Top Job Logo

high voltage testing laboratory

Testing Labs
Measuring Equipment Calibration
All electrical equipment, such as generators, dividers, transformers , and energy meters , requires periodic calibration. Our accredited calibration  laboratories   provide traceability of measurements to national standards. Unfortunately, we regularly find that fake reports and certificates are used in tenders, displaying fake Kema Labs logos. If you have any doubt or if you need […]
News
CESI ON INNOVATION IN LOMBARDY
​Milan, 05/02/2018. CESI and RSE welcomed three of the candidates for the upcoming regional elections in Lombardy:  Attilio Fontana (Centro destra), Giorgio Gori (Partito Democratico) and Dario Violi (Movimento 5 Stelle). They talked about energy and environment together with CESI and RSE’s  CEOs, Matteo Codazzi and Stefano Besseghini. Moreover, a panel of experts was involved […]
Press release
CESI Middle East Wins SEC Mandate
​Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: 13 November 2012-CESI Middle East, a market leader in power systems technical consulting and testing , signed today a contract with the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) to develop detailed technical specifications for a High Voltage Direct Current (hvdc) power transmission interconnector between Riyadh and Mecca covering the central and western regions in […]
News
The EIB awards to CESI a strategic study for Jordan
​The European Investment Bank, through the Neighbourhood Investment Facility (NIF) aimed at supporting the partner countries in their efforts towards better governance and economic and social development, is financing a Technical Assistance to investigate the reinforcement of a power transmission corridor in Jordan . This reinforcement becomes paramount, when considering the significant amounts of new […]
Views
Smart grids for preventing blackouts?
​Transmission adequacy problems versus electrical growing consumptions, control and protection technological ageing, unpredictable renewable sources penetration, unbundling and market distortion effects, lack of coordination between system operators… are just examples of possible root causes which led  to partial or total blackouts in recent years worldwide. USA and European large disturbances on 2003 and 2005, as […]
News
An Advanced Technology lesson at CESI
A group of students and professors from Oklahoma State University in Tulsa (United States) visited the test facility for rotating machinery at CESI. The young future engineers attended the event organized by the Oil, Gas and Petrochemical – Automation and Electrical System of ABB, which has jointly built with CESI a new facility for testing […]
News
CESI @ CIRED 2013
​CESI attended with pleasure CIRED 2013 from the 10th to 13th of July in Stockholm. CIRED, the major International Electricity Conference & Exhibition is the leading Forum where the Electricity Distribution Community meets every two years in various venues in Europe, with a world-wide perspective and participation. All key actors in power Systems, i.e. producers, […]
Testing Labs
Services IEC/IEEE Testing Services and recent updates
International Standards provide instructions, guidelines, rules, or definitions that are then used to design, manufacture, install, test & certify, maintain, and repair devices and systems. They are essential for quality and risk management; they help researchers to understand the value of innovation and allow manufacturers to produce products of consistent quality and performance. International standards […]
Testing Labs
Smart Metering Laboratories
Today’s energy meter market is highly globalized, with manufacturers and users all over the world. Smart meters are critical components for both Distribution System Operators and energy users. They must keep accurately track of the energy exchanged between the system operators and users. Smart meter shall be accurate, reliable, and stable in all conditions for […]
Technical papers
Testing of elastomeric isolators for nuclear power plants
Nowadays, the design of nuclear power plants (NPP) is characterized by enhanced safety level. In particular, GEN III+ and GEN IV reactors have to be highly secure and designed to withstand extremely severe external events such as floods, tsunamis, tornadoes, plane crashes, fires and, in particular, earthquakes. Seismic isolation is considered the most promising technology […]
Testing Labs
Explosion Proof Test Laboratories
International standards require electrical and non-electrical equipment installed in hazardous areas to prove it can withstand particular external events such as explosions, spark ignition, extreme heat and high impacts. To test these capabilities, you need special laboratories that can simulate such extreme conditions. KEMA Labs offers a wide range of testing services for electrical and […]
News
Technology to build and operate Supergrid is available today
​As announced at the inaugural conference Supergrid 2012 on 21 March, FOSG has released a roadmap on the technological challenges for Supergrid. There are no technology show-stoppers to the development of a European Supergrid. For visionary long term planning the availability of key VSC-Grid technologies, such as control and protection methods, main circuit design, grid […]
Technical papers
Linking Europe to Africa through long distance HVDC submarine interconnectors: methodology applied to the feasibility study and technical challenges to be overcome
HVDC  links  are  becoming  an  increasingly  popular  solution  to  interconnect  previously  isolated systems or to establish new corridors within highly meshed networks. As a matter of fact, HVDC links show outstanding advantages with respect to HVAC corridors such as full controllability of power flow avoiding the creation of parallel or, even, loop flows in meshed […]
News
CESI @ Cigré 2012
CESI is pleased to announce the presence at CIGRE 2012, from August 27th to August 31st 2012 in Paris. With more than 6,000 international visitors expected, the CIGRE Session is the leading event for Power Systems experts from all around the world. CIGRE is a permanent non-government and non profit-making international association which was founded […]