Power Labs Ecosystem™ contains power generations, power transmission, power distribution and power protection for traditional and smart power grids.

Ecosystem consists of: Traditional Power Generation Trainer

Internal Combustion Power Generation Trainer

Thermal Power Generation Trainer (under

development)

Solar Power Generation Trainer

Wind Power Generation Trainer

Hydro Power Generation Trainer

Geothermal Power Generation Trainer (under

development)

Power Transmission Trainer

Power Distribution Trainer

Substation Automation Trainer

Electromechanical Relay Protection Trainer

Microprocessor Relay Protection Trainer

Smart Grid Trainer

The trainers are implemented on NI modular myRIO platforms. Specialized control software is implemented in LabVIEW graphical programming language.

The power trainers are based not on a blackbox, but on an open platform which allows to understand the microprocessor based functionality and modify it as per the need

Open platform approach gives as well flexibility to create custom labs The power trainers can be used in combination with other trainers of Power Labs Ecosystem™ The software of the power trainers provides interactive monitoring and control over any modeled processes and simulated

in hardware emergencies, which makes students be fully involved in the lab experiment process from assembling of the lab up to recording of final results

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The Traditional Power Generation Trainer consists of a

motor generator set. The mechanical energy can be

controlled by a VFD controller. The excitation current is

controlled by a manual potentiometer.

Power Generation Principles Mechanical Energy Generator Excitation Rectifier Diode Load Characteristics Frequency Regulation Voltage Regulation Reactive Power Compensation Unbalance

The Internal Combustion Power Generation Trainer consists of an internal combustion engine, a 3-phase synchronous generators and loads. The trainer allows to investigate the working principles of an internal combustion engine and monitor the fuel consumption.

Structure and characteristics of internal combustion engines

Structure and characteristics of generators used in internal combustion engine power plants

Characteristics of electrical loads Characteristics of internal combustion engine power

plants operating in parallel with grid Characteristics of internal combustion engine power

plants operating in an autonomous mode

The Wind Power Generation Trainer consists of a wind

tunnel and wind turbine-generator set. The wind tunnel

applies mechanical energy to the generator, which

generates low power energy. The wind tunnel fan is

controlled by a VFD controller.

Structure and characteristics of wind turbines and wind power plants working off-grid.

Structure and characteristics of wind generators used in wind power plants.

Characteristics of electrical loads of wind power plants.

Characteristics of wind power plant in battery charging mode.

Characteristics of off-grid wind power plant supplying the load.

The Solar Power Generation Trainer consists of a low power

solar panel and a halogen lamp. The halogen lamp is used as

a sun simulator, which brightness can be controlled by a

dimmer. The solar panel generates energy using the light

produced by the sun simulator. The trainer also includes

charge controller, small capacity battery and an inverter.

Identification of System Components Solar Irradiation Measurement Generated Power Depending on Solar Irradiance Generated Power Depending on Solar Angle Solar Energy Storage Into Battery Investigation of Voltage, Current and Power in

Different Loads

The Hydro Power Generation Trainer consists of a low power

hydro turbine-generator set and a water pump. The Pump is

used to simulate water flow and pressure. The trainer is for

studying the conversion of water energy to electrical energy.

It allows the students to get acquainted to main principles of

hydro power generation and their characteristics.

Structure of the Turbine Structure of the Generator Measurement of the Generated Current, Voltage

and Power Main Characteristics of the Turbine Main Characteristics of the Generator Main characteristics of off-grid Hydro Power Plant

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The Power Transmission Trainer is a combination of physical

models of power transmission lines, transformers, etc. It

allows to investigate the capacitive, resistive and inductive

components of transmission lines, and explore their effects

on the power parameters. It is also possible to simulate short

circuits on the lines and investigate the behavior of the

power parameters during the faults.

