AEP’s laboratory facilities include networking; the Phoenix Contact EduNet automation-technology laboratory; smart-building automation; process-measurement and microprocessor laboratories; and a Ukrainian–Norwegian distance-learning centre.
Its equipment description names Phoenix Contact PLCnext controllers, combining industrial PLC functions with edge-device capabilities for model-predictive and adaptive control, diagnostics with AI elements and access to cloud computing. It also describes Siemens S7-1200/S7-300 equipment with TIA Portal for building distributed control systems, self-diagnostics and control-algorithm development.
Related laboratory descriptions are available from the institute’s departments: