Consists of 9 facilities, and includes:
- Electric machines and drives lab
- Electric switching lab
- EMC lab
- Flexible lab power supply platform
- High voltage and insulation materials lab
- Photovoltaic power lab
- Power electronics lab
- Real time simulation lab
- Educational power lab
The Sustainable Power Laboratory (SPL) enables world-class research into technologies needed for the transition to a decarbonized energy system with radically reduced environmental impact. Research is carried on all levels, from materials characterisation to power system dynamics. The lab consists of nine different facilities.
The lab's key research fields are: dielectrics, electromagnetics, power electronics and drives, electric machines, EMC issues, embedded control, hardware in the loop real time simulation.
In terms of final applications, a very broad field is addressed – grid interfaces for renewable energy sources, hybrid and electric vehicles and HVDC super-grids. The lab is well recognized in industry, large corporations including KTH strategic partners such as ABB and Scania as well as Volvo, Atlas Copco and General Electric participate in experimental projects in the lab. Several projects are carried out in collaboration with industry and the facilities are made available to industry for testing and verification. Facilities in the lab are frequently rented out to SMEs, including start-ups from students and faculty at KTH.