IPSEP
Institute of Power System Protections
The IPSEP conducts research, testing, and development in electrical protection.
We support industry and academia with expertise in electrical power systems
Mission
- Maintain a team of professionals trained in specific areas of work.
- Have a well-equipped power laboratory in line with national needs.
- Build a specialized library. Transfer knowledge at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
- Support the technical training of professionals outside of IPSEP. Carry out technical studies and consulting work to solve specific problems in the field of protection.
- Develop devices, materials, and technologies suited to national requirements.
- Promote the application of modern technologies and methodologies in our electrical systems.
Advanced Electrical Protection
IPSEP works primarily in protection and related areas, spanning teaching, research, and outreach. In carrying out this work, it relies mainly on its personnel; several of whom hold postgraduate degrees earned abroad, and on its infrastructure, which includes the largest power laboratory in Argentina, with traceable calibrated equipment under the ongoing supervision of the Organismo Argentino de Acreditación (OAA), Argentina's national accreditation body.
Its teaching role stands out in particular: beyond its members teaching courses in both undergraduate and graduate programs, IPSEP is highly active in training staff at distribution companies.
Research Areas
Areas of work where we develop applied knowledge in electrical power systems.
Protection devices and coordination methodologies for radial and multi-source distribution networks.
Electrical DistributionElectrical disturbances, their effect on sensitive equipment, and procedures to increase the immunity of installations, reducing service outages and economic losses.
Power QualityImpact of renewable sources on the grid: power quality, continuity, operability, and personnel risk. Economic incentive schemes for sustainable systems.
Distributed GenerationDesign of surge protectors, standardized testing, and coordination methodologies to address the high sensitivity of equipment in low-voltage systems.
Low VoltageStandardized testing of equipment and devices related to the research areas above, carried out at the IPSEP–UNRC laboratory facilities.
LEC Laboratory