Quanser Energy Systems Board
Prepare students for energy systems engineering applications
The Quanser Energy Systems Board is intended to provide a safe, hands-on introduction to electrical power systems. The board uses scaled down power systems to offer students a reasonable benchtop form factor. Designed exclusively for the NI ELVIS III platform and LabVIEW™, the board also exposes students to industry-grade instrumentation, measurement and control fundamentals.
Product Details
Power electronics have long been a cornerstone topic of electrical and electronic engineering. However, it is often difficult to interact with power systems and signals in a meaningful way because the voltages involved are often dangerously high. The Quanser Energy Systems board uses scaled down power systems to offer students a reasonable benchtop form factor. Despite the smaller size, the electrical design and dynamics of the circuits and signals involved remain analogous to the larger systems they represent.
- Complete System: Complete power system covering energy conversion topics from AC generation and rectification, to SMPS and inversion
- Open and Customizable: Access and customize all levels of the interfacing and control software using LabVIEW
- Comprehensive Courseware: Includes fully customizable ABET-aligned workbooks, software, and additional resources
- Accelerate Discovery: Learn the fundamentals of energy conversion concepts and power system design using a fully-instrumented power system
- Linear 0-20 VDC variable power source
- DC motor coupled to three-phase AC generator
- Single or three phase rectifier circuit with selectable output capacitance
- Buck and boost DC converters configurable to run off the DC supply or AC rectifier
- Controllable 0-250 mA DC current sink
- Single phase AC inverter with transformer and resistive load
- DC Power: Switched-mode power supplies, buck converters, boost converters, SMPS control
- AC Power: AC power generation, transformers
- Converting AC to DC Power: Rectifiers, power inverters
- Power Systems: Wind power, consumer power supplies, solar power, electric vehicles
The following additional components are required to complete your workstation, and are sold separately:
- NI ELVIS III