13.8 kV, 5 MVA Medium Voltage Test Facility: Design, Implementation and Lessons Learned

Abstract

Hands-on, testing laboratories are fundamental to technical learning environments in universities. The need for modern equipment in these labs to support industry research and testing is often cost prohibitive and students and professors rely on a random collection of donated and often outdated equipment. This article focuses on the creation of a state-of-the-art medium voltage electrical power technologies lab highlighting the design, implementation and lessons learned for a modern 5 MVA system.