• Interconnection to the AEP distribution system at the 13.8 kV meter tap point
• Consistent with all applicable facility connection requirements established by AEP to provide engineering and operations experiments for each tested device.
• Test capability includes two test cells, each capable of handling devices up to 1,500 kVA. Eventual development to 10 MW is planned.
• Fully equipped 2 acre, fenced testing facility with its own site lighting, test and monitoring equipment, and related communications and security devices.
• Separate metering to distinguish power used by the facility from power that could be exported.

• 13.8 kV Circuit
• Station Safety Breaker (560 Amps)
• 1,500 kVA Transformers (GNDY)
• Complete Protection Package
• SCADA compatible relaying
• Bi-directional System Metering

• 480/277V (Delta)
• Test Cell Safety Breaker 2000 Ampere 480 Volt
• Relaying for Directional Current and Synchronizing
• SCADA
• Wideband Fiber Optic DAS
• Generator Under Test

• 180 to 280 psi, Gas Supply
• Four Gas Supply Connection
• 1.5 MW Capacity Nominal per Connection

• Two Test Cells Installed
• Two Additional Test Cells for the Future
• Protective Barriers
• Individual 480/277VY 50 Ampere Auxiliary Sources

Benefits

Utilize AEP's expertise.
Standards and custom testing are performed using best practices and protocols developed over the 30-year history of AEP's Technology Campus. Experienced engineers and technicians conduct on-site and off-site evaluations in the areas of power quality, communication, protective relay, digital signal processing, power electronics and testing.

Eliminate in-service failures.
Customer can potentially eliminate in-service failures by testing a device on AEP's power system prior to commercialization. Our facilities not only allow for interconnection with the AEP transmission and distribution system to provide live engineering and operations experience for each tested device, but also protect the device if its own protection system fails.

Measure response to abnormal conditions.
Conditions evaluated include: voltage and current imbalance; capacitor switching; overvoltages; recloser operation; and voltage sag and swell.

Assess interrupting device capability; fault detection.
Experienced power engineers and technicians equipped with state of the art power diagnostic systems can quickly test and assess the appropriateness of the protection and control systems.

Evaluate power quality and surge withstand capability.
AEP is a leader in developing power quality and surge withstand capability requirements. Staff are qualified to evaluate and define a particular equipment or systems capability for these ever-present transient voltage phenomena.

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