CENTRAL POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TEST FEASIBILITY FOR POWER / DISTRIBUTION TRANSFORMER

Standards IS 2026 [Part I] - 1977, IS 2026 [Part II] -1977, IS 2026 [Part III] 1981, IS 1180 [Part 1] 1989, IS1180 [ Part 2] 1989 & IS 11171 1985
Range of test facility Clause No. [Refer IS 2026] 16.11 Part I Switch gear Testing & Development Station Bhopal Upto 30 MVA 132 kV ratings. For rating up to 40 MVA 220kV it depends on the impedance, vector configuration and system fault level of the transformer All Ratings UHV High Short circuit Lab, Research Voltage Bangalore Lab, Lab, Hyderabad Bangalore Up to 500 KVA 11kV ratings NA NA

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High Power Lab, Bangalore

1.

Short circuit tests (Dynamic and thermal ability to withstand S.C. Test)

Upto 50 MVA 220 kV ratings. For rating above 50MVA it depends on the impedance, vector configuration and system fault level of the transformer All Ratings

2.

Measurement of winding resistance Measurement of Voltage Ratio and check of Voltage vector relationship Measurement of impedance voltage/ short circuit impedance and load loss Measurement of no load loss and current

16.2 Part I 16.3 Part I

All Ratings

NA

NA

3.

All Ratings

All Ratings

All Ratings

NA

NA

4.

16.4 Part I

Limited up to 5 MVA & Up to 33kV ratings [*]

Limited up to 10 MVA & up to 33kV rating [*]

Limited up to 500 KVA 11/0.433 kV ratings [*]

NA

NA

5.

16.5 Part I

NA [#]

NA[$]

Limited up to 500 kVA 433V rated windings

NA

NA

NA [*] [#] [$]

Facility not available at present Measurement possible only at available system frequency of power supply. Measurement possible only at available system frequency of power supply, up to 5MVA, 11kV rated windings, Measurement possible only at available system frequency of power supply, up to 10 MVA, 33kV rated windings

Range of test facility Clause No. [Refer IS 2026] 16.6 Part I Switchgear Testing & Development Station Bhopal All Ratings UHV High Short circuit Lab, Research Voltage Bangalore Lab, Lab, Hyderabad Bangalore All Ratings NA NA

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High Power Lab, Bangalore

6.

Measurement of Insulation resistance Dielectric tests type / routine / special tests Separate source power frequency withstand test

All Ratings

7.

16.7 Part I

a.

10 Part IV

Limited up to 5 MVA & Up to 11 KV ratings [For Higher ratings Available a HV Lab., Bangalore] Limited up to 5MVA ratings and Up to 11kV & 433V rated windings

Limited up to 20 MVA & up to 66 kV ratings

Limited up to 500 kVA & up to 11kV ratings

Upto 800 kV

Upto 400 kV

b.

Induced over voltage withstand Test

11 Part III

Limited up to 10MVA ratings and up to 11kV & 433 V rated widnings

Up to 500kVA ratings & up to 433V rated windings Facility available at HV Lab, Blore

NA

NA

c.

Lightning Impulse Test

12.0 & 13.0 Part III

Facility available at HV Lab, Bangalore

Limited up to 5MVA & upto 66kV ratings; and upto 10MVA, 33/11kV ratings

Up to 315 MVA & up to 800kV ratings

Up to 100MVA 400kV ratings

NA Facility not available at present

Range of test facility Clause No. [Refer IS 2026] 14 Part III Switchgear Testing & Development Station Bhopal Facility available at HV Lab, Blore / UHV research lab, Hyderabad. UHV Research Lab, Hyderabad Transform ers up to 800kV rating High Voltage Lab, Bangalore Transfor mers upto 400kV rating NA

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High Power Lab, Bangalore

Short circuit Lab, Bangalore

d.

Switching Impulse test

Facility available at HV Lab, Blore / UHV research lab, Hyderabad.

Facility available at HV Lab, Blore

8.

Temperature rise

16.8 Part I

NA

Limited up to 5MVA 33/11 kV ratings

Limited up to 500kVA 11/ 0. 433kV ratings NA

NA

9.

Tests on On-Load Tap-Changers

16.9 Part I

Limited up to 5MVA & up to 33kV ratings Upto 500kVA 11/0. 433kV ratings

Limited up to 10MVA & up to 33kV ratings Limited up to 10MVA & up to 33kV ratings

NA

NA

10.

Measurement of Zero sequence Impedance of 3Phase transformer Measurement of acoustic noise level

16.10 Part I

Up to 500kVA 11/0.433kV ratings

NA

NA

11.

16.12 Part I

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA Facility not available at present

Range of test facility Clause No. [Refer IS 2026] 16.13 Part I Switchgear Testing & Development Station Bhopal NA UHV High Short circuit Lab, Research Voltage Bangalore Lab, Lab, Hyderabad Bangalore Limited up to 500kVA 11/0.433kV ratings Possible on specific request NA NA

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12.

Measurement of harmonics of the no load current

Limited up to 500kVA 11/0. 433kV ratings

13.

Measurement of the power taken by the fans and oil pumps

16.14 Part I

Possible on specific request

Possible on specific request

NA

NA

Additional tests on Distribution Transformers as per IS 1180 (Part 1) 1989 & IS 1180 (Part 2) 1989 14. Air Pressure test 22.5 Part 1 1.5.1. Part I 1180 22.6 Part 1 IS1180 NA NA Possible on specific request NA NA

15.

Permissible Flux density and Overfluxing

All Ratings

All Ratings

All Ratings

NA

NA

Additional tests on Dry Type Power Transformers as per IS 11171 1985 16. Partial discharge measurement 18 IS 11171 NA NA NA NA NA

NA Facility not available at present