Contents I. Introduction
A dynamometer [1]–[3] is an indispensable test setup for anyone conducting research in the field of electric machine drives and rotating machine design. There are many dynamometer manufactures providing custom solutions but they are very expensive and are not flexible enough to reconfigure for different research applications. In this paper, the transferal of an industrial dynamometer and commissioning in a university laboratory environment is described. The facility developed is versatile in the aspects that it can accommodate machines of wide power, speed, voltage ratings and frame sizes and can be used for industrial testing of machines according to testing standards [4], [5], custom electric drive testing and prototype machine testing for use in electric vehicles, aircraft, micro-grids and renewable energy generators. The major equipment used in the facility were obtained from a decommissioned industrial machine testing laboratory. Additional instruments and equipment to complete the facility were either bought or developed in-house.
