NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR

ICMET RESEARCH-DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING

IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

CRAIOVA
 Short history

• ICMET Laboratories Department (HV & HP) was built within1968-1974,

extended in 1978 and 1981 as part of CIMAE (Electrotechnical Industrial Group)
based in Craiova at ELECTROPUTERE

• Essential contribution for the implementation of 220 and 400 kV insulation

classes in Romania.

• Registered in 1982 at OMPI Geneva (World Intellectual Group) based in

Craiova at ELECTROPUTERE

• From 1990: Independent government-owned Research, Development & Testing

National Institute for Electrical Engineering (self-financed) under aegis of
Ministry of Education, Research, Youth and Sports

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 An Accredited Testing Center Today

A real revolution in the conception of MV & HV

What has the last equipment:
new basic materials, design concepts, standards,
decade brought? functions (metering, data transmission,
monitoring - SCADA), life duration strategy

High development expenses: about 25% used for

performance evaluation - development, type &
Consequence endurance tests, components quality certification
- in the own laboratories and/or in independent
accredited laboratories

New test techniques, new measuring and testing

equipment, introducing calibration laboratories,
Changes in European & worldwide interlaboratories
comparisons, all of them when the testing activity
Testing Concept becomes a business aimed at meeting client
requirements

Assurance of long term confidence in the tested

products quality:
- through its equidistant position to the manufacturer
Result and to the client
- through the use of the most advanced testig/
measuring techniques

- HP & HV Power Transformer Testing

- On-site Transformer PD Diagnosis & Locating
by Electric & AE Methods
- Thermal & AE PD Continuous Monitoring Systems
for High Power Transformers
Most Important - Switching Overvoltage Measurements in
Competences Power Grid
- Special Tests: Free Electric Arc Tests on Line
Insulator Strings, Internal Electric Arc Test on
Instrument Transformers, Arresters Pressure
Relief Test etc
- EMC Tests

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 Mission. New Activity Fields

ICMET Laboratories Department acts as a competence center in the

field of research, development and testing and quality certification for

electric equipment , permanently engaged in innovative certification

contained in the research platforms of European Union, nationally and

internationally recognized by accreditations got at European level in the

field of high voltage, high current tests and electromagnetic compatibility.

New activity fields:

8Calibration of High Voltage and Current Measuring Devices,

electric and magnetic field probes, force transducers

8Testing in regulated field: EMC, Low Voltage,

Radio & Telecommunications Terminal Equipment

8Safety Tests for Arresters and Instrument Transformers

8AC/DC Cable Testing

8Transient Overvoltage Measurement in Power Grid

8On-site Diagnosis for Electric Power Equipment

8Development of Monitoring Systems for Power

Transformers

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 Accreditations

RENAR
Romanian
Accreditation
Association
www.renar.ro

High Power Low and High Voltage

Testing Laboratory Testing Laboratory
LI - 004 LI - 1036

MRC Romanian Movement for Quality

U Quality Management System – ISO 9001: 2008

U Environment Management System - ISO 14001: 2005
U Occupational Health and Safety Management System
- OHSAS 18001: 2008

ANRE Romanian Energy Regulatory Authority

www.anre.ro

TRANSELECTRICA Romanian Power Grid Company

www.transelectrica.ro

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6
A - High Voltage Type Test Hall
B - Routine Test High Voltage Hall
C - Open Area Test Site
D - Switching Equipment Hall
E - Reactances Hall
F - Generator Control Room
Total surface: 44 450 m2
G - Heat Run Tests
H - Preparation Room
I - Test Control Room
C1 C8- Testing Cells
C1,÷C8
G1, G3 - Generators
T1, T13 - Transformers
High Voltage & High Power Laboratories Area
Organization Chart - Laboratory Department

Research, Development
Laboratory for Energy

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT

AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
Efficiency and Power
Quality

DIVISION FOR

Research, Development
Laboratory for Electrical,
Electromechanical and
Monitoring Equipment

