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HPL Department
Vasudevamurthy
Joint Director & HOD
High Power Laboratory
Phone : +91 80 2207 2511
Mob: +91 9972292594
Email: brvmurthy@cpri.in / hpl1@cpri.in
About HPL Department
- Laboratory was established during 1992 and has been catering testing services to Switchgear industry by carrying out Short-circuit test on Medium and High voltage Switchgear equipment, Distribution & Power Transformers and other related equipment.
- Laboratory has 2500MVA Short-circuit generator, Master circuit-breaker, High speed make switch, Transformer banks and associated equipment for carrying out the Short-circuit. Laboratory also has Synthetic test facility to carry out Short-circuit duty test on HV circuit-breakers up to 245kV rating.
Test Facilities
- Short-time withstand current
- Induced Current switching duty test on Earthing switches up to 765kV Class.
- Internal arc current test on HT Panels, Compact sub-stations, Motor & Generator Terminal box etc.
- Internal arc current test on Instrument Transformers (CT & PT)
- Power arc test on Insulators & Insulator strings
- Short-circuit Making duty tests on Earthing Switches
- Short-circuit test (High current & Low current pressure relief test) on Lightning arresters
- Line Charging (LC), Cable charging (CC1 & CC2), Single Capacitor bank (BC1) Switching duty tests on HV circuit-breakers up to 36kV Class
- Dynamic & Thermal SC test on UG Cables, Cable cleats etc.
Research capabilities / expertise:
- Design and performance evaluation of HV circuit-breakers and other switchgear equipment.
- Failure analysis of power transformers & system studies.
- Power industry and utility-related specific problems.
Clientele :
Australia
Germany
Bangladesh
Sri Lanka
Myanmar
Afghanistan
Malaysia
Saudi Arabia
Qatar
United Arab Emirates
Egypt
United Kingdom
Singapore
Thailand
China
Japan
Nepal