Our Test Lab and Test Stages

Test Request Form	Request and Suggestion Form

Our Laboratory Department

Test Area

Lightning Impact Device

Boiler Life Withstand Tester

70 KV Testing Tower

Transformers in test queue

Idle Load and Load Voltage Test Center

The laboratory is a part of Kaplan Trafo, which is a legal entity. As defined in the Commercial Registry Gazette, our company has established a laboratory department for routine tests of transformers and obtaining test reports. (5.1)

The places of the personnel who will perform their duties in our laboratory and the personnel who will take part in the laboratory organization in general, and their connections with each other are indicated in the organizational chart below.

Laboratory Manager and Laboratory Quality Management Representative work under the General Manager. Laboratory Manager Conducting the Experiments. Responsible for the preparation of reports. The Laboratory Quality Management Representative is responsible for the operation of the Laboratory Quality Management System.

Laboratory Organization Chart (5.2)

The scope of our laboratory is as follows;

Our test laboratory operates within the scope specified below in terms of working environment and transformer. (5.3)

1- Electrical and Electronic Experiments/Transformers-Measurement of Winding Resistance- TS EN 60076-1 Power Transformers

2- Electrical and Electronic Experiments/Transformers-Measurement of Voltage Conversion Ratio and Control of Assumed Difference /TS EN 60076-3 Power Transformers

3- Electrical and Electronic Experiments/Transformers/Measurement of Short-Circuit Impedance and Load Loss/TS EN 60076-1 Power Transformers

4- Electrical and Electronic Experiments/Transformers/Measurement of No-Load Loss and Current/TS EN 60076-1 Power Transformers

5- Electrical and Electronic Tests/Transformers/Induced Voltage Withstand Test/ TS EN 60076-3 Power Transformers

6- Electrical and Electronic Tests/Transformers/Applied Voltage Test/ TS EN 60076-3 Power Transformer

7- Electrical and Electronic Tests/Transformers/Oil Puncture Test of Transformer Oil/TS 3989 EN 60156 Power Transformers

8- Electrical and Electronic Tests/Transformers/Transformer Pressure Sealing Test/ TS EN 60076-1 Power Transformers

9- Electrical and Electronic Tests/Transformers/Temperature Rise Test/ TS EN 60076-2 Power Transformers

10- Electrical and Electronic Experiments / Transformers / Determination of Sound Level Test / TS EN 60076-10 Power Transformers

11- Electrical and Electronic Experiments/Transformers/Measurement of Insulation Resistance Between Each Winding and Earth and Between Windings/TS EN 60076-1

12- Test for Measuring Paint Thickness and Quality in Transformers/Checking the outer coating (TS EN ISO 2178 and TS EN ISO 2409)

13- Electrical and Electronic Experiments/ Transformers/ Measurement of no-load loss and current at 90% and 110% of the rated voltage (TS EN 60076-1)

14- Electrical and Electronic Experiments/ Transformers/ Control of core or body insulation for liquid-immersed transformers with insulated core or body (TS EN 60076-1)

The location of Kaplan 1 Transformer Laboratory within the main organization is indicated in the laboratory organization chart. In addition, the relations between management, technical activities and support services are generally given in the following organization chart. Their duties are specified in the job descriptions. (5.5)

The department that the laboratory is associated with is the Oil Disposal Department and the Painting Department. Before the oil is disposed of, the oil sample is tested. (For Repaired Transformers). It is in relation with the paint section in the measurement of paint thickness. Other departments are completely dependent on transformer production and are in contact with each other during the production process. (5.5)

All test studies of our laboratory are carried out by applying the Procedures and Instructions prepared in accordance with the general requirements standard for TS EN ISO / IEC 17025 Experiment and Calibration Laboratories Competence.

It is at a level to meet the needs of its customers by employing managers and technical personnel with the necessary authorities / resources and adhering to the legal rules in the audits of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, Provincial Directorate of Environment and Urbanization and the Turkish Accreditation Agency. The laboratory management system shall cover the procedures and instructions applied, the measurements and experiments performed at the customer's facilities(5.4)

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It has the necessary documentation to ensure the continuity of the management system and its compliance, to improve it, to eliminate nonconformities, to report to the management and related units, and to coordinate the studies on quality, in accordance with the TS EN ISO / IEC 17025 General Requirements Standard for the Adequacy of Test and Calibration Laboratories.