High Power Testing

HIGH POWER

Laboratory for Electrical

DIVISION

Equipment

High Power
Research – Development
Laboratory

CALIBRATION
LABORATORY

Research, Development
HIGH VOLTAGE

Laboratory
DIVISION

for High Voltage Technique

Low and High Voltage Testing

Laboratory
for Electrical Equipment
(L & HVL)

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Activities in Low & High Voltage Laboratory

This laboratory is equipped with ultimate measurement

techniques which allow extensive testing of power
transformers, instrument transformers and HV switching
equipment, including type and special tests in accordance
with international standards.
Since 1995 , the Laboratory has been accredited by
Romanian National Body RENAR

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Activities in Low & High Voltage Laboratory
- HV Tests

MEASURING TECHNIQUE
High Voltage measuring systems formed
of dividers, peak voltmeters and Transient
Recorders

• Lightning and switching impulse divider

643/4200 [pF] / [kV] (mounted together with the
generator)

• Lightning impulse divider 10/2200 [kW] / [kV]

Response time - 27 ns

• Lightning impulse divider 10/770 [kW] / [kV]

Response time - 10 ns
IMPULSE • AC capacitive divider 160/1200 [pF] / [kV]
lightning switching
[kV] [kV] (mounted together with AC cascade)
4200 (336kWs) 2600
700 (4.9kWs) 300
• AC capacitive divider 200/1800 [pF] / [kV]
AC (mounted together with the upper unit in outdoor
field)
(25 to 150) Hz

• Reference measuring systems according to

[kV] [A]
1200 1.2 IEC60060-2 for LI ( SI ), AC , DC voltages
and Impulse Charge for PD measurements,
50 Hz
having traceability to PTB
[kV] [A]
200
350
1.0
1.0
• Equipment specialized to record HV transient
3x250 1.0 phenomena (Transient recorder 10 bit , 100
(resonant system)
MS/s , 4 channels)
(25 to 150) Hz
three phases
• Equipment specialized to measure partial
[kV] [MVA] (min)
discharges by electrical and ultrasonic methods
15; 35; 110 5 2 with PD free sources
DC
[kV] [mA]
• Equipment to measure atmospheric conditions
1100 30 during HV tests

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 Activities in Low & High Voltage Laboratory

OFFERED SERVICES

8 High voltage tests for HV equipment (transformers, cables,

switchgear, GIS etc.) inside the electromagnetic screened
hall of ICMET

- Full wave and tail chopped wave voltage impulse tests at voltages
up to 4200 kV and energy 336 kWs
- Applied voltage tests at frequencies between 25 and 150 Hz
up to 1200 kV
- Single and three-phase induced voltage tests, 5 MVA, 2 min.
- DC voltage tests up to 1100 kV 30 mA
- Oscillating switching impulse tests
- Aperiodic switching impulse tests up to 2600 kV
- External insulation test under artificial rain for equipment
up to 550 kV rated voltage
- Partial discharge and radio interference measurements
- Combined voltage tests: LI - AC, SI - AC, DC - LI, DC - SI
- Electrical & mechanical test of polymer insulators, salt fog ageing
inclusively
- Instrument transformers error before and after short circuit testing

8 High voltage tests on site:

- Partial discharge measurement at instrument and power transformers

by electric and ultrasonic method
- Power transformer and cables dielectric spectroscopy
- Checking windings mechanical condition of power transformers
by FRA method
- Humidity assessment for large power transformer insulation system

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Activities in Low & High Voltage Laboratory

PD Acoustic Emission
Technique

Tests Performed by L & HV Testing Laboratory

700
Number of test reports

600
624
590
500
495 468
400 439
410 423
394
300 364
200
100
0
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Year

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Activities in Low & High Voltage Laboratory

- EMC Tests
This facility is the most important EMC Collective in Romania.
In 2000 it was put into operation the semi-anechoic chamber, the first of this
kind in Romania.
At present the immunity tests and conducted disturbance measurements
performed by this Collective are accredited by RENAR.

