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1.5 Mississippi State University Research Capabilities

The following hardware is available at MSU:

  • 2 PM-1000 American Superconductor PEBB Modules
  • 1 10kW Siemens 6RA70 thyristor control rectifier
  • Tektronix Oscilloscope 1GHZ, 4CH w/ acc & probes DSK B052756
  • 1 National Instruments PXI-1002 with data acquisition cards
  • 1 National Instruments PXI-1002 with RT controller and ADC/DAC cards
  • Dranetz BMI Power Platform
  • S&C's Intelliteam II
  • S&C's IntelliCap
  • Virginia Tech/TVA Frequency Disturbance Recorder
  • 2 SEL Adaptive Multichannel Systems
  • 2 SEL 351S Distribution Relays
  • SEL 421 Transmission Relay
  • 2 SEL 487B Differential Relays

MSU also has a variety of software tools for simulation capabilities.

  • Simulink/Matlab
  • LINGO
  • XML Spy
  • VTB
  • PSS/E
  • PowerWorld
  • PSCAD
  • CAPE
  • RDAP
  • Metrowerks Codewarrior
  • Protel DXP
  • National Instruments LABVIEW Real-Time

The MSU High Voltage Laboratory has the following hardware equipment:

  • 3000 kV, 56 kJ Impulse Generator
  • 1000 kV, 60 Hz, 1000 kVA Conventional Test Transformer with Regulator and Measurement System
  • 40 kV, 60 Hz, 10 kVA Conventional Test Transformer with Regulator and Measurement System
  • Dielectric Test System, Pulse Frequency from 200 Hz to 40 kHz, +/-1600 V
  • Digital Storage Oscilloscope with Waveform Analysis
  • Digital Partial Discharge Measurement System
  • Computing System for Analysis and Database Storage
  • Conventional Voltage Impulse Dividers

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