Power Transmission and Distribution System Laboratories at Drexel University

At Drexel University, two power laboratories have been developed: the transmission oriented interconnected power system laboratory (IPSL) and, more recently, the distribution oriented reconfigurable distribution automation and control laboratory (RDAC). The laboratories provide students with hands-on experience on the analysis, operation, and planning of both transmission and distribution systems. This paper discusses power and measurement hardware in both laboratories as well as an energy management system (EMS) for IPSL and a distribution management system (DMS) for RDAC. It also addresses the successful implementation of the laboratories to undergraduate and graduate curricula at Drexel.