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Surge tester
So that you do not get wound up in production the
surge tester from SPS electronic.
Only with a surge voltage test it is possible to detect winding shorts
and insulation faults in windings. Preliminary damages and thus a
failure of winding materials, electric motors and coils of any kind can
be prevented. With a surge tester of SPS electronic you can be
certain of the safety of your windings.

ST 1800B
The compact surge tester with a 5.6 LCD colour
display.

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ST 3800L
The right surge tester for OEM applications in
systems.

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Surge tester up to 15,000 V: ST 6000

series

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Surge voltage and high voltage testing combined

with additional tests.

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Surge tester up to 40,000 V ST 8000

series
Mobile surge test system, with industry PC and 8
touch colour display.

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In short: What is high voltage testing and

how does it work?

The surge test is an established practice in the manufacture of

winding goods of all kinds used in the maintenance and repair since
the early 50s, this test is now an integral part in the production of
engines, rotors and stators, electric valves and coils of all kinds. To
ensure quality, the surge voltage test, also called surge test is not
replaceable.

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During maintenance and repair the insulation of windings which

weakens by aging, vibration, humidity and temperature variations is
checked to ensure the production quality during production. Even
the quality of the enameled copper wire and iron packets are
checked. The classic high voltage testing only checks insulation
defects of the phases one below the other or in lamination bundles.
Defects in the windings go undetected. Here, the physical principle
of the surge tests offers the only possibility of viewing insulation of
individual winding. No measure of the resistance or inductivity can
give the results of what a surge test can give.

The principle is that a high voltage pulse is generated by a charged

capacitor and is fed to the winding and the subsequent oscillation (L
= test specimen, C = tester) is analysed. Due to the very short pulse
potential differences between the adjacent windings, or layers of
coils are produced. Exactly these potentials are the basis of this
assessment: in case of error arising changes, although there is still
no galvanic contact. The height of the test voltage and the rise time
of the pulses are the decisive factors. Both current pulse as well as

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the impulse response contains information about the test object.

Impedance and quality of the winding are included in the test result.
Therefore, all errors are detected, which are affected by these
parameters. This includes number of windings, winding geometry
and wire errors including interturn and location circuits as well as
problems in the magnetic core or laminated core.

An effect in the surge test: The partial

discharge

The partial discharge (PD) is present not only in the conventional

high-voltage test. This effect also occurs at the surge test. Due to
the increase in frequency converter in motor control this test has
become very important. As the term partial discharge suggests, a
complete breakdown does not take place here. Only in one section a
partial insulation weakness or underperformance manufactured area
is available. This weak point can be loaded during operation or
testing far in excess. Therefore, this point does not withstand the
increased load and there is a partial breakdown, the partial
discharge. The other areas of the insulation can withstand the

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voltage stress and it does not result in a flashover in the

conventional sense. The aim should always be to avoid a partial
discharge. What matters is the construction of the test sample and
the insulation as well as the level of the test voltage. In practice, it is
not necessary to measure the partial discharge (in pico Coulomb). It
is sufficient to detect the partial discharge. For this purpose, two
methods are used:

In manufacturing, a wired connection is preferred in surge test.

Interference is less of an issue.
Alternatively, the detection of the high frequency signals through
antennas is possible. It is important in this solution to place the
antenna in proper position and the avoidance of interference
pulses.

We have the right surge tester for you

All surge tester of SPS electronic feature a computer which

evaluates both the vibration curve and the partial discharge. Several
different methods of analysis are available. In addition, see also
separate devices for partial discharges, for surge test or for the
conventional examination with high voltage tester in the delivery
program. The devices operate as stand-alone or via interfaces with a
PC - the right software can be found in our product range. Both the
surge test and the measurement of partial discharge can be
combined with other tests in a PC-bound test system. The
connection to the various terminals of the test sample happens via
high voltage relay in 4-wire (Kelvin technique).

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