Testing Services

Testing Services

How To Brocure Test List

Steps for getting testing services

  1. Submit letter requesting test services from the Dept. of EEE, BUET. The letter has to be submitted to EEE-BRTC Office (Room No. 334, ECE Building), Department of EEE, BUET, Dhaka-1215. For a sample forwarding letter, please click here (a file will be downloaded here).
  2. Upon submission of the letter, information regarding test fee and timeline of test report collection will be provided by BRTC- EEE Office, BUET.
  3. For payment of test fee, pay order payable to ‘Director, BRTC, BUET’ has to be deposited to Sonali Bank, BUET Branch.
  4. A copy of the pay order has to be submitted to EEE-BRTC Office, BUET. The test procedure will be initiated upon confirmation of receipt of the pay order.
  5. Upon completion of testing and test report finalization, EEE-BRTC Office, BUET will contact the client to collect the test report. If requested, EEE-BRTC Office, BUET may also courier sealed copy of the report to authorized recipient. In this case signed authorization letter must be provided in advance.

Brochure

Click here to download the brochure for the tests. Fees are available on request, from the BRTC coordinator.

List of Tests

Sl No

Name of the Product

Test Items

Rating

Test Fee (TK)

1

Transformer

1. Measurement of Turns Ratio

2. Vector Group Test

3. Measurement of Winding Resistance at 75oC

4. Measurement of Insulation Resistance

5. Measurement of No-load Loss and No-Load Current

6. Measurement of Impedance Voltage and Load Loss at 75oC

7. Power Frequency High Voltage Test

8. Test of Transformer Oil

9. Temperature Rise Test

3 phase, Upto 100 kVA, 11/0.415 kV

 50000~80000

3 phase, 100 ˂ kVA ≤ 250, 11/0.415 kV

 100000~150000

3 phase, 250 ˂ kVA ≤ 500, 11/0.415 kV

 175000~225000

3 phase, 500 ˂ kVA ≤ 1000 11/0.415 kV

 250000~300000

3 phase, 1 ˂ MVA ≤ 5 11/0.415 kV

 325000~350000

3 phase, 10-13 MVA 11/0.415 kV or 33/0.415 kV at supplier lab

 400000-

3 phase, 10-26 MVA 11/0.415 kV or 33/0.415 kV at supplier lab

 4500000-

single phase, 10-20 kVA 11/0.415 kV

50000-80000

2

Cable

1. Dimensional Test

2. DC Resistance Test

3. Insulation Resistance Test

4. Current carrying capacity Test

5. AC high voltage withstand test

1.0 rm-10 rm BYA/NYY XLPE
1x20000
2x30000
3x40000
4x50000

10 rm-20 rm BYA/NYY XLPE
1x30000
2x40000
3x50000
4x60000

20 rm-50 rm BYA/NYY XLPE
1x35000
2x45000
3x55000
4x65000

50 rm-120 rm BYA/NYY XLPE
1x40000
2x50000
3x60000
4x65000

120 rm-240 rm BYA/NYY XLPE
1x45000
2x55000
3x65000
4x75000

240 rm-400 rm BYA/NYY XLPE
1x50000
2x60000
3x70000
4x80000

400 rm-630 rm BYA/NYY XLPE
1x60000
2x70000
3x80000
4x90000

3

Circuit Breaker (MCB/MCCB)

1. Mechanical operation test

2. Insulation resistance test

3. High voltage test

4. Impulse voltage

5. Tripping test

6. Temperature rise

Depending upon rating

 30000-80000

4

Circuit Breaker (VCB/ACB)

1. Mechanical operation test

2. Insulation resistance test

3. High voltage test

4. Impulse voltage

5. Tripping test

6. Temperature rise

Depending upon rating

 70000-100000

5

Instrument Transformer (CT/PT)

1. Mechanical operation test

2. Insulation resistance test

3. High voltage test

4. Ratio Test

6. Temperature rise

Depending upon rating

 50000

6

Overhead conductor

1. Dimensional Test

2. DC Resistance Test

3. Insulation Resistance Test (if insulated)

4. Current carrying capacity Test

5. AC high voltage withstand test (if insulated)

Depending upon rating

 Same as Cables

7

HT panel

1. Dimensional

2. Fitment & Alignment

3. Physical Test (Sample)

4. Measurement of IR Value a) Before HV Test b) After HV Test

5. High Voltage test/Dielectric

6. Impulse Test

7. Partial Discharge Test

8. Heat run / Temperature rise test

9. Enclosure Protection Test / Ingress Protection (IP)

10. Calibration

11. Noise & Vibration

12. Operational & functional check

13. Clearance and creepage Distance

Depending upon rating

 80000-

8

LT panel

1.Mechanism Operation Test

2.Rated Current Test

3.Temperature Rise Test

4.Thermal Overload Test

5.Magnetic Trip Test

6.Insulation Resistance Measurement Test

7.Power Frequency High Voltage Test

Depending upon rating

 80000-

9

PFI plant Test

1.Discharge rate of the capacitor bank

2.AC voltage test of the capacitor bank between terminals and the casing.

