GENERAL INFORMATION

The LOVATO Electric test laboratory operates in the electrical and electronic field and is capable of conducting tests necessary for the appraisal of Low-Voltage directive conformity. The laboratory offers an extensive range of tests suitable for the field of energy distribution and automation. The tests are conducted using modern test equipment and highly-advanced measuring techniques.

Test conducted include:

• Making and breaking capacities

• Short-circuit

• Dielectric

• Temperature rise

• Climatic sequence

• Mechanical and electrical durability.

Sophisticated analysis instrumentation are available for very detailed investigations, such as video camera
with high-speed recording. 

The test laboratory is located in a covered area of about 850sqm, distributed as follow:

• ~400sqm for type testing (temperature-rise, electrical and mechanical)

• ~150sqm for technical staff office

• ~150sqm for mechanical and electrical durability testing

• ~75sqm for making and breaking capacity and short-circuit tests

• ~75sqm for archives as well as instrumentation and tooling store.
    

ACCREDITATIONS
The LOVATO Electric test facility is certified and registered as a LOVAG⁽¹⁾ - ACAE⁽²⁾ qualified laboratory since 2001.

The laboratory qualification ansures:

• Test activities are conducted in compliance with European quality guarantee standards and, in particular, to requisitions of the UNI CEI EN ISO/IEC 17025

• The laboratory is periodically assessed by independent technical experts

• Application of specifically defined test methodology 

• Measurements are referred to national and international measuring samples

• Measurement inaccuracies are defined

• Guarantee of strict administrative confidentiality for acquired information by personnel during testing.

(1) Low Voltage Agreement Group.
(2) Associazione per la Certificazione delle Apparecchiature Elettriche / Italian Association for the Certification of Electrical Equipment.

Official site LOVAG:  www.lovag.net
Official site ACAE:  www.acaecert.it                         
     
   

LIST OF THE MAIN TESTS

Verification of mechanical properties of terminals.
   

Verification of degrees of protection IK code
(impact withstand).

Electrical durability tests.
   

Mechanical durability tests.
   

Tests for electrical durability of contacts.
   

Vibration and shock test:
- Vibrations: 2÷3.000Hz
- Shock: < 50g.
   

Climatic sequence tests:
- Hot, cold, damp hot
- Salt mist.
   

Video camera for high-speed recording
- Up to 10,000 images per second.