The future is here: UNC Charlotte's EPIC helps companies create tomorrow's power grid.

PositionRESEARCH NORTH CAROLINA: UNC CHARLOTTE

The Flexible Energy Laboratories Suite is an electric power research, advanced manufacturing and precision metrology facility at the Energy Production and Infrastructure Center at UNC Charlotte, where researchers design and test controls and algorithms for power processing technologies and machine drives, evaluate high voltage cable and insulation components, design high efficiency solar cells, develop advanced manufacturing techniques and provide precision metrology services. As the Charlotte region continues to evolve into the "New Energy Capital", cutting edge research and testing at the FEL Suite assists the energy industry in building a reliable and future-proof power infrastructure.

The FEL Suite at EPIC offers a secure environment to conduct standard compliance as well as functional performance testing of power and energy systems. The laboratory provides a test and precertification environment for low voltage power electronic equipment. An active front end rectifier from Parker Hannifin rated 1 megawatt supports a grid simulator system, which can test power converters and inverters. The Photovoltaic Research Lab in the FEL Suite is involved in the development of new low-cost and high-efficiency solar cells. These labs provide valuable testing and research support for North Carolina's booming renewable power and energy storage industry. The lab has a high voltage testing area for testing cables, overhead wires, transformers and high voltage equipment up to 100,000 volts. The load cycle testbed is capable of injecting up to 4,000 amperes using current transformers, to analyze the thermal performance of the cable or overhead wire. The...

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