Phase Sequence Real Power and Reactive Power Determination of the Voltage Transformation Ratio

of the Transformer Operating at No-Load Measurement of the Effect of the Load Type and

Magnitude on the Performance of the Secondary Voltage

Measurement of the Line Voltages in no‐Load Operation

Transmission Losses Power Line Series Compensation Measurement of Current and Voltage Ratios of a

Transmission Line with Mixed Resistive‐Inductive and Pure Inductive Loads

Measurement of the Current and Voltage Ratios of a Transmission Line with Mixed Resistive‐Capacitive and Pure Capacitive Loads

The Power Distribution Trainer is a combination of physical

models of power busbars, circuit breakers and switchgears.

It allows to manipulate the interconnections of different

buses, and investigate the system behavior in case of

different emergency situations.

Operating of a Switching Station with Two Busbars Busbar Transfer with Interruption of the Power

Supply to the Consumer Busbar Coupling and Bus Transfer without

Interruption of the Power Supply to the Consumer Switching Sequence for Disconnectors and Power

Circuit Breakers Busbar Changeover without Interruption of the

Branch

The trainer has been designed for hands-on study of

substation automation system.

The automatic monitoring and control (RTU) system is

implemented in hardware using NI myRIO platform.

The educational trainer is a part of a real SCADA system.

The system consists of two components:

Software component for emulation of 3phase

network and study of the influence of various

parameters on the power quality of the network

Model of the real network automation with the real

SCADA software

Active resistance in AC Circuits* Inductance in AC Circuits Capacitance in AC Circuits Resistance, Inductance and Capacitance connected

in series in AC Circuits Resistance, Inductance and Capacitance connected

in parallel in AC Circuits Reactive Load Compensation* 3phase Circuits with Wye Connection of Consumers Emergency Situations in the 3phase Circuits with

Wye Connection of Consumers 3phase Circuits with Delta Connection of Consumers Emergency situations in the 3phase Circuits with

Delta Connection of Consumers The experiments that are marked with (*) can be achieved both in the software environment and with real loads.

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The Trainer is a combination of different types of

electromechanical protection relays. This trainer allows to

concentrate on different protection circuits that are used in

different points of real power network. It allows to

investigate the relays as separate equipment, as well as their

use in advanced protection circuits.

Indicating Relay Auxiliary Relay Time Relay Undervoltage Relay Overvoltage Relay Overcurrent Relay Undervoltage Protection Overvoltage Protection Under And Overvoltage Protection Overcurrent Protection Current Cutoff Protection Overcurrent and Current Cutoff Protection

The Smart Grid Trainer is a SCADA system, which combines

all the power components of the power ecosystem. The

system allows to study the main concepts of smart grid, to

explore its benefits and advantages in power network. The

system includes the whole chain of power network

(traditional and renewable power generations, power

transmission, power distribution and protection). The whole

chain is being monitored and controlled form the SCADA

software.

Note: This trainer includes only the Smart Grid SCADA

software. The remaining trainers from power labs ecosystem

should be purchased separately.

Traditional and renewable energy generation plants Fault protection on generation plants Synchronization between different generating

plants Power transmission Fault protection in transmission lines Power distribution Fault protection and isolation in power distribution Local renewable energy generation plants Remote control of switchgears Critical load supply in case of emergency

Overall power protection with electromechanical and microprocessor relays

Modular configuration Power measurement Power consumption tariffs Intelligent energy management Intelligent demand-side management

By tariffing By manipulating with loads and local generation

Alarms and Event Handling Historical Data SCADA software

The Trainer is based on NI myRIO platform. It is a

combination of different types of protection algorithms. This

trainer allows to concentrate on different protection circuits

and algorithms that are used in different points of real power

network. It allows to investigate the logic behind every

protection as well as adding new types of custom algorithms

using graphical programming language LabVIEW.

Three Phase Undercurrent Protection Three Phase Overcurrent Protection Earth-Fault Overcurrent Protection Voltage Controlled Overcurrent Protection Negative Phase Sequence Overcurrent Protection Phase Overvoltage Protection Phase Undervoltage Protection Residual Overvoltage Protection Over/Under Frequency Protection Directional Power Protection Circuit Breaker Failure Detection

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