A New High Power Laboratory

There is a need for increased capacity short-circuit Laboratories. In that view Electricite de France is building a new test station, supplied from the 400 kV network and from 2 generators ¿ Direct short-circuit capacity will be higher than 6,000 MVA for single phase tests ¿Synthetic testing will increase that capacity to 30,000 to 60,000 MVA (single phase) ¿400 kV supply is now ready, and the first short-circuit transformer was successfully tested in October 1970. Operation is intended to start in 1973.