LOVATO LAB is the R&D laboratory of LOVATO Electric
specialised in R&D testing.
The laboratory is born from the need to expand the company’s testing capabilities for the development of new high-performance products, ensuring the highest standards of safety and reliability while reducing time to market. With this laboratory LOVATO Electric joins a very small group of companies able to run power tests at high current values.
The laboratory has a total area of 1700 m2 and has a large technical staff.
The LOVATO Electric laboratory quality system complies with the international EN/ISO/IEC 17025 standard and is accredited by leading national and international bodies such as LOVAG/ACAE and IMQ to run the tests required to obtain product certifications.
The laboratory has been included by IMQ in its monitoring programme as CTF2 for testing products for compliance with established standards.
This enables us to test products for conformity with applicable standards and for CB certification at the same time, thus reducing test times and obtaining third party validation of product performance.
ADVANCED HIGH LEVEL
TESTING EQUIPMENT
LOVATO LAB is equipped with the most advanced machines. They include medium voltage synchronous alternators, a GTEM cell for EMC tests, a synthetic short circuit system rated to 65kA, programmable current generators for temperature and thermal
cutout testing, high precision current generators, isolated high sample rate data loggers and static power breakers. The lab is also equipped with high-speed cameras and thermal chambers for the study of physical
phenomena related to products.
For electrical and mechanical service life testing, it has numerous test benches and a low voltage synchronous alternator for the generation of power up to 1800kVA.
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SHORT CIRCUIT
Short circuit testing simulates a fault which drastically reduces the impedance of the electrical circuit. The test part is subjected to a high current and power, and must be able to handle them without risk of injury or damage.
The results of this test enable us to improve the characteristics of the product, whether it is required to break the short circuit or handle it without damage.
OVERLOAD AND ENDURANCE
Overload and Endurance tests subject the product to anomalous operating conditions to test their service life. Depending on the application, a product may be required to handle up to 10 times its rated current and interrupt 8 times that value (overload), as well as execute a high number of operations at its rated current (Endurance).
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GLOW-WIRE TEST
The Glow-Wire test is one of the most important tests for verifying the fire resistance of electrical and electronic equipment.
Connections and components can overheat in case of overload or short circuit.
The test verifies the flammability of plastic materials under high thermal stress, their ability to extinguish themselves and their propensity to propagate fire.
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RADIATED IMMUNITIES & EMISSION
Radiated immunities tests measure electromagnetic field emitted by an electronic device in the surrounding environment with the objective of not disturbing other devices within the vicinity. The reference standards are CISPR in the 30MHz…6GHz frequency range. The test is conducted in a semi-anechoic chamber that is specially designed to shield the test objects from the external electromagnetic environment with a structure composed of steel panels, ferrite tiles and pyramidshaped absorbers.
Radiated emission tests measure a device’s ability to function properly in the presence of external modulated electromagnetic fields. These fields simulate disturbances generated by radio transmitters, cell phones, nearby devices and other sources of radio frequency electromagnetic field The reference standard is IEC 61000-4-3 in the frequency range 80MHz…6GHz. The test is done in an anechoic chamber by generating an electromagnetic field using a radio frequency generator, amplifier and antenna.
The LOVATO Electric anechoic chamber has external dimensions of 9 x 5 x 6 meters (length x width x height) and allows for tests/measurements at a reference distance of 3 meters. Two additional rooms complete the equipment: a control room and an amplifier room to ensure a fully shielded environment during testing.
