CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

As in 1.1

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

3 phase 4 quadrant power amplifier

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Cardiff University requires a20kW 3-phase 4-quadrant galvanic isolated power amplifier.

The power amplifier is required to work with RTDS for the power hardware-in-the-loop application with 4-quadrant operation capability.

Full range of power rating with directional power flow is required for this power amplifier.

AC/DC operation mode is desired.

It must be a three-phase power amplifier with galvanic isolation.

Internal isolated current and voltage sensors must be installed.

Power supply is rated at 3*400 Vrms+Neutral+Earth.

Power rating is required to be at least 20 kVA in a total of three phases.

Output voltage is up to 400 v at AC mode and 300 V at DC mode.

Small-signal frequency is up to 5000 Hz.

Protection of the power amplifier must be provided including overcurrent, short circuit, wrong configuration etc.

Control unit in the power amplifier must be well isolated and protected from the fault.

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2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

Cardiff University requires a20kW 3-phase 4-quadrant galvanic isolated power amplifier.

The power amplifier is required to work with RTDS for the power hardware-in-the-loop application with 4-quadrant operation capability.

Full range of power rating with directional power flow is required for this power amplifier.

AC/DC operation mode is desired.

It must be a three-phase power amplifier with galvanic isolation.

Internal isolated current and voltage sensors must be installed.

Power supply is rated at 3*400 Vrms+Neutral+Earth.

Power rating is required to be at least 20 kVA in a total of three phases.

Output voltage is up to 400 v at AC mode and 300 V at DC mode.

Small-signal frequency is up to 5000 Hz.

Protection of the power amplifier must be provided including overcurrent, short circuit, wrong configuration etc.

Control unit in the power amplifier must be well isolated and protected from the fault.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

As detailed in the Invitation to Tender (ITT) Docs.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

CU.511.JP

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

Welsh

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

All tender costs and liabilities incurred by bidders shall be the sole responsibility of bidders.

The University reserves the right to award the contract in whole or in part.

The University reserves the right to annul the tendering process and not award any contract.

All documents to be priced in GBP and all payments made in GBP.

All documents to be priced in GBP excluding VAT

(WA Ref:107267)

Relates to the following project/programme financed by EU Community Funds: This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant agreement no. 765585

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice