The Advanced Power Electronic Conversion Systems (APEX) Laboratory supports the development of advanced power conversion topologies and intelligent control strategies. Research in the APEX laboratory focuses on robust and fault-tolerant conversion systems for utility-scale energy storage. Applications of interest range from individual cell-level battery interfaces to cascaded and modular multilevel...
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Battery Abuse Testing Laboratory (BATLab)
The BATLab is an internationally recognized leader in energy storage system safety research.
Control and Optimization of Networked Energy Technologies (CONET) Laboratory
Researchers at the CONET Laboratory conduct research, development, and testing on networked and distributed systems.
Distributed Energy Technology Laboratory (DETL)
DETL is a multipurpose research facility designed to integrate emerging energy technologies into new and existing electricity infrastructure to accommodate the nation’s increasing demands for clean, secure, and reliable energy.
Geomechanics Laboratory
The Geomechanics Laboratory enables researchers to measure rock properties under a wide range of simulated environmental conditions, including high-pressure and complex load paths
Nuclear Energy Systems Laboratory (NESL)/Brayton Lab
NESL focuses on creating a thermal-to-electric power conversion technology in a configuration called the recompression closed Brayton cycle that uses supercritical carbon dioxide as the working fluid.
Sandia Wave Energy Power Take-off (SWEPT) Laboratory
The Sandia Wave Energy Power Take-off (SWEPT) Laboratory offers mobile, specialized testing for systems that produce power from wave energy. SWEPT is used to test wave energy converter (WEC) power take-off (PTO) systems.
Scaled Wind Farm Technology Facility (SWiFT)
At the Scaled Wind Farm Technology Facility (SWiFT) in Lubbock, Texas, Sandians partner with other researchers to study the interaction of multiple wind turbines in a wind farm.
U.S. High Arctic Research Center (USHARC)
Sandia and the University of Alaska Fairbanks have teamed up to advance the concept of a permanent, comprehensive multi-agency USHARC in the Prudhoe Bay area.
Utqiagvik Arctic Research Facility
The Utqiagvik facility supports instrumentation built specifically for the Arctic to obtain continuous measurements of clouds, aerosols, precipitation, energy, and other meteorological variables.
Water Impact Facility
The Water Impact Facility provides a controlled environment for high-velocity water impact testing, gravity-assisted drop testing, and underwater testing.