High Voltage and EMC Laboratory

The laboratory is a competence centre specialising in high-voltage technology applications in the energy supply and industrial sectors, as well as in electromagnetic compatibility.

Our Laboratory

Being established in 1992, the laboratory has been an important part of teaching and applied research at BFH. State-of-the art testing infrastructure provides ideal conditions for collaboration with industry. One of the laboratory’s key strengths is its infrastructure and expertise in the field of lightning current tests.

Services

We offer

Student projects and theses in cooperation with industry
Applied research projects in collaboration with partners from industry
Tests conducted in accordance with standards or customer requirements, or to accompany a project in its development stage

Competencies

One of our core competencies are impulse stress tests, in particular, lightning current tests. Another core competence is the expertise in electronics in the areas of high-voltage generation and measurement.
Our know-how also covers other fields, including the testing of electrical strength of materials and components, partial discharge measurements and electric field simulations.

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Infrastructure

High voltage

Continuous test

According to IEC60060-1 and the respective product standards
AC sources – up to 170kVrms, 50Hz
DC sources – up to 140kV

Impulse test

Impulse voltage – up to 750kV. Full lightning impulse voltage according to IEC60060-1 and the respective product standards
Impulse current. According to IEC62305-1 and the respective product standards, e.g. IEC62561-1

Partial discharge measurement

AC – up to 100kVrms, 50Hz
According to IEC60270 and the respective product standards, e.g. IEC 61558-1
Background noise level <0.1pC (1nF coupling capacitor)

Characterization of the electrical insulation properties of materials (volume and surface resistance, dielectric strength)

EMC

Conducted immunity. According to IEC61000-4-2/3/4 and the respective product standards, e.g. IEC61326-1

Team

Contact

Contact us or meet our technical experts at various events in a direct conversation. Collaboration results in a win-win situation for everyone involved: your company, society and the university of applied sciences.