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Activities in Low & High Voltage Laboratory
- EMC Tests
Semi-anechoic chamber (SAC) from ICMET Craiova
Technical Characteristics
• Immunity according to EN 61000-4-3
In the measuring area (L x H=1.5 x 1.5 m) uniform field within imposed
tolerance limits (0dB +6dB) for at least 75% of the area (12 of 16 measuring
points)
Test distance: 3 m
Provisions of EN 61000-4-3 are guaranteed within the frequency
range: 80MHz-2GHz
Test distance: 1 m
Provisions of Automotive Directive 2004/104/EEC and ISO 11452 are
guaranteed within the frequency range: 20MHz - 2GHz

• Conducted disturbance power measurement for LV equipment

according to CISPR 16, EN 55014-1

• Radiated disturbances according to MIL-STD-461 and Automotive Directive

2004/104/EEC, EN 55025, EN 55012

Conducted immunity and emission tests

EMC Tests according to:

IEC/EN 61000-4-2 ESD IEC/EN 61000-4-18 DOW
IEC/EN 61000-4-4 Burst EN 55011, EN 55022 Conducted emission
IEC/EN 61000-4-5 Surge EN 55015 Electrical lighting equipment
IEC/EN 61000-4-6 RFCD EN 55017 Insertion loss
IEC/EN 61000-4-8 50 Hz magnetic field IEC/EN 61000-3-2 Harmonic current
IEC/EN 61000-4-9 Surge magnetic field IEC/EN 61000-3-3 Flicker
IEC/EN 61000-4-11 Voltage dips and interruption ISO 10605 ESD
IEC/EN 61000-4-12 Ring wave ISO 7637-1,2,3 Automotive
IEC/EN 61000-4-13 Harmonics EN 50147-1, IEEE 299 Shielding Effectiveness

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 Activities in Low & High Voltage Laboratory

The laboratory provides tests compliant with the international regulations

in force, taking into account the development and rapid innovation of the
wireless technology, aiming at people protection in relation with harmful
influence of electromagnetic radiation.

European/International EMF standards

U EN 50360: Products standard mobile phone handsets
U EN 50361: Basic standard mobile phone handsets
U IEC 62209-1(up to 3GHz): Human exposure to radio frequency fields
from hand-held and body-mounted wireless
communication devices

The laboratory is able to carry on the following activities:

_ Experimental dosimetry and numerical simulation for mobile phones;
_ Testing technologies for small dimension mobile terminals (WLAN, Bluetooth,
ZigBee etc);
_ Bioelectromagnetism matters;
_ Pacemaker implants behaviour;
_ Risk evaluation of mobile phones use in conformity with the safety standards;
_ Interlaboratory comparisons;
_ Market surveillance.

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Activities in Low & High Voltage Laboratory
- Low Voltage Tests
Main tests
Main testing equipment
LV Directive 2006/95/EC
Safety compact tester: Dielectric tests:
- HV generator up to 5 kV AC; - insulation resistance
- PE resistance measurement up to 0,5Ω - dielectric strength
Impulse generator 1.2/50μs up to 20 kV - clearances and creepage distances
Digital megohmmeter up to 5 kV Protection against electric shock:
Power clamps up to 2 kA - PE circuit test
Digital thermometer with PT 100 probe - marking
Pendulum and spring hammers Operating tests:
- power and current measurement
- heating
Mechanical impact tests

Products to be tested
LV switchgear and controlgear assemblies (IEC 61439)
Auxiliary and control circuits of HV switchgear and controlgear (IEC 62271)
Household appliances (IEC 60335)
Information technology equipment (IEC 60950)
LV switchgear and controlgear (IEC 60947)
Electrical equipment of machinery (IEC 60204)
Handheld tools (IEC 61029)
Audio and video apparatus (IEC 60065)
Electrical equipment for measurement,
control and laboratory use (IEC 61010)
Electrical toys (IEC 62115)

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 Activities in Low & High Voltage Laboratory

- Tracking & Erosion Tests

Tracking and erosion test on composite insulators is a compulsory
design and type test, according to IEC 62217: HV polymeric insulators
for indoor and outdoor use
.
The type tests are performed on the composite-type insulators which
passed the design tests. These tests determine, to the highest degree,
the quality of composite insulators which will replace entirely in the near
future (due to their technical-economic and environment protecting
advantages) the porcelain or glass insulators

