The power group at USC runs five laboratories on Power Electronics Converters and Systems, Digital Twins, Power Electronic System Controls, DC Microgrids, and High Voltage/Frequency Converters.

Facility Features:

• Unique 0-13.8kV, 300kVA, medium voltage testbed
• Unique 0-2400V, 300kVA, testbed
• Five labs with over 6000 sq-ft and over 500kVA power supply capabilities (three-phase 480 and 208).
• High power AC and DC sources, measurement devices for high voltage, high current, and high frequency. 
• Various power electronics converters and devices including converters based on IGBT, SiC MOSFET, and GaN Devices.
• Full software packages of MATLAB/Simulink, PSIM, PLECS, POWERWORLD, and PSCAD.
• Fast FPGA-based control setups.
• Hardware in loop setups with National Instrument Compact RIO, Typhoon.

Leverage for Participating Industry:

• Ongoing large research programs with ONR, DOE, and DOD at USC
• Medium voltage solar PV inverter
• Medium voltage solid state transformers
• Compact AC/DC converters for various applications. 
• Digital Twin for Electric Ships; ONR
• High power isolated DC fast chargers.