Overview

• The Lab-Volt High Power Electromechanical Training System is a modular program presented in three subsystems and advanced exercises that deal with different techniques associated with the generation and use of electrical energy.

Topic Coverage

• Volume 1 – Power Circuits

  • Series and Parallel Equivalent Resistances
  • Resistances in Parallel
  • Resistances in Series and in Series-Parallel
  • Safety and the Power Supply
  • Ohm's Law
  • Circuit Solution, Part 1
  • Circuit Solution, Part 2
  • Power in DC Currents 1
  • Power in DC Currents 2
  • The Transmission Line
  • AC Voltage and Current
  • AC Voltage and Current Measurement
  • The Wattmeter
  • Phase Angle, Real and Apparent Power
  • Capacitive Reactance
  • Inductive Reactance
  • Watt, Var, Volt-Ampere, and Power Factor
  • Vectors and Phasors – Series Circuits
  • Vectors and Phasors – Parallel Circuits
  • Impedance
  • Three-Phase Circuits
  • Active, Reactive, and Apparent Power in Three- Phase Circuits
  • Three-Phase Power Measurement
  • Phase Sequence

  Volume 2 – DC Machines

  • Prime Mover and Torque Measurement
  • The Direct Current Motor, Part 1
  • The Direct Current Motor, Part 2
  • The DC Shunt Motor
  • The DC Series Motor
  • The DC Compound Motor
  • The Separately-Excited DC Shunt Generator
  • The Self-Excited DC Shunt Generator
  • The DC Compound Generator
  • The DC Motor Starter

  Volume 3 – Transformers and AC Machines

  • The Single-Phase Transformer
  • Transformer Polarity
  • Transformer Regulation
  • The Autotransformer
  • Transformers in Parallel
  • The Distribution Transformer
  • Three-Phase Transformer Connections
  • Prime Mover and Torque Measurement
  • The Wound-Rotor Induction Motor, Part 1
  • The Wound-Rotor Induction Motor, Part 2
  • The Wound-Rotor Induction Motor, Part 3
  • The Squirrel Cage Induction Motor
  • The Synchronous Motor, Part 1
  • The Synchronous Motor, Part 2
  • The Synchronous Motor, Part 3
  • The Three-Phase Alternator
  • The Alternator Under Load
  • Alternator Synchronization
  • Alternator Power
  • The Three-Phase Motor Starters
  • Frequency Conversion
  • Reactance and Frequency
  • Selsyn Control

Equipment Features

• Machines have 2 kW motor rating and 1.5 kW/KVA generator rating with specifically high inertia to simulate large power machines.
• Machines equipped with search coils through which the magnetic flux distribution at various locations in the machine can be observed on an oscilloscope.
• A separate power supply for each workstation provides total control of the necessary power sources.