Industry Overview
Electrical tests for metallurgical enterprises are conducted to verify insulation performance and electrical reliability, identify potential faults, and ensure safe, stable power supply for smelting and production equipment.
| Test Objects (Tested Specimens) | Test Items | IEC Standards | ANSI/IEEE Standards |
| Arc Furnace Transformers | Winding Resistance Measurement, Voltage Ratio & Phase Displacement Test, Insulation Resistance Test, Dielectric Loss Test, Short-Circuit Withstand Test, Temperature Rise Test, Partial Discharge Test | IEC 60076-1, IEC 60076-2, IEC 60076-5, IEC 60076-11 | IEEE Std C57.12.00, IEEE Std C57.12.90, IEEE Std C57.104, IEEE Std C57.13 |
| Induction Furnace Motors | Stator & Rotor Winding Resistance Test, Insulation Resistance Test, No-Load Test, Load Test, Temperature Rise Test, Vibration Test, Insulation Withstand Voltage Test | IEC 60034-1, IEC 60034-2, IEC 60034-5, IEC 60060-1 | IEEE Std 115, IEEE Std 118, IEEE Std 56, IEEE Std C50.41 |
| Metallurgical Power Converters | Input/Output Voltage & Current Test, Efficiency Test, Harmonic Distortion Test, Overload Protection Test, Short-Circuit Protection Test, EMC Test, Voltage Regulation Test | IEC 61800-1, IEC 61800-4, IEC 61000-4, IEC 62933 | IEEE Std 519, IEEE Std 1547, IEEE Std 62933, IEEE Std 1262 |
| Current/Voltage Transformers (CT/VT) | Ratio Error & Phase Error Test, Insulation Resistance Test, Dielectric Withstand Test, Polarity Test, Excitation Characteristic Test, Partial Discharge Test | IEC 60044-1, IEC 60044-2, IEC 61869-1, IEC 60060-1 | IEEE Std C57.13, IEEE Std C57.13.1, IEEE Std C57.13.6, IEEE Std C37.2 |
| High-Voltage Power Cables (Metallurgical Grade) | Conductor Resistance Measurement, Insulation Resistance Test, AC Withstand Voltage Test, Partial Discharge Test, Thermal Aging Test, Flame Retardancy Test, Abrasion Resistance Test | IEC 60502-1, IEC 60840, IEC 60228, IEC 60332 | IEEE Std 400, IEEE Std 400.2, IEEE Std 575, IEEE Std 1202 |
| Surge Arresters (Metallurgical System) | Insulation Resistance Test, Leakage Current Measurement, Lightning Impulse Withstand Test, Operating Voltage Test, Thermal Stability Test, EMC Test | IEC 60099-4, IEC 60099-6, IEC 61000-4, IEC 62271-1 | IEEE Std C62.11, IEEE Std C62.22, IEEE Std C37.20.1, IEEE Std 1262 |
| Protective Relays & Control Systems | Relay Function Test, Setting Value Calibration, Tripping Time Test, Interlocking Test, Fault Diagnosis Test, Communication Test with Control System | IEC 61850, IEC 60255, IEC 61508, IEC 62271-100 | IEEE Std C37.2, IEEE Std C37.90, IEEE Std C37.10, IEEE Std 1547 |
| Metallurgical Switchgear | Insulation Resistance Test, Dielectric Withstand Voltage Test, Contact Resistance Measurement, Mechanical Operation Test, Interlocking Test, Short-Circuit Test | IEC 62271-1, IEC 62271-100, IEC 61439-1, IEC 60060-1 | IEEE Std C37.06, IEEE Std C37.20.1, IEEE Std C37.10, IEEE Std 48 |
| Insulating Oil (Metallurgical Equipment) | Breakdown Voltage Test, Moisture Content Test, Dissolved Gas Analysis (DGA), Viscosity Test, Acid Number Test, Oxidation Stability Test | IEC 60156, IEC 60814, IEC 60567, IEC 60296 | ASTM D877, ASTM D1533, ASTM D3612, ASTM D974 |
| Rolling Mill Motors | Winding Resistance Measurement, Insulation Resistance Test, No-Load Current Test, Load Test, Temperature Rise Test, Speed Control Test, Vibration & Noise Measurement | IEC 60034-1, IEC 60034-2, IEC 60034-5, IEC 60060-1 | IEEE Std 115, IEEE Std C50.41, IEEE Std 118, IEEE Std 56 |
Applicable scene
- Secondary Copper Smelter
- Rare metal smelter
- Lead-zinc smelter
- Aluminum smelter



























