Meeting Industry Needs with Specialized Expertise and Experience

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Comprehensive expertise

Kinectrics' newly-renovated and expanded High Current Lab Facility provides services to meet your testing needs. From transmission class disconnect switches to small connectors, Kinectrics delivers a full range of advanced capabilities.

Clients and inspectors are welcome during testing and may view procedures from our observation room, or from overhead monitors in the control room.

HIGH CURRENT LAB TEST VIDEO (2005 HC LAB OPEN HOUSE, 113 Mbytes)

Established test facilities specifications

Kinectrics High Current test facility is supplied by Hydro One’s power distribution grid with a maximum fault limit of 200 MVA, allowing for stable long-duration faults. Test areas include a reinforced concrete test cell for destructive type testing, a 60 m (200 ft.) outdoor test span with reinforced towers for line hardware or temporary working grounds, and an indoor area for temperature rise tests. Modern multi-channel recording systems and professional video or high-speed photography provide a comprehensive record of test programs and procedures.

Testing Capabilities

Momentary High Current Source

Single Phase Testing

• 50-4000 Vrms, currents up to 100 kA rms, 250 kA Asym. Peak

• 4 kV-20 kVrms, currents up to 12 kA, 30 kA Asym. Peak

Three Phase Testing

• 300-3000 Vrms, currents up to 50 kA

Continuous High Current Source

Single Phase Testing

• 150-2500 Vrms, currents up to 8 kA

Three Phase Testing

• 300-2000 Vrms, currents up to 4000A
• Synchronous Make-Switch, point on wave control to ± 0.2 msec

High Current Tests

Kinectrics tests to CSA, ASTM, ANSI, IEEE and other standards, for:

• Type tests on distribution class transformers
• Short circuit capacity on temporary working grounds
• Electric arc thermal performance of materials and safety equipment
• Electric arc hazard assessment
• Complete connector test series
• Peak withstand and thermal test on switchgear
• Temperature rise test on electrical equipment
• Power arc test on distribution class insulators
• Mechanical operation of switchgear under severe ice conditions
• Short circuit on overhead lines, OPGW and line hardware

Multiple client benefits

• Cost-effective testing to meet your needs and your schedule
• Confidentiality ensured by reputable, experienced and independent lab
• Flexible customer-focused service for testing both large and small products
• "One-stop" shop with additional support services available from other Kinectrics laboratories (i.e. High Voltage Testing)

For more information, contact

 hcl@kinectrics.com  or

John Page, 416.207.6000 x6492, john.page@kinectrics.com

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