This Oil Test Laboratory at STDS Bhopal was established in year 2007 in Central region of India to cater the testing need of Power transformer industries, Manufacturers and Utilities for quality check of New transformer oil meeting specification and its in-service performance evaluation along with supervision of oil filled electrical equipment in field for their proper functioning. The lab is equipped with state of art equipment for carrying out various testing on new & serviced mineral transformer oil as per latest Indian and International Standards.

• The Oil Test Lab at STDS-Bhopal is accredited by NABL to carry out tests for mineral based serviced oil (IS 1866:2017/IEC 60422:2013) and new oil (IS 335:2018).
• The testing facility consists of combination of all three categories of transformer oil testing along with few additional tests namely,

1. Physical Parameters – Color and Appearance, Density, Inter Facial Tension, Viscosity and Flash Point.
2. Chemical Parameters – Water Content, Acidity, Sludge Content.
3. Electrical Parameters – Dielectric Strength, Specific Resistance, Dielectric Dissipation Factor.
4. In addition to these tests we have facility for dissolved gas analysis and particle size and counter analysis.

The testing and analysis is done by qualified test engineers. We provide un-interrupted timely testing services to various customers. We also provide sampling services and guidance to our customers. Our services are approved and NABL accredited.  The lab is fully air conditioned and environmentally maintained for testing as standard requirement.