An overview of the test equipment used at the institute for AC, lightning pulse, DC voltage & diagnostics.
| Test equipment | Features |
|---|---|
| Lightning impulse voltage | up to 400 kV / 50 kJ, on request up to 2 MV |
| AC voltage | up to 400 kV / 400 kVA, on request up to 800 kV continuous load 12 -stage from 750 V / 522 A to 62.5 V / 6.3 kA |
| DC voltage | up to 200 kV / 0.05 A, on request up to 800 kV |
| Surge current | - 0,5 until 25 kA surge current 8/20; max 5 kA surge current 2/50 - combination wave up to 2*10 kV up to 1,2/50 µs and 2*10 kA up to 8/20 µs (1500J) |
| Synthetic switch-off tests | - 50 Hz current up to 60 kA rms on request transient voltages up to 100 kV |
| Direct current | max. DC voltage 560 VDC, currents up to 5 kA, short time 1 MVA |
| Insulating material diagnostics | - TE- measurement - εr- and tanδ- measurement - tracking resistance (IEC 587) - DSC- analysis (25° -350°c), glass transition, thermal analysis - parallel test equipment for electrical material tests - climatic chamber (-40°C ... +180°C) - artificially accelerated aging tests - dynamic drop test - included plane test - hydrophobic transfer behaviour |
| Vacuum test vessels (10-4 Pa) and pressure test vessel (1 MPa) | - 400 kV AC voltage - 1 MV surge voltage |
| Casting resin technology | |
| Silicone elastomer technology | |
| Battery test | Test bench 1: - number of test circuits: 1 - max. discharge current: 200A - max. charge current: 70A - max. voltage 55V - max. power: 2600W Test bench 2: - number of test circuits: 3 - max. discharge current: 30A - max. charge current 30A - circuits can be paralleled - max. voltage: 150V |
| Surface scanning 3D | - area size (x*y) up to 100mmx100mm - z-resolution from 0,02μm up to maximum height 600μm - z-resolution from 0,1μm up to maximum height 3mm - roughness tests |
| Optical high-speed recording | - monochrome 12 bit video camera - frame rates up to 800.000 frames/sec - recording of discharges, movements, etc. |