Tests of electric shock hazard at high and low voltage systems as well as tests of fire protection systems
Specialist teams of our company carry out:
- Tests of electric shock hazard, that may appear in case of short circuits with the participation of the earth in electrical installations,
- Tests of lightning protection systems protecting people and devices from danger resulting from lightning discharges.
We carry out tests of electric shock hazard:
- at high voltage systems (i.e. at the systems of voltage higher than 1 kV AC),
- at low voltage systems (i.e. at the systems of voltage up to 1 kV AC).
In the scope of tests of electric shock hazard at systems (devices) of voltage from 110 kV to 750 kV we carry out among other things:
- measurements of electric shock touch voltages at the electric devices and at their neighbourhood, that may appear during 1-phase short circuits to the earth, at the tested devices,
- measurements of earth voltage at the earthing of the devices tested,
- measurements of extension of earth-fault potential beyond the area of tested earthing systems.
In the scope of tests of electric shock hazard at systems (devices) of voltage from 6 kV to 30 kV we carry out among other things:
- measurements of electric shock touch voltages at the electric devices and at their neighbourhood, that may appear during 1-phase and 2-phase short circuits through the earth at the tested devices (in arrangements reflecting conditions of occurring maximal values of the earth current),
- impedance measurements of circuits with the dual short circuits through the earth for tested devices, in order to determine the real currents of 2-phase short circuits through the earth for these devices,
- measurements of earth voltages at the earthing of devices located outside of the main earthing system,
- measurements of extension of earth-fault potential beyond the area of tested devices, including customers supplied with the 0,4 kV voltage from MV/0,4 kV substations.
In the scope of tests of electric shock protection systems at the devices of the voltage up to 1 kV, the following measurements are carried out:
- measurements of efficiency of electric shock protection system operating by automatic switch-off of the electric devices during 1-phase short circuits in TN and TT networks,
- measurements of efficiency of electric shock protection system operating by automatic switch-off of the electric devices during 2-phase short circuits to the earth in IT networks,
- measurements of resistance of the service grounding and protective grounding of devices,
- measurements of extension of earth-fault potential of service and protective grounding of MV/LV transformer with PE (PEN) wire to the tested device, during short circuits to the earth,
- measurements of touch voltage in the area of tested device in case the quick automatic switch-off condition of the tested device is not fulfilled.
In the scope of tests of electric shock protection systems for buildings the following measurements are carried out:
- determination of protective zones of the lightning rods of lightning protection system,
- measurements of galvanic continuity of lightning protection system,
- measurements of grounding resistance (with specialized instruments or with the voltage, current measurement method of AC current).
Our specialists are authors of the publication in the scope of tests of electric shock protection systems in high voltage installations.
All questions should be directed to:
- Roman Niedbała,
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