T&D TESTING ... Services, Equipment & Standards

Kinectrics offers a wide range of laboratory and on-site testing services and consulting for transmission / distribution utilities, industrial power users and equipment manufacturers.

This page presents quick links to information on services, department contacts, equipment handled and the specialized labs in our Electrical and Mechanical Testing areas.

• Cables 
  • Life Cycle Management of HV & MV Cables
  • High, Medium and Low Voltage
  • Fibre Optic Cables 
  • Diagnostic Testing of HV Cables     

• Equipment Certification
• Failure Analysis & Investigation
• Radio Interference Noise Measurement        
• Station Grounding Review

Kinectrics Lab Facilities

• Arc Hazard Services (PDF)
• Protection and Control Equipment
• IEC 61850 - Interoperabilty Testing 
  • Interoperability Services
  • Interoperability Training  
• High Current Laboratory Testing Services
• High Voltage Laboratory Testing Services
  • Environmental Test Chamber 
• Instrumentation and Metrology
• Mechanical Testing Laboratory - Overview
  • Connectors
  • Conductors
  • Live Line Tools (Kinectrics LineVue)
  • Overhead Line Components
    • Clamps
    • Conductors
    • Connectors
    • Dampers
    • Skywires
    • Tower Foundation
    • Tower Steel

• Safety Equipment and Materials Testing
• Mobile Testing

• Partial Discharge Testing
• Product Evaluation / Development
• Breakers
• Switches
• Switchgear - Indoor / Outdoor
• Fasteners
• Insulators
• Surge Arresters
• Transformers

Additional details on testing capablilities can be found through links to individual lab pages listed above.

Testing standards used:  AEIC, ANSI, ASTM,  NEMA, CEA, CSA, IEC, IEEE and utility, or client-assigned specifications

For more information on Kinectrics T&D Testing Services, contact:

John Kuffel, 416.207.6000 x6047,  john@kinectrics.com (Electrical & Safety Testing)

Russell Pennington, 704.948.4118, russell.pennington@kinectrics.com (Business Development  - USA)