38 TEC - 37 Quai Paul Louis Merlin
Grenoble cedex 09, 38050
France
Overview
Key Contact Personnel:
Stéphanie Sourd, F-Lab Volta Manager stephanie.sourd@se.com
Edouard Fernandez, F-Lab Volta Technical Expert edouard.fernandez@se.com
Jean-Michel Devesne, External Business Leader jean-michel.devesne@se.com
Year Founded
HV Lab: 1935
Total Number of Employees: 60
Major Markets Served: Europe, Middle East, North America and Asia.
Services
High Voltage Laboratory:
Number of Employees in High Voltage Laboratory: 2
Dimensions of Main Test Hall: 7 m length x 19 m width x 5 m height
Dielectric Testing Facilities:
| Impulse Testing: | Max. Volt./Current | |
| Lightning Impulse | 800 kV | |
| Switching Impulse (Dry) | 600 kV | |
| Other Testing | ||
| A.C. Testing: Dry | 300 kV (2x 150 kV) | |
| D.C. Testing: Dry | 160 kV | |
| Partial Discharge & RIV Testing: | 100 kV, RIV none | |
| Capacitance & Tan ∂ Testing: | 200 kV | |
Pollution Testing: Cold & ice tests (100 kV single-phase, 36 kV 3-phase, -65°C to +85°C, 230 m3, 62271-1)
High Power Laboratory:
Number of Employees in High Power Laboratories: 17
Kind of Power Source for the HP Laboratory: Short-circuit generators (3) and transformers (9)
Specifications of Main Test Bay
Possible Power Frequency: 50 Hz
Max. MVA: 3150 MVA 3-phases Max. kV: 110 kV Max. kA & Duration: 300 kA, 3 sec.
Electrical Tests
Low Voltage Tests: 2200 V AC / 173 kA (3 ph), 1270 V AC / 300 kA (1 ph), 2000 V DC / 200 kA DC
Medium Voltage Tests: Up to 100 kV or up to 80 kA (3 ph)
High Current Test Facilities & Capabilities: LV Electrical Endurance platforms (10 kA / 1380 V)
Other Test Capabilities:
Environmental Tests: Climatic test chambers (up to 230 m3, from -65°C to +85°C)
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) and Radiofrequency Laboratory:
Radiated and conducted tests for emission and immunity, Radiofrequency for protocols at 2.4 GHz.
Temperature Rise Tests: Generators up to 15 kA (1-phase), 8600 A (3-phase) or 15 kA (1-phase) – DC/50 Hz/60 Hz + Harmonics capability (2 kHz max).
Acoustic Measurements:Acoustic chamber (4m x 6m x 4m), 17 dBA background noise
Other Tests Performed on Insulators, Arresters, Bushings, Cable Terminations: Type-tests for varistors up to 100 kV / 60 kA (8/20 μs)
