#90: Calibration 101 for Power System Testing

11/14/24 • 20 min

Learn how regular calibration ensures the accuracy and reliability of tests and measurements.

Have you ever wondered why and how often you should calibrate your power system testing devices to ensure they perform at their best?

Calibration is the key to maintaining accuracy and reliability of power system testing devices. Whether you are a regular testing device user, managing a fleet of testing solutions, ensuring the precision of manufacturing equipment, or simply curious about how often it makes sense to send a testing device back for calibration - we have you covered!

In this episode, Lisa Gruber, Product Manager for Product Servicing at OMICRON, highlights the importance of regular calibration for ensuring the accuracy and reliability of power system testing equipment, and the factors that determine how often testing devices should be calibrated.

Lisa also explains the differences between factory and ISO/IEC 17025 calibrations, emphasizing the significance of choosing the right calibration service. As an example, Lisa describes how OMICRON handles this essential area for its customers.

More information about calibration services at OMICRON can be found here: Technical Support

Interested in this topic? Be sure to listen to the following previous episode of Energy Talks: OMICRON Calibrations – Ensuring the Most Precise Measurement Results

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Learn how regular calibration ensures the accuracy and reliability of tests and measurements.

Have you ever wondered why and how often you should calibrate your power system testing devices to ensure they perform at their best?

More information about calibration services at OMICRON can be found here: Technical Support

Interested in this topic? Be sure to listen to the following previous episode of Energy Talks: OMICRON Calibrations – Ensuring the Most Precise Measurement Results

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#89: Substation Testing: Best Practices to Optimize Asset Management

Learn from a professional how to make substation testing more efficient, safe, and secure.

When performing substation equipment testing, expectations are high for a smooth and complete testing process. But how can you ensure testing is carried out efficiently to save time, reduce costs, and provide high-quality results?

In this episode, we speak with Naresh Soni, the founder of Akron Energy in India. His service company provides complete testing, commissioning, maintenance, and condition-based monitoring of substation power equipment in switchyards up to 765 KV all over India. Naresh discusses the critical aspects of substation equipment testing and the importance of optimization to save time and costs while ensuring reliability, safety, and security.

Naresh also shares his insights into the challenges faced in the field, the role of advanced technology and data analytics, and the future trends that will shape substation asset management. He also emphasizes the need for a systematic approach to testing and the adoption of innovative tools to enhance efficiency, safety, and security.

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#91: Implications of the Updated EN 50522 Standard on Earthing Testing

Discover the latest recommendations for performing ground impedance and touch voltage measurements.

In Energy Talks Episode 82, we spoke in detail with experts Christian Raunig and Theodor Connor, about the revision of the EN 50522 standard for earthing (grounding) testing. The focus was on how this European standard was developed, the work of the standards committee, and the recent changes to the content of the standard.

In this episode, we dive even deeper into the subject matter and discuss the impact on measurements using the revised EN 50522 standard with Josef Schmidbauer, an expert in earthing (grounding) testing and product manager of OMICRON’s COMPANO 100. Josef highlights the implications of recent updates made to the EN 50522 standard, including the recommended earthing (grounding) measurement procedures to enhance safety and reliability. Josef also discusses the importance of touch voltage measurements, interference suppression methods, and the advantages of the frequency-selective method for earthing (grounding) measurements. Lastly, he explains how modern testing equipment allows for safer, more efficient and highly reliable earthing and grounding testing.

If you are interested in this topic – be sure to listen to this previous episode of Energy Talks: Earthing/Grounding System Testing - Eliminating Harmful Electrical Shocks

More information about earthing/grounding testing: Grounding System

Interested in this topic? Be sure to listen to the following previous episode of Energy Talks: OMICRON Calibrations – Ensuring the Most Precise Measurement Results