ESRDC Facilities And Capabilities.
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1.0 The Electric Ship Research and Development Consortium (ESRDC) is powered by some of the most sophisticated and state-of-the-art research facilities in the world. The following are brief summaries of the research capabilities of each institution.

1.1 The Florida State University Center for Advanced Power Systems (CAPS) Research Facilities

Florida State University's Advanced Prototype Test Facilities are being developed in multiple phases toward a flexible environment for testing electric machines, components and systems at up to 5 MW.

The CAPS test facility offers various possibilities for equipment and system- oriented testing under dynamic, real-life conditions by using the Real Time Digital Simulator. The test facility provides for multiple experiments to be conducted simultaneously, and currently offers or will soon include the following capabilities:

• 5 MW dynamometer, 0 - 450 RPM with 10 MW overload capability for 60 seconds. The dynamometer can be used for other speed ratings if a gear box is used.
• 5 MW variable voltage and frequency converter to simulate weak power grids.
• Experimental DC bus, 500 - 1150 V dc, rated for 2.8 MW at 1150 V dc. This converter can deliver or absorb the rated power.
• 450 V ac, 2 MW experimental bus.

Real-Time Hardware - in - the - Loop Modeling and Simulation.
In addition to a variety of PC-based modeling and simulation tools such as MATLAB/Simulink and PSCAD/EMTDC, the CAPS facility features a specialized high- performance Real Time Digital Simulator (RTDS) designed particularly for real-time solution of complex power systems models.

To support sophisticated tests with real electric machines and components, the RTDS has extensive I/O, including more than 1,000 binary I/O channels and more than 300 16-bit analog (A/D, D/A) I/O channels. Fiber-optics transceivers provide I/O connections directly into the RTDS from points throughout the advanced prototype test facility areas, including high - power and low - power dynamometer test stands.
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