FOUR DECADES OF SERVICE TO ELECTRICAL UTILITIES & INDUSTRIESFOUR DECADES OF SERVICE TO ELECTRICAL UTILITIES & INDUSTRIES

ELECTRICAL RESEARCH ANDDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION

(Accredited by the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories, Govt. of India)

(Accredited by the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories, Govt. of India)

CABLES & WIRES LABORATORY

1. INTRODUCTION

ERDA is Accredited / Recognized as under:

Various types of cables are used for household wiring, domestic appliances, railways, industrial and urban distribution systems, safety alarms and find special applications in hospitals, lifts and conveyers. Any situation may become critical due to failure of a cable and therefore various national / international standards are in force to govern the quality of a cable.

ERDA is fully equipped with all required facilities for testing and evaluation of PVC, XLPE, Elastomer, aerial bundelled, FR –FRLS, FS, LT / HT cables up to 66 kV and their respective raw materials.

2. ACCREDITATIONS & RECOGNITIONS

International Accreditations/Recognitions?Intertek (ASTA-BEAB) for Switchgear, Cables & Transformers

?Underwriters' Laboratories (UL) for Certification Testing of Switchgear Product

?TÜV Rheinland (India) Pvt. Ltd.,

?Certification after Recognition of Agent's Testing (CARAT), TÜV-PS, Germany

National Accreditations/Recognitions?National Accreditation Board for Testing & Calibration Laboratories (NABL) Government of India

?Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)

?Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Government of India for LOCA Qualification and Seismic testing of electrical

equipment

?Bureau of Energy Efficiency for Standards & Labeling Programme for Motors & Pumps, Geysers, Refrigerators, Lamps,

Transformers etc.

?Department of Scientific & Industrial Research (DSIR), Government of India

?Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission, Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission and

Rajasthan State Electricity Regulatory Commission for Energy Meters

?Director of Boilers, Government of Gujarat

?Charity Commissioner, Government of Maharashtra

?Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA), Gujarat Energy

Development Agency (GEDA), Maharashtra Energy Development Agency (MEDA), Office of Chief Electrical

Inspector, Government of Gujarat, Energy Management Centre (EMC), Kerala in their respective jurisdictions for

Energy Audit

?Directorate General - Factory Advice Service and Labour Institute (DGFASLI), Mumbai for increased safety motors

?Petroleum Explosive & Safety Organisation (PESO)

?Well Known Remnant Life Assessment Organization under Indian Boiler Regulations, 1950

?Integrated Headquarters, Ministry of Defence (Navy) for EMI/EMC testing of Naval Equipment in Western Region

3. MAJOR TESTING FACILITIESComplete testing facilities for Type tests, Acceptance tests, Routine tests as well as Special tests are available in accordance

with national and international standards:

?Accelerated Ageing Ovens ?Thermal Stability Test?Automatic Hot Set Test?Kelvin Double Bridge

15?Digital High Resistance Meter – 10 Ohms, 1000 V?Flexing, Bending, Wear Resistance, Abrasion

Resistance Test Apparatus?Universal Testing Machine

3.1 Non Electrical Test & Capability

High Accuracy 0.2 Class Kelvin Double Bridge

Automatic Universal Testing Machine with Extensometer

Advanced Vision System for Dimension Measurement

Tubular Aging OvenProgrammable Ozone Test

Chamber

3.2 Flammability and Special Test Capability

?UV / Xenon Weathering ?Oxygen Index & Temperature Index

3 ?Smoke Emission – 3m Chamber?Flammability on Single Cable / Bunched Cable

as per IS, IEC, BS and IEEE

Oxygen Index and Temperature Index Set Up

Computerized Smoke Density Meter

Fire Survival – Cat CWZ Set Up

Computerized Smoke Emission Set Up

Programmable Xenon Arc Weather Chamber

3.3 Electrical Test Capability

?Partial Discharge Bridge & Balance Detector?High Current Source (Induction type) up to 4000 A?High Voltage – 600 kV RMS?Impulse Test Facilities upto 1600 kVp, 80 kJ