3.Insulation test

4.Performance test at rated voltage of the capacitor banks

5.Operations of the PFI controller, digital display, contactor, fuse and ON/OFF indicators.

6.Auto Mode Operation Sequence and Manual Mode Sequences

7.MCCB test.

Depending upon rating

 80000-

10

ATS

1. Mechanical Operation Test Satisfactory

2. Functionality Test Satisfactory

3. Rated Current and Temperature Rise Test Satisfactory

4. Insulation Resistance Test Satisfactory

5. Power Frequency High Voltage Test

Depending upon rating

 40000-

11

Drop Out Fuse

1. Dimension Test

2. Dry Flashover

3. Wet Flashover

4. Continuous Current Test

5. Mechanical Operation Test

 40000-

12

BUSBAR

1. Dimensional Test

2. DC Resistance Test

3. Insulation Resistance Test (if insulated)

4. Current carrying capacity Test

5. AC high voltage withstand test (if insulated)

 30000-

13

BBT system

1. Dimensional Test

2. Heat run

3. Insulation Resistance Test

4. Current carrying capacity Test

5. AC high Voltage withstand test

 30000-

14

Auto Voltage Regulator (AVR)

1. Performance of AVR under no-load condition

2. Performance of AVR under resistive full load condition

 40000-

15

Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS)

1. KVA Rating Test

2. AC High Voltage Withstand Test

3. Current Rating Test

20000-

16

Motor

1. Insulation resistance test

2. No load and blocked rotor test

3. Efficiency test

4. Wire damage test

5. Electrical current leakage test

20000-

17

Motor starter

1. Testing of Wye-Delta starter

 20000-

18

Capacitor Bank

1. Discharge rate of the capacitor bank

2. AC voltage withstand test

3. Insulation test

4. Performance test at rated voltage of the capacitor banks

20000-

19

High Voltage Insulator Test

1. Dimension Test

2. Dry Flashover

3. Wet Flashover

 40000-

20

Test and calibration of meters

Ammeter

Voltmeter

Engery Meter

Power Meter

Multimeter

Analog/Digital insulation resistance meter

Earth resistance meter

Lux meter

21

Variac, current injector

1. Voltage, current and kVA rating test

2. AC high voltage withstand test

3. Heat run

4. Efficiency test

5. Load test

 40000-

22

Copper terminals lugs and service ball

1. Current rating test

 25000-

23

Earth resistivity test

 15000-

24

Surge arrestor test

1. Operation test

2. Current rating test

 30000-

25

Transformer sound level (dB)

 10000-

26

Battery

Industrial 2V Battery Block

Battery (Pb-acid)

Battery (Li-based)

65000

40000

50000

27

Solar PV Panel

1. Rated Power/Maximum Power under STC, Pmax (Watts)

2. Open circuit voltage under STC, Voc (Volts)

3. Short circuit current under STC, Isc (Amps)

4. Maximum working voltage at Pmax under STC, Vmp (Volts)

5. Maximum working current at Pmax under STC, Imp (Amps)

6. Cell efficiency

7. Module efficiency

8. Fill factor, FF

 NA 20000-

28

Street Light System consisting of Light, battery, charge controller

1. Testing of light

2. Testing of battery

3. Testing of charge controller

 70000

29

LED Light

1. LED Input Power(W)

2. Color Rendering Index (CRI)

3. Lumen

4. Lumen per Watt

5. PF

6. Correlated Color Temperature (CCT)

 30000

30

Ingress protection test

IP 55, IP 65

1500-25000

31

Charge Controller

1. MPPT mechanism

2. Labeling on charge controller casing

3. Rated Voltage

4. High voltage disconnect

5. Low voltage disconnect

6. Low voltage reconnect

7. Maximum current handling capacity

8. Maximum self current drawn

9. Reverse current leakage protection

10. Short-circuit protection

11. Reverse polarity protection

12. Efficiency of the Charge Controller

13. Charging indicator

NA

 30000-

Most of the above mentioned tests are performed by the Dept. of EEE, BUET on a regular basis. In addition to these, the department always welcomes unconventional, new tests related to the field of electrical and electronic engineering.

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