electronics systems in real conditions with the capacity to operate at Medium Voltage / High Voltage. The laboratory facilities allow testing and evaluation under real conditions the analytical and simulation studies of high power static converters at medium voltage levels, as well as testing and characterization of components or electrical machines.
IS YOUR COMPANY INTERESTED IN USING OUR EQUIPMENT AND SPACE?
If you are interested in using our equipment and facilities, you can rent the space for a period of time. Our laboratory technicians and our researchers specialised in electronics will adapt the space to your needs and will help you to carry out the tests and simulations that you need.
CAPABILITIES OF THE MONDRAGON UNIVERSITY'S MEDIUM VOLTAGE LABORATORY
The laboratory has 600m2 divided into 4 main areas.
- Test site with seismic soil for rotary electrical machines of up to 20Tn
- Drive system operating at 1200rpm and 8MW
- Cooling system for power converters, generators and transformers
- Grid compliance test capability
- Remote control office with temperature, voltage and current online monitoring and recording capabilities
- FGW Tr3 guideline compliant
- 2 x 2,3MVA transformers, electrical machines and converter
- Test site with seismic soil for rotary electrical machines of up to 9Tn
- Drive system operating at 1300rpm and 2MW (3MW peak)
- VRT equipment up to 3MW and generating voltage conditions from 0pu to 1,5pu
- 15 different AC voltage levels starting from 400V to 4780 V at 50Hz
- 15 different DC voltage levels starting from 550V to 6500 V at 50Hz
- 8Tn crane
- 10MVA transformer for the drive system
- 3MVA VRT testing equipment (transformer based) with capability to generate at 690V:
- Symmetrical and asymmetrical VRT events
- All the transients in less than 20ms
- 9MVA VRT testing equipment (transformer based) with capability to generate at 20kV:
- Symmetrical and asymmetrical VRT events
- All the transients in less than 20ms
- Area for DTT or OIT transformer testing
COORDINATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES
Scope of the university
- Operation of the MV switchgear and drives
- Laboratory work support
- Technical support for the test development
- Technical support analysing post-processed
Scope of the client
- LV cabling connection
- Transportation of the equipment
- LV operation
- Pre-certifications
Location & Context
The Medium Voltage Laboratory of Mondragon Unibertsitatea is in Arrasate, Gipuzkoa, Spain.
Mondragon Unibertsitatea is a cooperative university which belongs to the MONDRAGON Corporation. This innovative university linked to the business ecosystem combines training, research and transfer of knowledge in order to improve the competitive position of companies and organisations. The university is equipped with state-of-the-art technological facilities and they are available for companies.
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This laboratory has been remodelled thanks to the FASTAP project, transformer for Wind Turbines, financed by the European Union with the collaboration of Siemens Gamesa, Infineon, SGB-SMIT and Mondragon Unibertsitatea.
FASTAP objetive was to maximase wind turbines (WTG) electric capabilities while reducing wind's leverage cost of energy. FASTAP allows to choose the optimum voltaje for a genset to operate not only in state conditions, but also in dynamic and transient events, ina very cost-effective way.
