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By Shane Nolan |
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July 20, 2010 - GE
Aviation has announced that it is building a new Electrical Power
Integration Center (EPIC) in
Third-party
organizations will have access to the center and will engage with
leading researchers from the region?s universities.
?The Power Integration Laboratory will benefit the wider aerospace supply chain by ensuring third-party access to world-class facilities and will engage with leading researchers based in the region's universities.? |
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The center is
being built on the GE Aviation campus in Bishops Cleeve. The 30,000
sq ft facility will be open for preliminary work by the end of 2010
and fully operational by March 2011.
?The center?s
substantial electrical infrastructure has been designed with flexibility
and configurability in mind,? said Vic Bonneau, president, Electrical
Power Systems for GE Aviation Systems. ?Industry leading laboratory
design techniques have been adopted to ensure we have a highly
expandable and adaptable facility. We?ve invested in state-of-the-art
power sources, data acquisition and electrical load equipment to add to
the center?s versatility.?
The South West
Regional Development Agency is providing a capital grant of ?3 million
in support of the center. ?This joint investment will ensure that the
South West remains at the cutting edge of technology, driving low-carbon
innovation in the aerospace advanced engineering sector and positioning
the region to take advantage of significant future market
opportunities," said Graham Harrison, Director of International
Business, South West Regional Development Agency.
"The Power Integration Laboratory will benefit the wider aerospace supply chain by ensuring third-party access to world-class facilities and will engage with leading researchers based in the region's universities." This grant is part of a collaborative R&D project through the South West RDA and the Technical Strategy Board. |
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Users of the
center will have access to 3MWatts of grid power to run their
applications. The facility will enable the development of the latest
end-to-end power generation, distribution, load and avionic control
technologies for military and civil aerospace applications. GE?s
electrical power technology path supports coming generations of
commercial air transports, business and regional jets and future
military strategic and tactical programs for both manned and unmanned
applications.
In March this
year, GE announced that it will create an Electrical Power Integrated
Systems Research & Development Center (EPISCENTER) near |
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