» Wheel test

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Activities in Low & High Voltage Laboratory

- Tracking & Erosion Tests

» Wheel test

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 Activities in Low & High Voltage Laboratory

» 1000 h salt fog test

Test requirements:

¨ Test voltage: it is calculated based on actual creepage distance

¨ Initial salt content: it is determined based on the speciment dimensions

Reference standards:

• EN 62217 Polymeric insulators for indoor and outdoor use with a nominal
voltage > 1000 V - General definitions, test methods and acceptance criteria

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 Activities in High Power Laboratory

Since 1995, the Laboratory has been accredited by

Romanian National Body RENAR ( member of ILAC
and EA) according to EN ISO 17025

Direct Testing Circuit

· Three Short Circuit Generators

Rated Power 2500 MVA 120 kA
· Six Three-Phase Units of Circuit Breakers 12 kV, 120 kA
· Three Units of Making Switches 12 kV, 330 kA
· Nine Single-Phase Step up Transformers
80 MVA 12/12/25/51kV
· Four Single-Phase Step Down Transformer 40 MVA 10/0.5 kV
· Eight Test Cells
· Temperature-rise test installation, up to 10 kA AC
· HV Disconnector type pantograph test installation 525 kV,
60 kA/1s
· Digital Measuring System 100 MS/s, 16 bit, 16 Channels

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 Activities in High Power Laboratory

Three short-circuit
generators

type TI - 100 - 2, 2500 MVA,

12 kV, 120 kA, 50 Hz

with parallel operation
possibility

Three - phase tests: Single - phase tests:

500 V - 135 kA/3s 1000 V - 250kA/3s

12 kV - 120 kA 12 kV - 120 kA
72.5 kV - 20 kA 123 kV - 25 kA

12 kV; 330 kA peak; accuracy ±5º el.

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 Activities in High Power Laboratory

OFFERED SERVICES
• Switching capacity test of the MV and HV circuit breakers, safety fuses,
switch disconnectors and MV contactors

• Dynamic and thermal stability test of HV and LV apparatus, line

elements, cables and metal enclosed switchgear

• Ability to withstand the dynamic effects of short-circuit test of

transformers rated up to 120 MVA

• Temperature rise tests of the current path of electric apparatus, line

components, bars, with rated current up to 10 kA AC

• Temperature rise tests on power transformers, reactors and instrument

transformers

• Mechanical endurance test for circuit breakers, disconnectors and

contactors

• Short-circuit tests on surge arresters and short-circuiting and earthing

systems

• Internal arcing tests on switchgear, prefabricated substations and

instrument transformers

• AC Power arc tests on insulators for overhead lines

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 Activities in High Power Laboratory

Temperature - rise test

Tests Performed by High Power Testing Laboratory

400
350
Number of test reports

300 340
296 310
295
250 273 280
260 260 250
200
150
100
50
0
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Year

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 Activities in
Activities in High
High Power
Power Laboratory
Laboratory

Internal arc test for metal enclosed switchgear

Internal arc test on transformer substation

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 Activities in
Activities in High
High Power
Power Laboratory
Laboratory

Internal arc test for

instrument transformer

Power arc test on insulator strings

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Activities in
Activities in High
High Power
Power Laboratory
Laboratory

Switch-Disconnectror making and breaking test

Breaking test for drop-out expulsion fuses

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 Activities in
Activities in High
High Power
Power Laboratory
Laboratory

Internal arc test inside switch disconnector

making and breaking tests on circuit breaker

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Activities in
Activities in High
High Power
Power Laboratory
Laboratory

Short time Withstand current test

on intrument transformer

Test on pretective cloth

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 Calibration
Calibration Laboratory
Laboratory

