Fast, Expert 24/7 Response for Power System Outages
Managing a serious problem
To help utilities achieve cost-effective system operation, system reliability and customer satisfaction, Kinectrics provides mobile field testing services for high voltage power systems. Our unique testing services for cables and electrical power equipment range from certification testing and equipment life assessment, to emergency failure analysis and fault detection.
Prompt service
Time is money when power equipment outages occur. You need a supplier with the equipment, resources and specialized expertise to locate and analyze equipment failures quickly. And, when power system outages impact your bottom line, Kinectrics can provide effective testing programs to assess and evaluate the condition of your in-service equipment prior to equipment failure, so preventative maintenance can be implemented effectively.
We provide expert field test services 24/7 for power system emergencies in Canada and the United States. Kinectrics also offers a full range of services for the electrical industry and a variety of industrial applications, from new equipment testing and certification to life assessment tests, and identifying the probability of future equipment failure.
Comprehensive capabilities
- Testing services
- AC Withstand
- Mobile High-voltage 60 Hz acceptance testing of transmission, distribution and generation class equipment
- High voltage gas-insulated station equipment rated up to 500 kV
- Isolated phase bus
- Generator windings
- Cables (underground and submarine)
- Metal enclosed bus and switchgear
- High-voltage breakers
- Equipment life assessment testing utilizing mobile test equipment
- Combined AC 60 Hz hi-pot and partial discharge (PD) extinction level tests
- High PD source detection using ultrasonic detection techniques
- High-voltage fault location of underground and submarine cables, utilizing testing techniques such as:
- Arc and pulse reflection
- Time and frequency domain reflectometer
- Acoustical or impulse
- Varley loop and high resistance bridge
- Fault consolidation up to 40 kV
- Low-voltage and communication cable fault location
- Oil leak location on high-voltage oil-filled and pipe type underground cable installations
- DC high-voltage period testing of live-line tools and insulated aerial devices
Direct client benefits
- Expert assistance for on-site failure detection and analysis of electrical power systems
- Immediate 24/7 emergency response service for power system needs in North America
- State-of-the-art equipment for testing to industry standards to reduce equipment failure-related outages from days to hours
- Certification and proof testing performed to the latest CSA, ASTM, ANSI/IEEE and other applicable standards
- Minimize economic losses from power system outages
- Improve power system reliability and customer satisfaction
For more information, contact:
John Page, 416.207.6492, john.page@kinectrics.com