Laboratories

LAB 1: EV Infrastructure

Our newest lab is entirely dedicated to the development of the EV charging and support infrastructure for the future Public Transportation.

This laboratory is equipped with specific instrumentation for testing Lithium Batteries, On-Board chargers, Rapid Charging Stations and Fuel-Cells :

• Bidirectional power supplies for rapid charge/discharge cycles on batteries
  
• Battery management (BMS) and active equalization systems
• Dataloggers for voltage, temperature, current measurements
• Automatic dischargers (BDX) for capacity tests
• Advanced testing station for PEM, HT-PEM and DFMC fuel cells
  

LAB 2: Power Electronics & Energy

Dedicated to design and test of switchmode converters, high-frequency battery chargers and other power electronics. Equipped with:

• Power supplies and Electronic loads for AC and DC testing, in Low and Medium voltage
• Power Quality Analyzers
• Digital oscilloscopes, with high-voltage differential probes and current probes
• Temperature datalogger
• Infrared (IR) Thermographic cameras
• Complete range of motive and stand-by batteries

LAB 3: Mechatronics

Equipped with workstations and test benches for Electronics, Mechanics and Software:

• Design and Simulation of electronic circuits
• Design of Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs)
• Development of Embedded software for microcontrollers, DSPs and PLCs
• Development of PC-based software;
• 3D CAD/CAE applications;
• Thermal and structural simulation, through Finite Element Analysis (FEA).

LAB 4: Electronic Prototyping and Testing

Dedicated to production and test of prototypes and small lots of electrical equipment:

• Rapid prototyping of Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs)
• Assembly lines for Surface Mounted Devices (SMD) and Pin-through-hole (PTH) electronic boards
• Instrumentation for digital and analog electronics, including Data Decoding systems for serial bus communications
• Instrumentation for Dielectric Strength, Insulation Resistance and Ground Continuity testing