Laboratory calibration

Measurement Best
Measured quantity
Range conditions / measurement
/ Calibration item
procedure capability 1)
350 mV to 1000 V 0.2 %
10 kV to 200 kV 0.2 %
DC Voltage
25 kV to 350 kV 0.4 %
350 kV to 1000 kV 1.0 %
1V to 1000 Vk 10 Hz to 10 kHz 0.11 %
AC Voltage 25 kV to 200 kV 50 Hz to 150 kHz 0.6 %
200 kV to 1200 kV Acc. to IEC 60060 0.9 %
HV Impulse (LI) 210 kV to 215 kV Acc. to IEC 60060 0.6 %
25 kV to 500 kV 0.7 %
500 kV to 1800 kV 0.8 %
Time parameters T1 0.8 ms to 1.6 ms 4.0 %
T2 40 ms to 60 ms 4.0 %
HV Impulse (SI) 210 kV to 215 kV Acc. to IEC 60060 0.6 %
25 kV to 500 kV 0.7 %
Time parameters Tp 200 ms to 300 ms 4.0 %
T2 1000 ms to 4000 ms 4.0 %
Impulse charge q 2 pC to 2000 pC Acc. to IEC 60270 0.4 pC + 0.03 q
Indication linearity 2 pC to 2000 pC 0.3 pC + 0.03 q

On-site calibration
DC voltage 30 kV to 200 kV Acc. to IEC 60060 0.7 %
30 kV to 200 kV 50 Hz to 150 Hz 0.7 %
AC voltage
Acc. to IEC 60060
Impulse voltage (LI) 25 kV to 500 kV Acc. to IEC 60060 0.8 %
Time parameters T1 0.8 ms to 1.6 ms 4.5 %
T2 40 ms to 60 ms
Impulse voltage (SI) 25 kV to 500 kV Acc. to IEC 60060 0.8 %
Time parameters Tp 200 ms to 300 ms 4.5 %
T2 1000 ms to 4000 ms

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 Calibration Laboratory

- Electromagnetic field

Measurand/ Standards and

Measuring range
calibration item procedures

HF Electric Field 80 MHz - 2 GHz

Strength E/ Antenna - EUT Distance
10 V/m - 60 V/m 1m - 2m
HF Electric Field
Strength Meters Uniform electric field zone
3
[100 x 100 x 100] mm
Uncertainty of measurement: 1 dB

HF Electric Field Strength Meters 50 Hz Magnetic Flux Density Meters

Antenna Field Calibration System Magnetic Field Calibration System

Measurand/ Standards and

Measuring range
calibration item procedures

Magnetic Flux 50 Hz
Density B/ 10mT≤ B < 900mT Uniform magnetic field zone
Magnetic Flux [180 x 180 x 140] mm3
Density Meters
Uncertainty of measurement: 0.7%

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 Calibration Laboratory

- Force
The lab is the result of close co-operation between ICMET and the
German National Metrology Institute PTB.
It was put into operation in 1995 and it is to be used for
measurement range from 1 MN to 32 MN.
The 32 MN force calibration machine has direct traceability to the
German metrology standard PTB - Braunschweig.
The lab performs tests and calibrations for the force measuring
equipment used in metallurgy, off-shore drilling and other industrial
applications.
The lab provides technical facilities for a rapid manufacturing
of the various accessories that are necessary for the tests.

OFFERED SERVICES
v Tests, Measurements and Calibrations for Force and Mass
Measuring Equipment

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 Calibration
Calibration Laboratory
Laboratory

High Currents

The Lab offers calibrations for:

Shunts & Rogowski coils
- Scale factorTESTS
CALIBRATION tests
(symmetrical current)
- Linearity tests
(asymmetrical current)
- Step response
- Ohmic resistance measurements

Calibrations in permanent locations

Measured CMC
quantity/ Extended Measurement
S.N. Measurement Observations
object under calibration conditions
range
calibration uncertainty
From 100 Aeff
High alternating
to 140 kAeff 50 Hz
1 current/ shunt and 1.5%
From 250 Apeak IEC 62475
Rogowski coil
to 350 Apeak
The total rise time includes
Time parameter, From 24 ns
2 2.5% IEC 62475 the rise time of generator
rise time TN / shunt to 1000 ns
and measurement system
The uncertainty is in
Temperature: (22+/-2)0C
Resistance/ From 4 μΩ 2.0% accordance with the
3 Humidity: (50+/-10)% rH/
shunt resistor to 200 4 μΩ 0.1% apparatus measurement
IEC 62475
range