?Universal Schering Bridge(Tan Delta Bridge)?Faraday Cage?Online 120 kA Short Circuit Test Laboratory

?Fire Survival – Cat C, W and Z?Toxicity Index ?Flammability Test as per IS, IEC, ASTM, SS-424/1475

120 kA Short Circuit Test Control Panel

1600 kVp, 80 kJ Impulse test facility

Partial Discharge Detection Bridge

100 kV HV Transformer Unit with Filter in PD Free Shield Room

Capacitance & Tan Delta Measurement Bridge

Main Laboratory Complex

Tel. +91(0265) 2642942, 2642964, 2642377,3043128-3043131, Fax: +91 (0265) 2638382

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4. PRODUCTS COVERED:Sr.No. Test standard

1. IS: 692, IEC 60055

Types of Cable

Paper Insulated Lead Sheathed Cables

IS: 694, IEC 60227, BS 6004PVC Insulated armored / unarmored cables

IS: 1554- part 1 , IEC 60502 – part 1, IEC 60840, BS: 6007,

PVC Insulated (Heavy duty) electric cables : For working voltages up to & including 1100 Volts

IS: 1554- part 2, IEC 60502 – part 2, IEC 60840, BS: 6007,

PVC Insulated (Heavy duty) electric cables : For working voltages from 3.3 kV up to & including 11 kV Volts

IS: 14255PE Insulated cables

IS: 2465Cables for Motor Vehicle

IS: 4289. IEC 60245, IEC 60227Flexible cables for lifts and other flexible connections

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IS: 7098-part 1, IEC 60502- part 1, BS: 6724, BS: 7211, BS: 7846, BS: 5467

XLPE Insulated cable : For working voltage up to 3.3 kV.

IS: 7098-part 2, IS: 7098-part 3, IEC 60502- 2, BS: 6724, BS: 7211, BS: 7846, BS: 5467

XLPE Insulated cable : For working voltage from 3.3 kV up to and including 66 kV.

IS: 8783

IS: 9857

PVC Winding wires for submersible motor

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IS: 9968 – part 1 , IEC 60502

Welding cables

IS: 9968 – part 2, IEC 60502Elastomer- Rubber insulated cables from 3.3 kV up to & including 33 kV

IS: 14494, BS: 6708Elastomer Insulated Cables for use in mines

IS: 14255Aerial Bunched Cable

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ASTM:D-2863, ASTM:D-2843, IEC:60754 – part 1 & 2, IEC: 60331, IEC:60332 part 1,2&3, NES 713, BS: 6387

Flammability properties

IS: 13573 (Part –1) : 2011, IS: 13573 (Part –2) : 2011IS: 13573 (Part –3) : 2011, IEC : 60502(Part–4) : 1997

Cable accessories for Power cable : for working voltages from 1.1 kV up to & including 33 kV

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Elastomer- Rubber insulated cables upto 3.3 kV

5. RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

?Development of fire resistant coating for cables

?Study of electrical treeing behaviour in XLPE cables used for working voltages upto 33 kV and remedial measures

?Development of FRLS cable compounds by chemical modification of PVC

?Study on the effect of UV radiation on fire resistance characteristics of FRLS cables

?Online condition monitoring of cables installed in Nuclear Power Plants

?Development of nano filler based zero halogen fire resistant cable compound

?Condition monitoring of HT cables by measurement of Capacitance & tan delta, by trending analysis using reference

data of cable in good health.

A partial list of major R&D projects completed by the cables laboratory include:

6. CLIENTELE ERDA cable testing services are utilized by national as well as international clients. Majority of cable manufacturers are

esteemed users of ERDA testing facilities. Services are also extended to various State Electricity Utilities like MGVCL, PGVCL,

DGVCL, MPPKVVCL, MPMKVVCL, CSPDCL, PSEB etc. as well as Railways, NPCIL, Consultants, Certifying authorities, Inspectors

etc. ERDA also provides services to foreign customers from Korea, UAE, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Turkistan, Germany etc.