Direct mechanical load testing

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Direct mechanical load testing
Herman vd Merwe (Engineering Manager)
Revision November 2005
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HV load test plant of Marthinusen Coutts,
Cleveland

• AC induction synchronous
• motors, DC motors, generators,
• MG sets, VSD drives, loads

• Any popular machine speed

• LV up to 11 kV / Up to 1800 kW

• Frequency starting (large motors)

• Temperature rise

• Efficiency, power factor, slip

• Loss separation, locked rotor
• torque / current

• All routine QC tests

• Full PLC / SCADA control

• Auto generation of test reports

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Mimic panel of the HV load test plant (plant
deactivated)
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Mimic panel of the HV load test plant (plant
activated)
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Mimic panel of the HV load test plant (data
capture)
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