Shunt to be
[V] calibrated
Scale factor
determination
at 20 kArms Reference
standard
[kA] shunt

[kA]
Shunt to be
calibrated
Linearity
determination
at 50 kApeak Step response at 2 kA coaxial shunt
Reference
[kA] standard
shunt

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Activities in Low & High Voltage Laboratory

DIELECTRIC TESTS AND PHYSICAL-CHEMICAL DIAGNOSIS OF

ELECTRO-INSULATING SOLID MATERIALS

Electroinsulating varnishes, paints

• coating thickness determination
(EN ISO 2808)
• coating adherence determination
(EN ISO 2409)

Metallic protection coat

• metal adherence determination (EN ISO 2819)
• layer thickness determination (EN ISO 2409)

Core of polymeric insulators

• porosity and water penetration test
(IEC 62217)

Cellulosic insulation: electro-insulating board and paper

• dielectric tests (dielectric strength, tan σ, permittivity)
(IEC 60296)
• measurement of the degree of polymerization
(IEC 60450)

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 Low & High Voltage Laboratory

DIELECTRIC TESTS AND PHISICAL-CHEMICAL DIAGNOSIS

OF OIL TRANSFORMER

• determination of dielectric strength (IEC 60156)

• water content determination (IEC 60814)

• interfacial tension determination (IEC 60296)

• DGA analysis (IEC 60567)

• determination of oxidation stability (IEC 61125)

• measurement of dielectric dissipation

factor (IEC 60247)

• determination of sulfur corrosive

action (ISO 2160)

• determination of flash point

(SR EN ISO 2719)

• determination of moisture saturation degree

(IEC 60422)
• neutralization number • particle count determination
determination (IEC 62021) (IEC 60970)

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 Low & High Voltage Laboratory

The Collective for mechanical and environmental tests, carries out

complex tests on electrical materials, products and subassemblies in
accordance with international standards .
The collective offers the following services:

FIRE HAZARD TESTING

• needle flame test (IEC 60695-11-5)

• horizontal and vertical flame test
(IEC 60695-11-10)

• abnormal heat test. Ball pressure test

(IEC 60695-10-2)

• determination of proof and

comparative tracking indices
(IEC 60112)

• glow wire test (IEC 60695-2-10,11,12,13)

• determination of horizontal
burning characteristics of cellular
plastics(ISO 9772+A1)

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 Low & High Voltage Laboratory

ENVIRONMENTAL TESTS

TMin : - 40o C

T max : + 180 o C

Humidity : 99%
max

• damp heat test (IEC 60068-2-78, IEC 60068-2-30)

• dry heat test (IEC 60068-2-2)
• cold test (IEC 60068-2-1)
• temperature change test (IEC 60068-2-14)
• salt mist test (IEC 60068-2-11)
• salt mist cyclic test (IEC 60068-2-52)

SPECIAL TESTS

• water penetration test at electric cables

(IEC 60502-2,HD 605.S2)
• waterproof test (ingress of moisture)(IEC 60282-1)
• sulfur dioxid test with general moisture condensation
(SR EN ISO 6988)
• determination of the indentation hardness of plastics,
rubber and ebonite(shore hardness)
(SR EN ISO 868)

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 HV Interlaboratory Comparison

Comparative Measurements with

EU - COPERNICUS HIGHVolt TRMS:
ERB-CIPA-CT 940137 DC, AC, LI, SI
1996 Project Manager: HighVolt Dresden

Traceability and Mutual Recognition

FP 5 of Impulse Voltage Measurements: LI
SMT4-CT98-2270
1998-2002 Project Manager: Tech. Univ. Helsinki

Comparative Measurements with

DKD Ringvergleich ICMET TRMS:
DC, AC, LI, SI
2002 Project Manager: PTB Braunschweig

STL High-Current Inter-comparison tests of the STL

reference shunt and the shunt owned by
Inter-Calibration ICMET
Project Project Manager: ST L
2012

