ERA Technology Ltd - Low Voltage Electrical Product Testing

Low Voltage Electrical Product Testing

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ERA has now completed the RCD reliability study for The Electrical Safety Council. We tested 607 RCDs in properties owned by four Housing Associations and Local Housing Authorities.

The failure rate was 3.8% including six RCDs which had been deliberately shorted out, a dangerous practise. Excluding the shorted RCDs the failure rate was 2.8%, i.e. a pass rate of 97.2%. None of the occupiers ever tested the RCDs by pressing the test button.

See http://esc.org.uk/news-and-events/research/industry/rcd/january-08.html for further details.

Ensures electrical protection devices conform to appropriate standards with independent assessment and design support if required.

ERA Technology offers its customers a comprehensive and independent medium power testing service that provides them with confidence that their electrical protection devices conform to appropriate standards.

In addition, where problems in conformance are identified, expert advice is available to assist customers with any necessary design modifications.

With over 50 years' experience of helping customers design electrical protection devices correctly and safely.

ERA is able to develop and undertake bespoke testing to meet customers' requirements in addition to pre-defined testing against standards. ERA can also provide manufacturers with developmental testing and design validation helping speed products to market with ASTA, BSI or ERA certification.

ERA's test facilities include:
Single / Three phase 90V-1.1kV, 10A-6kA (1.1 MVA). Single phase 42.5kA @ 35V for <2s High and low speed data acquisition systems for recording voltages, currents and temperatures Testing at ‘point on wave’ capability.

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Capability
Complete compliance and type tests for the following standards and IEC equivalent Standards:
	fuses	BS 88, BS 646, BS 6885, BS 1362, BS EN60127, BS EN 60269
	switchgear	BS EN 60439 and BS EN 60947
	circuit breakers	BS EN 60898
	portable residual current devices (PRCDS)	BS7071
	miniature circuit breakers (MCBS)	BS 3871
	earth clamps	BS 951
	residual current circuit breakers (RCCBS)	BS EN 61008 and BS EN 61009
	power supplies	BS EN 61558
	cut-outs	BS 7657
	surge protection devices (SPD)	BS EN 61643-21, BS EN 61643-1, BS EN 61643-11

Quality Assurance
The need for confidence in the resulting data is paramount and ERA addresses this by holding a company-wide BS EN ISO 9001 certification. In addition the medium power facility specifically complies with NAMAS M10, ISO Guide 25, BSEN 45001 and BSI or ASTA accreditation with UKAS (registration 0512).
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ERA's Quality Assurance System is also capable of being implemented in order to meet the specific contractual and technical requirements of each individual project.

Contact Information

Tel: +44 (0)1372 367369

electricaltesting@era.co.uk