Highvolt Impulse Voltage Test System (100KV to 1200KV)

Features

The impulse voltage generators / series L are the main component of impulse voltage test systems, series L (see Data Sheet 3.10), ranging from 100 kV to 1200 kV cumulative charging voltage.

 

They are designed for testing high-voltage equipment of power systems with lightning impulses (LI: 1.2/50 µs) and switching impulses (SI 250/2500 µs) according to the IEC standard 60060-1 (IEEE St.4). The maximum charging voltage is 100 kV per stage with a maximum energy of 5 kJ per stage. With 12 stages, maximum output voltages of 1150 kV (LI) and 900 kV (SI) can be generated in the no-load case.

 

The impulse voltage generators can be modified for carrying out a variety of special tests, e.g. on transformers, impulse current testing of surge arresters as well as EMP tests of electrical equipment. The chosen modular system enables a very variable application in industries as well as in laboratories for research and education.

 

The circuit of the impulse voltage generators is the Marx multiplier circuit. The impulse capacitors, arranged in the stages of the impulse voltage generator, are charged in parallel with DC voltages up to 100 kV against earth potential and, in order to generate impulses, connected in series by spark gaps. For the adjustment of the front time and time to half value of the test impulse, the generator stages comprise front resistors and tail resistors. A short discharge loop guarantees low internal inductances and smooth voltage shape.

 

The impulse voltage generator is constructed in five-column design. All of these columns are made of glass-fiber reinforced plastic support; three of them serve as supports for the impulse capacitors in the generator stages. All necessary front and tail resistors are arranged between one of the three columns and a fourth column. At the fifth column the fixed sphere gaps and the charging resistors of each stage are arranged. The movable sphere gaps are fixed together at a vertically arranged insulating bar, which can be horizontally moved for adjustment of the gap distance with the help of a motor drive on earth potential.

 

The five insulating columns are placed on a common sectional steel base which is designed either as stationary or as a mobile type.

SKU: High Volt

Category: High Voltage Lab Equipment, High Volt

Product Details

Table 1: Electrical Main Parameters

Stage Energy (1)


2.5 kJ
5 kJ
Total Charging Voltage (KV)Number of StagesTotal Charging Energy (kJ)Impulse Capacitance (nF)Total Charging Energy (kJ)
Impulse Capacitance (nF)
10012.550051000
20025.025010500
30037.516715333
400410.012520250
500512.510025200
600615.08330167
700717.57135143
800820.06340125
900922.55645111
10001025.05050100
1100*1127.5455591
1200*1230.0426083
Min. time difference between impulses
20 s
40 s
Capacitors per generator stage
1x0.50uF/100 kV
1x1uF/100 kV

*) Only stationary

1) Other stage energies resp. other min. time difference between impulses on request.

Main Parameters

Total charging voltage: 100 to 1200 kV

Total charging energy: 2.5 to 60 kJ

Stage charging voltage: 100 kV

Stage energy: 2.5, 5.0 kJ

Number of stages: 1 to 12

Table 2: Dimensions, weights

Total charging voltageNumber of stagesHeight H installationBase frame Length x Width LxB mm
Weight kg
kV
mmStage energy 2.5kJStage energy 5 kJStage energy 2.5kJ
Stage energy 5 kJ
100110501060 x 8351425 x 835
252

327

20021390

313423
30031730

375520
40042070

436616
50052410

498713
60062750

560810
70073090

621906
80083430

6831003
90093770

7441099
1000104110

8061196
1100*114450

8681293
1200*124790

9291389

Safety clearance D (see dimensional drawing)

D is approximately height H / 2.

Please note:

D depends on wave shape (LI, SI,..), dimension of top electrode and dimension of test hall.

Mobility

Impulse voltage generators with voltages from 100 to 1000 kV are moveable as option.

Impulse voltage generators with voltages of 1100 and 1200 kV are only stationary systems.


More Information

Accessories on special request

Set of resistors for switching impulse test of transformers

Roller skates for the impulse voltage generator, in order to move it by hand (up to 1000 kV)

Additional resistors and inductances (Glaniger Extension, Data Sheet 3.32) for the lightning impulse voltage test of transformers

Reactors for the generation of oscillating lightning and oscillating switching impulses, e.g. for the on-site testing of SF6-switchgear

Reactors for the generation of impulse currents, e.g. for the testing of surge arresters and components of lightning protection or for the generation of impulse magnetic fields

Weather-protecting hood for a temporary outdoor installation of the generator

The generator can be equipped with a motor-driven earthing rope, which additionally short-circuits all impulse capacitors after the generator is switched off


Type designation

IGF a/b L

A             = total charging energy in kJ

  = stage energy in kJ x number of stages

b             = total charging voltage in kV

F             = mobile (on roller skates for series L) Without F = stationary

L             = series L (light)