LCOE – FFII. Laboratorio Central Oficial de Electrotecnia
+34 91 491 8168 (34) 91 491 8169 LCOE-CTAT@ffii.es Visit website
Eric Kandel, 1. Tecnogetafe
Madrid, 28906
Spain
Overview
Key Contact Personnel:
Pascual Simón, Director of LCOE psimon@ffii.es
Tomás García, Director of LCOE HV Center tgarcia@ffii.es
Paula Cid, HV Testing and Calibration manager paula.cid@ffii.es
Sergio Ramos, On Site Testing & Calibration sramos@ffii.es
Javier López, MV and LV calibration javier.lopez@ffii.es
Ángel Ramírez, High Current Impulses & R&D angel.ramirez@ffii.es
José Antonio Bregel, High Power Laboratory jose.bregel@ffii.es
Ignacio Trasmonte, Partial Discharge Testing itrasmonte@ffii.es
Year Founded: HV Lab: 1949
Total Number of Employees: 120 in LCOE of which 45 work at LCOE HV Center
Accreditations and Recognitions: ENAC / ILAC accreditation ISO 17025.
Accreditation references nº 3/LE130 for Testing and nº 1/LC10.001 for Calibration.
Designated Institute (DI) of EURAMET with CMC approved by BIPM.
Member of AELP (Spanish Association of Power Laboratories), applicant of STL Liaison.
Major Markets Served: Europe, North-America and Asia
Services
High Voltage Laboratory
Number of Employees in High Voltage Laboratory:30
Dimension of Main Test Hall:40 m length x 25 m width x 22 m height
Dimension of Secondary Test Hall:29 m length x 13 m width x 12 m height
Dielectric Testing Facilities
| Impulse Testing: | Max. Volt./Current | Standard/Remarks |
| Lightning Impulse | 2000 kV | IEC, IEEE |
| Switching Impulse (Dry & Wet) | 1600 kV | IEC, IEEE |
| Current Impulse | 200 kA, 10/350 µs
All waveforms |
Current Impulses
Aircraft Standards |
| A.C. Testing: | 50/60 Hz | |
| Dry | 850 kV, 1A | 50/60 Hz single phase |
| Wet | 850 kV, 1A | 50/60 Hz single phase |
| D.C. Testing: | ||
| Dry & Wet | 800 kV, DC Pos & Neg | 20 mA & PD Test |
| DC Current | 5000 A, DC | Continuous current |
| Other Tests | ||
| Partial Discharge: | 700 kV | IEC 60270 Std |
| RIV Test: | 400 kV | CISPR 18 Std |
| Capacitance & Tan ∂ Testing: | 500 kV | 50/60 Hz single phase |
| Pollution Testing: | 240 kV | |
| AC Current: | 8000 A | 50/60 Hz Continuous current |
| Short-circuit Current: | 100 kA RMS for 1 s, 50/60 Hz | 250 kA Peak |
| Electrical Type Tests on Cables: | 500 kV, 2500 A | IEC 60840 / IEC 62067 |
| Mechanical Testing | 8000 N | IEC 61869-1 |
Main Climatic Chamber:
Dimensions: 5 m length x 2 m width x 3 m height
| Tests | Temperature | Max AC Voltage |
| Icing Tests | -40°C to +60°C | 50 kV, 50/60 Hz |
| Environmental Tests | up to 95% HR | 50 kV, 50/60 Hz |
Tests Performed on the Following Products: Instrument Transformers, capacitive voltage transformers, AC / DC voltage dividers, HV Capacitors, Insulated Power Cables and their accessories, Distribution and medium power transformers, Insulators and bushings, High voltage switchgear and controlgear, Arresters, Live Working – Insulating Materials.
Other electrical tests such as temperature-rise tests, measurement of power losses, measurement of power sound levels, ratio measurement, capacitance and tangent delta measurement, leakage current tests, short-circuit tests, climatic tests, etc.
High Power Testing
By means of an agreement with HPL, the High-Power Laboratory of Ormazabal Corporate Technology located in Boroa (Bilbao), performs short-circuit test and internal arc tests by LCOE staff and by using LCOE measuring systems at HPL facilities.
| Medium Voltage Tests up to 36 kV AC |
Max. Voltage/Current | Standard/Remarks |
| Short time and peak withstand current | 40 kA / 3 s (50 / 60 Hz) |
IEC, ANSI, CENELEC |
| Short-circuit making and breaking tests | 20 kA/36 kV (50 / 60 Hz) |
IEC, ANSI, CENELEC |
| Making and breaking of active loads | 2000 A /40,5 kV (50 / 60 Hz) |
IEC, ANSI, CENELEC |
| Making and breaking of capacitive loads | 100 A /40,5 kV (50 / 60 Hz) |
IEC, ANSI, CENELEC |
| Internal arc | 40 kA /1 s (50 / 60 Hz) |
IEC, ANSI, CENELEC |
| Transformers short circuit | 20 MVA /36 kV (50 / 60 Hz) |
IEC, ANSI, CENELEC |
| Low Voltage Tests up to 700 V AC: | ||
| Short time and peak withstand current | 100 kA RMS / 250 kA peak
(50 / 60 Hz) |
IEC, ANSI, CENELEC |
| Internal arc | 100 kA RMS / 250 kA peak
(50 / 60 Hz) |
IEC, ANSI, CENELEC |
Tests Performed on the Following Products: Current transformers, Power Transformers, MV and LV switchgear and controlgear, prefabricated substations, insulated cables and accessories, R&D+i applications.
On-Site Testing
Mobile High Voltage Laboratory
Resonant Mobile Generators:
• 260 kV, 83 A, 20 Hz – 300 Hz Two Units
• 680 kV / 3 A, 20 Hz – 300 Hz
• 36 kV / 17 A, 20 Hz – 300 Hz
Power Transformer Testing: up to 50 kV / 1000 kVA, 50 Hz – 115 Hz
On-site Testing performed on the Following Products: Insulated cable systems and accessories, GIS substations, power transformers, monitoring of partial discharges.
Calibration Services
Low and High Voltage Calibration Laboratory including on-site calibrations
Max. rated voltage of instruments to be calibrated:
• DC Dividers up to 1,0 MV and AC Divider up to 2,5 MV
• Lightning Impulse Dividers up to 3,0 MV, SI Dividers up to 2,5 MV
• Voltage transformer up to 500 kV
• Current transformers up to 12,6 kA.
• Low voltage power measurements (transformer loss).
• C & tan δ bridge calibration and standard capacitors up to 200 kV
• PD Instruments and PD calibrators from 1 pC up to 2000 pC
