BRUSH’s new 132 kV transformer test cell facility
BRUSH Group has opened a multi-million-pound transformer test cell facility at its transformer manufacturing facility in Loughborough.
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UK, Loughborough: Energy engineering solutions provider BRUSH Group has opened a multi-million-pound transformer test cell facility at its transformer manufacturing facility in Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK. The facility, housed in a former workshop at the firm’s Falcon Works, will put newly built power transformers through their paces before being shipped out to customers.
The test cell features a high-voltage acoustic test area with 12-metre-high doors. BRUSH can now conduct a comprehensive range of tests on its transformers, ensuring they surpass the high standards of performance the company’s customers have come to expect. With dedicated storage for four of BRUSH’s biggest transformer units, the facility allows the company to increase its production capacity to meet the country’s growing demand for transformers.
The facility enables BRUSH to offer the most comprehensive suite of routine and type tests for transformers up to 170 kV, both new builds and retrofit units. Energy efficient by design, with several health and safety features, the space is both IEC (BSEN) and ENA compliant.
Nicolas Pitrat, CEO of BRUSH Group said: “We’re seeing rapidly increasing demand for power transformers from all segments of our customer base in the UK, from power networks operators and renewable energy producers to public infrastructure providers and commercial developers. Opening of our new world-class test cell here in Loughborough allows us to keep pace with that demand and play our part in the domestic supply chain, enabling energy producers and consumers to connect to the grid and accelerate towards net zero.
Tests offered include winding resistance, CT tests, core and frame insulation, capacitance and insulation power factor, short-circuit impedance, load loss/no-load loss, applied voltage, NVD bushing capacitance, impulse test, temperature rise test, hot spot measurement, SFRA, RSO, tank vibrations and sound levels.
Source: BRUSH