Overview:

This is our basic "motors and generators" lab, serving both majors and non-majors.

Current Problems with the Laboratory:

• The instruments in current use in Room 20-102 are very old. Some of them date from the 1940's and the 1950's. Most of the instruments used are analog; the digital multimeters that are available for student checkout are insufficient for the experiments of EE 365.
• Protection is very important in the power system area; we need relays (both electromechanical and solid-state types) for testing in EE 444. For EE 417 we need three-phase RLC loads and power oscilloscopes.

Equipment Needs:

The equipment needed for room 102 can be divided into two categories:

Short term needs:

• Twenty-four digital multimeters at least 10 A.
• Nine three-phase wattmeters.
• Six automatic DC starters.
• Eight clamp-on ammeters.
• Four three-phase RLC loads.

Long term needs:

• Six power scopes.
• Four solid-state over-current relays.
• Four electromechanical over-current relays.
• Four solid-state over- and under-voltage relays.
• Four electromechanical over- and under-voltage relays.