Welcome to The Material Testing & Standards department of Electric Supply branch.
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The Material Testing and Standards (MTS) department
of the Brihan Mumbai Electric Supply & Transport (BES&T) Undertaking is an
ISO 9001:2008 certified and NABL accredited laboratory in the discipline of Electrical testing.
The department is carrying out lot acceptance testing and tender sample
testing of various material used in Electric Supply distribution.
Measurement of Capacitance & Tan Delta (I.S.-13585(P-1) : 2012)
The Capacitance & Tan Delta of L.V. Capacitors is measured on Soken-Make
Capacitance & Tan Delta Bridge. The range of testing:-
1. Capacitance:- 0.1 μF to 1100 μF.
2. Tan-delta:- 0.001% to 0.2%.
Testing of HPSV Lamps (I.S.-9974 (P-1 & P-2) : 1981)
The Electrical characteristic & Lux of HPSV Lamps
of various rating i.e. 70W, 150W, 250W & 400W are measured using integrating sphere
in the Illumination Laboratory. The range of testing:-
1. Voltage:- 40 V to 250 V,
2. Current:- 0.1 A to 5 A,
3. Wattage:- 5 W to 500 W
4. Lux:- 100 Lux to 6000 Lux.
Breakdown Voltage (BDV) test (I.S.-6792 : 1992)
The Breakdown Voltage (BDV) of New Insulating oil & Reprocessed oil is measured using Insulating oil BDV tester.
The range of testing :-
Electric Strength is 15 kV to 100 kV.
Resistance of Conductor & Armour (I.S.-1554(P-1) : 1988)
The resistance of Conductor & Armour is measured using Micro-Ohm Meter.
The range of testing :-
Conductor & Armour Resistance test 0.5 mΩ to 200 Ω.