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-CTAT psimon@ffii.es
Fernando Garnacho, Scientist Director fernando.garnacho@ffii.es
Tomás García, HV Testing Manager tgarcia@ffii.es
Sergio Ramos, On Site Testing & Calibration sramos@ffii.es
Abderrahim Khamlichi, R&D and Projects ak@ffii.es
José Antonio Bregel, High Power Laboratory jose.bregel@ffii.es
Ignacio Trasmonte, Partial Discharge Testing itrasmonte@ffii.es
Javier López, HV and LV calibration javier.lopez@ffii.es
Paula Cid, HV calibration paula.cid@ffii.es
Ángel Ramírez, High Current Impulses Laboratory angel.ramirez@ffii.es
Year Founded: HV Lab: 1949
Total Number of Employees: 110 in LCOE of which 36 work at LCOE-CTAT
Accreditations and Recognitions: ENAC / ILAC accreditation ISO 17025; reference 3/LE130 and 1/LC10.001 Designated Institute (DI), of EURAMET with CMC´s approved by BIPM Member of AELP (Spanish Association of Power Laboratories), applicant of STL Liaison
Major Markets Served (2022): Europe and Asia
Services
High Voltage Laboratory
Number of Employees in High Voltage Laboratory:26
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, ANSI, CENELEC |
| Switching Impulse (Dry & Wet) | 1600 kV | IEC, ANSI, CENELEC |
| Current Impulse | 200 kA, 10/350 µs All waveforms |
IEC, ANSI, CENELEC Aircraft Standards |
| A.C. Testing: | 850 kV, 50/60 Hz | |
| Dry | 850 kV, 50/60 Hz | IEC, ANSI, CENELEC |
| Wet | 50/60 Hz | IEC, ANSI, CENELEC |
| Current | 100 kA RMS for 1 s, 50/60 Hz | IEC, ANSI, CENELEC |
| D.C. Testing: | ||
| Dry | 600 kV | IEC, ANSI, CENELEC |
| Wet | 600 kV | IEC, ANSI, CENELEC |
| Other Tests | ||
| Partial Discharge: | 500 kV | |
| RIV Test: | 400 kV | |
| Capacitance & Tan ∂ Testing: | 240 kV | |
| Pollution Testing: | 240 kV | |
| High Current | 8000 A (50 and 60 Hz) | |
| Special tests | Tailor made tests | |
Main Climatic Chamber:
Dimensions: 5 m length x 2 m width x 3 m height
| Standard | Temp from- to °C | |
| Icing, ambient Tests | IEC | -40°C up to +60°C,
up to 95% HR |
Tests Performed on the Following Products: Insulators and bushings, High voltage switchgear and controlgear, Arresters, Insulated Power Cables and their accessories, Instrument Transformers, Capacitors, Power Transformers, 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 (Laboratory of Ormazabal group, located in Boroa, Bilbao), combining personnel, expertise and measurement systems of LCOE with the HPL facilities.
| Medium Voltage Tests (up to 36 kV AC): |
Max. Volt./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: Instrument transformers, Switchgear (MV and LV), Power Transformers, Cables and accessories, R&D+i applications.
Other Testing Facilities
Mobile High Voltage Laboratory
Resonant Mobile Generators:• 680 kV / 3 A, 20 Hz – 300 Hz
• 36 kV / 17 A, 20 Hz – 300 Hz
• 260 kV, 83 A, 20 Hz – 300 Hz
Power Transformer Testing: up to 50 kV / 1000 kVA, 50 Hz – 115 Hz
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
• P.D. Instruments and calibrators from 0,5 pC up to 2000 pC