COPERNICUS 1996
ICMET Craiova - HUT Helsinki

STL Rugby UK- ICMET Craiova

DKD Ringvergleich 2002

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 International Cooperation

Force Calibration Lab

Dr.D.Peschel,
, Dr.A.Sawla
PTB High Voltage Lab
1991- 2007 Dr.K.Schon
High Frequency Lab
Prof.J.Glimm , Dr.T.Schrader

IEH- Prof.A.J.Schwab, Prof.T.Leibfried, Prof.A.M.Miri

IEH Karlsruhe
EMC, Transients in Power Transformers,
1991-2004
Seismic Phenomena, Diagnosis & Monitoring

NTUA Athens EE Faculty - Prof.I.Stathopoulos

1996-
1996-1998 PD Measurements

TU Eindhoven EE Faculty - Prof.G.Damstra

1996-
1996-1998 HP Measuring Technique, Synthetic Tests

IEH - Prof. W. Kalkner

TU Berlin
On line PD Measurement,
2004 Clamping Forces in Transformers

IEH - Prof. T. Leibfried

IEH Karlsruhe
Methods for on-site testing of transformers
2004-2006 Experimental data processing

NIKDIM - Maria Georgieva

NIKDIM Kazanlak
Tests for verifying the breaking capacity of fuses
2004-2006
2005-2012 Switching tests on load break switches

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 Clients Portofolio

ABROAD
About 70 companies
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
ROMANIA • Bulgaria
About 50 companies • Canada
• AEM LUXTEN LIGHTING • Denmark
• CN TRANSELECTRICA • France
• ELECTRO ALFA INTERNATIONAL • Greece
• ELECTROPUTERE • Israel
• ELECTROSISTEM • Iran
• ELECTROSTANDARD • Italy
• ELEROM • Macedonia
• EMON ELECTRIC • Montenegro
• ENERGOBIT • Portugal
• ICEMENERG • Serbia
• IPROEB • Slovenia
• ICPE • Spain
• IMSAT • Switzerland
• NOVA INDUSTRIAL • Syria
• ROMIND • Turkey
• Taiwan
• Ukraine

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 ICMET Fellowships

• IEC (www.iec.ch), since 1976

TC 14 Power Transformers
TC 36 Insulators
TC 42 High-Voltage Testing Techniques
TC 42 WG 12 High Current Testing Techniques
• CIGRE (www.cigre.org), since 1993
WG A2.25 - Bushing Reliability
WG A2.26 - Mechanical condition assessment
(guidance, FRA)
TF A2.27 - Recommendations for monitoring
facilities
WG A3.12 - Circuit Breaker Controls
WG D1.33 - High Voltage Test and Measuring
Techniques
WG D1 - Materials and Emerging Technologies
• IEEE (www.ieee.org), since 1994
PES - Power Engineering Society
EMCS - Electromagnetic Compatibility Society
IMS - Instrumentation and Measurement Society
IAS - Industry Applications Society
PELS - Power Electronics Society
DEIS - Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society
SPS - Signal Processing Society
APS - Antennas and Propagation Society

• STL - Short-Circuit Testing Liaison, since 1999

• ACER - Romanian EMC Association (www.acero.ro)

Founding Member since 1997

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 ICMET Headquarter Building

Acces to ICMET Craiova

By plane
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(International Flights):
Flights):
-- Craiova
Craiova -- 44 Km
Km
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(240 Km
Km to
to Craiova)
Craiova) By car:
-- Sibiu
Sibiu (225
(225 Km Km to
to Craiova)
Craiova) - from Belgrad - 360 Km
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(330 Km
Km to
to Craiova)
Craiova) - from Budapest - 661 Km
- from Istanbul - 834 Km
By train: - from Sofia - 320 Km
- Bucharest (240 Km to Craiova)

Decebal Ave. No. 118A

200746 Craiova, Romania
Phone: +40 351 404 888; Fax: +40 351 404 890
E-mail: market@icmet.ro; icmet@icmet.ro
www.icmet.ro

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