The Power Electronics Laboratory of the Avionics Department is well-equipped for performing basic as well as advanced experiments in Power Electronics and Drives. Equipment and devices required for conducting experiments on open-loop and closed-loop control of AC-DC, DC-DC, DC-AC, and AC-AC converters are available in this laboratory. In addition, facilities are available for performing advanced experiments on DC drives, 3-phase AC drives, multiphase AC drives (split phase and 5-phase), photovoltaic systems, solid-state transformers, microgrids, and more. The control schemes are implemented in custom-built digital platforms such as FPGAs, Digital Signal Controllers, and Microcontrollers.

Some of the equipment includes:

• Electronic Loads - 4 Channels up to 600V/60A
• DC power supplies - 60V/38 Amps
• Solar Array Simulator – Agilent E4360A
• dSPACE Advanced Control Education Kit
• 8-channel mixed signal oscilloscope with voltage and current probes - Yokogawa
• Motor control trainers - FEEDBACK
• Five-phase open-end winding induction motors
• Six-phase (split phase) open-end winding induction motors (10 kW)
• Six-phase wound rotor open-end winding synchronous motors (3 kW)
• DC dynamometers (13 kW)
• Configurable inverter modules (600 VDC, 75 Amps)