PEBB T&E Facility

1. PEBB T&E Facility Presented to: PEBB Technical Review 7-9 April 1998 David E. McLaughlin VECTOR Research Program Manager (Technical) PEBB Program

2. Background • VECTOR has established a PEBB Demonstration and T&E facility on the campus of the Annapolis Detachment of the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division

3. VECTOR Facility in Annapolis • VECTOR leased Building 32 on the NSWCCD Annapolis site in February 1997 • 10,000 ft2 office and lab space • Facility Manager is David McLaughlin

4. VECTOR Facility in AnnapolisElectrical Power • Excellent installed electrical power feeder circuits • Rated for more than 500kW • Three 400 Amp, 480 Vac bus ducts installed

5. VECTOR Facility in AnnapolisOffice Space • 2,500 ft2 of modern office space • One conference room • Computer network installed

6. VECTOR Facility in AnnapolisTest Floor Lay-out • 7,500 ft2 of lab space in 6 lab bays and the central test floor. • Includes lab bays for • PEBB demo area • PEBB assembly • PEBB thermal analysis • a variety of power sources and loads

7. VECTOR Facility in AnnapolisEquipment Handling Capabilities • All areas of test floor and lab bays served by overhead monorail rated for 1 ton • 2 garage doors to facilitate movement of equipment in and out of the test floor

8. VECTOR Facility in AnnapolisBuilding Additions and Modifications • VECTOR has purchased and installed a 300kW Inverpower 1000 Volt DC Power Supply • GPIB Remote Control • Labview Software • DC Power is being distributed to all lab bays and the central test floor

9. VECTOR Facility in AnnapolisInstrumentation • VECTOR provides state-of-the-art equipment and instrumentation • Nicolet MultiPro for multiple channel data recording • Yokogawa digital power meter • Nicolet PowerPro 620E digital recording O-scope

10. VECTOR Facility in AnnapolisAdditional Equipment • 400kW resistive load bank • 750kW resistive & inductive load bank to be installed in summer ‘98 • 110kW 60-400Hz converter installed

11. VECTOR R&D TasksPEBB Characterization Operational PEBB-1 ARCP in Building 32 • Principal Investigator is Robert White • Tests will include • Parametric studies • Response to sudden load changes • THD measurements

12. VECTOR R&D TasksThermal Studies Two thermal/heat transfer test stands in Building 32 • Principal Investigator is Dr. Peter Harrison • Tasks include • Establish thermal baseline for PEBB • Develop heat transfer models and validate with tests • Provide standardized heat transfer measurements • Explore new cooling concepts

13. VECTOR TasksPEBB Fabrication and Assembly Electrical and electronic component fabrication and assembly stations located in Building 32 • VECTOR point of contact is David McLaughlin • Tasks include: • Circuit board population • Circuit assembly • Cooling system “plumbing” • Instrumentation • Data collection

14. VECTOR TasksPEBB Demonstrations Current and past demonstrators set up in Building 32 • VECTOR point of contact is Jerry Castellucci • Tasks include • Maintain demos operational • Operate as required for demonstration or data collection • Transport/set up/operate at trade shows, conferences, etc.