Power Electronics

The power electronics sector is likely one of the fastest-growing due to significant factors such as the acceleration of electric vehicles, the implementation of renewable energies, and the development of batteries with increasing capacity and range. In this context, power electronics applications and equipment are positioned as essential enablers for the energy transition.

To be useful and safe when integrated into the electrical grid, the manufacture of power and control equipment requires certifications to ensure they will not suffer incidents or stop functioning at any time. They must also have all guarantees of operation, from design to verification and validation.

The power electronics studies and testing laboratory helps equipment manufacturers design more robust technology, develop validation tests for products by simulating the real environment, and verify equipment performance in any extreme scenario.

Thus, it allows testing electronic equipment and systems in a controlled environment that simulates real operating conditions to ensure that the equipment and devices operate effectively and safely based on defined requirements. The laboratory has different equipment that allows both functional validation and IEC 61000-4-4 conducted EMC pre-certification.

The testing equipment includes:

• Power amplifiers: PHIL (Power Hardware in the Loop) allows testing the equipment in real-time under operating conditions that emulate those it would receive in a real environment prior to its final installation, thus allowing the validation of its operation and/or debugging necessary aspects according to the test results.
• Conducted EMI/EMC pre-certification system that allows conducted electromagnetic compatibility pre-certification tests on the equipment under development.
• Real-time simulators capable of testing protections and controls in real-time, being one of the best tools for validating prototypes and devices (RTDS and OPAL).
• Faraday cage.