PEMC Facilities
The Power Electronics and Machines Centre, based on Jubilee Campus, is a purpose-built building for the Power Electronics, Machines and Control research group. The Centre was built after PEMC secured investment of £18million, including £1.5m from the Wolfson Foundation and £4m from Propulsion Futures. The building is home to 3 purpose-built labs - High Power, Power Electronics, and Drives – and researchers will access these key resources.
The move to the new Power Electronics and Machines Centre is an exciting step for the PEMC Research Group. The building capacity, purpose-built labs, and space for collaborative work with industry, will enable the group to develop innovative and impactful relationships and project work.
PEMCentre Labs
Power Electronics Laboratory
- 18no. 2.4mtr long custom built back-lit enclosable 63A benches with full output control from single phase 13A and three phase 32A supplies and data
- Dedicated solder bay with inbuilt extraction for PCB and other custom builds
- Dedicated large build area with flexible power for construction of large panels and systems
- Environmental Laboratory for environmental component testing and simulation
- Clean room Laboratory for high precision and clean environment sample work
- Preparation room for sample preparation
- Electromagnetic Laboratory for the electrically isolated study of electromagnetic affects
- Magnetics Laboratory for magnetic materials testing and research
- X-Ray Laboratory, vibration isolated laboratory for precision measurement and analysis
- Electroplating Laboratory CNC laser etching and extraction
Machine Drives and Power Converter Laboratory
- 126 no. 2.4mtr long custom built back-lit enclosable 63A benches with full output control from single phase 13A and three phase 32A supplies and data
- 3 Tonne overhead crane and forklift access for machine and drives moving and assembly
- Variable voltage variable frequency laboratory supply network
- 7.5kW cooling infrastructure for benchtop liquid cooled applications
Wolfson High Power Laboratory
- 12 no. 2.4mtr long custom built back-lit enclosable 63A benches with full output control from single phase 13A and three phase 32A supplies and data
- 7 no. high voltage high power custom interlocked and remote controlled test cells for high power high speed machine and drive testing
- Multi-voltage distribution system with +20MW of power capability
- Submerged test cell for high energy and destructive testing with ACH control and emergency shut-off
- 3.3kV, 1.1kV, 415V 230V AC and 0-3 kV DC voltages
- 100kW cooling infrastructure for cooling applications
- 500kW heat to air extraction