Abstract
This poster will present the design methodology and system design of a high-torque and low-speed generator test stand for evaluating current energy converter (CEC) generators and gearboxes in a laboratory setting. Using a 75hp induction motor and 30:1 gearbox, the system is designed to provide rotary output up to 10,000 N-m, enabling emulation of the mechanical output of a CEC rotors up to a range from 7.5 m diameter rotor producing 10kW at 14 rpm up to 5m rotor producing 35kW at 43 rpm. An auxiliary belt drive will provide a second output shaft capable of emulating smaller diameter CEC rotors turning at higher speeds. This new capability at the Alaska Center for Energy and Power at UAF will include a full vector-control VFD and suite of mechanical, thermal, and electrical instrumentation.