POWER SUPERCONDUCTOR APPLICATIONS CORP.
High Power Propulsion Testing Laboratory
New Castle, Pennsylvania
 
 
  • Generator Output Capability:

  • DC 0-750 VDC, 2.0 Megawatts
    Three-Phase, 23 kV at 2.5 MVA.
     
  • Generator Stored Energy:  30 Megajoules, 415 RPM
 

Power Thyristor and Inverter Evaluation
 

  • Surge Testing to 150 kV.
  • Continuous Testing at 3,500 Amps, 440 VAC
  • Peak Power Testing to 5.5 MVA, 23 kV for 10 minutes
  • Liquid Nitrogen and Freon Cooling
 

Linear Motor Test Bogie
 

    Weight: 4.5 - 6 Tons
    Max. Speed: 55 mph
    Indoor Test Track Length: 200 ft.
    Test Track can accommodate both S-LIMs and D-LIMs
    Maximum Acceleration 2 G's