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Saint-Yorre, France
ISO 9001:2015 certified
C.E.B Bazet, France
Cofrac accreditation, NF EN ISO / IEC 17025
Sediver Testing Facilities
Material science laboratory
Investigate materials and their behavior in service: vital to ensure a high level of performance and reliability of insulators over time.
Ageing test laboratory
Conduct endurance tests: essential to guarantee a high level of performance and reliability of insulators with long-term behavior under extreme service conditions.
Mechanical laboratory
Paramount to evaluate the mechanical ability of insulators to sustain extreme loads on insulators units and on complete configuration, including string hardware evaluation.
High Voltage laboratory
Carry out electrical tests: fundamental to achieve optimum insulation for each specific environmental condition, to qualify products and to assess the performance of any type of insulator string
Pollution laboratory
Perform pollution tests: critical to define the most suitable insulator design for each specific environmental condition and the performance of insulator strings under pollution.
Sediver Research Center laboratories obtained certification and accreditation recognized by more than 70 organisms in over 50 countries around the world.
The C.E.B High Voltage test laboratory is COFRAC accredited according to ISO 17025.
This accreditation (issued by a third party) demonstrates the technical competence and the impartiality of our laboratory to carry out product conformity assessments.
The COFRAC organization ensures this through audits of our equipment and our test methods before issuing a new accreditation certificate.
This accreditation allows the research center to benefit from international recognition of the results obtained during its controls, COFRAC being a signatory of multilateral international agreements and being recognized worldwide in more than 50 countries (ILAC - International Laboratory Accreditation and IAF - International Accreditation Forum - through EA (European cooperation for Accreditation).
To find out more, click on one of the following links:
www.cofrac.fr
www.european-accreditation.org/publication/ea-inf-03
www.iaf.nu
Saint-Yorre, France
C.E.B Bazet, France
Dimensions of Test Hall:
51 m (length) x 25 m (width) x 26 m( height)
Dielectric Testing Facilities:
• In accordance with IEC, ANSI, BS, CSA standards or special customer’s requirements
Impulse testing capacity
• Lightning impulse : 3500 kV
• Switching impulse impulse (dry and wet tests) : 2400 kV
• Steep front wave impulse : 600 kV up to 5000 kV/µs
Power frequency testing :
• dry tests : 1100 kV
• Wet test : 1100 kV
Partial discharge and RIV testing : 750 kV
DC testing : 350 kV
Pollution testing :
• Room dimensions : 7,5 m (length) – 6 m (width) – 7,5 m (heigth)
• Salt fog and solid layer procedure
• AC : 250 kV
• DC : 350 kV
Ion Migration Test:
In accordance with IEC 61325 – 300 insulators tested with simultaneous monitoring of current on 50 units.
Vibration tests on insulator sets, conductors, accessories
• Conductor spans 40 m max.
• Maximum mechanical load/conductor : 360 kN on 1 conductor
or 60 kN /conductor (up to 6 conductors).
• Shaker:Nominal force 6300 N – Frequency range 2Hz – 30 Hz
Peak to peak displacement 25.4 mm
Material science laboratory
Ageing test laboratory
Mechanical laboratory
High Voltage laboratory
Pollution laboratory