CENTRAL POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE – Bangalore - India
BRIEF OVERVIEW
Central Power Research Institute
 ESTABLISHED IN 1960
 AUTONOMOUS SOCIETY IN 1978
CPRI Network
Regional Testing
Laboratory - 2007
Regional Testing
Laboratory - 1992
Noida (2009)
Thermal Research
Centre - 1993
Switchgear Testing
and Development
Station - 1960
Bhopal
Nagpur
Kolkata
Regional Testing
Laboratory - 2006
Hyderabad
UHV Research
Laboratory - 1993
Bangalore
Central Research and
Testing Laboratory & Head
Quarters - 1960
Guwahati
Core Activities
 Research & Development
 Product & Technology Development
 Consultancy
 Testing & certification
 Customised Training
CPRI - STRENGTHS
• CPRI is an apex body for Testing & Certification of
Electrical Generation, Transmission and Distribution
equipment as well as Domestic Appliances.
• More than 250 highly qualified Engineers and Scientist
with five decades of rich experience in –
• A) Testing & Certification
• B) Applied Research in Power System
• C) Field testing and Diagnostic studies
• D) Condition Assessment, RLA , R&M Studies
• F) Energy Audit and Environmental Audit studies
• E) Third party inspection and
• F) Consultancy
• State – of – the - art research and test facilities
• Facilities accredited as per ISO / IEC 17025 norms
• International traceability
• Testing in accordance with the National &
International standards
• Regularly conducting Conferences, Workshops and
Tutorial programs for the benefit of Utilities and
Manufacturers
• Published research papers in many National and
International Journals, Conferences and workshops
• Membership of CPRI Officers in
International and National Committees
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CIGRE
IEEE
Academic Council Members
Accreditation – empanelled assessors for laboratories
Research Committees
State-of-art Facilities for Research
Testing & Certification
One of the largest laboratory in the world with
unique facilities under one roof
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High Power Short Circuit tests
High Voltage tests
Seismic tests
Transmission line and component tests
Insulation
- Solid dielectrics – Cables, Insulating materials
- Liquid dielectrics – Transformer Oil
Power Systems
Material Technology
Domestic appliances
Tests on Energy meters & Relays
Tests on communication protocols for Substation
STANDARDS AND LABELING
• ENERGY CONSERVATION ACT 2001
• IMPLEMENTATION OF S&L PROGRAM BY BEE –
MAY 2006
• VOLUNTARY DISPLAY OF STAR LABLES FROM
MARCH 2007
• PROGRAM BECAME MANDATORY SINCE JAN 2010
FOR SOME PRODUCTS
FACILITY AT CPRI
• Central Power Research Institute (CPRI) has
established test facility for testing of following
products as per national and international
standards:
»Refrigerators
»Room Air conditioners
»Distribution Transformers
»Ceiling fans
»Tubular fluorescent lamps
• All the above test facilities have been accredited as
per ISO/IEC 17025:2005 standard.
2 m DIA. SPHERE
PHOTOMETRIC
INTEGRATOR
ELECTRICAL, LUMINOUS FLUX & COLOUR CHARACTERISTICS AND
CAP TEMPERATURE MEASURING SYSTEMS
INPUT
AIR DELIVERY TEST
SAFETY TEST
WALK IN CHAMBER
REFRIGERATOR TESTING
FACILITY AT CPRI.
DISTRIBUTION TRANSFORMER TEST FACILITY
BATTERY TEST FACILITY
BEE and BIS are working together to
implement the current S&L programs in
India. BIS is supporting the BEE initiatives
on formulating energy efficiency standards
for appliances.
ROLE OF LABORATORY
• CORE COMPETENCE DEPENDS ON
THE COMPETENCE OF LABORATORY
PERSONNEL
• UNDERSTANDING OF STANDARDS –
REQUIREMENT & SETTING UP OF
FACILITIES
• PLATFORM FOR EVALUATION OF
PRODUCTS
ROLE OF LABORATORY
• INTERACTION WITH STATUTORY
BODIES AND ISSUE OF TEST
REPORTS
• WORK TOGETHER WITH STATUTORY
BODIES FOR EVOLUTION OF
STANDARDS FOR MEETING THE
REQUIREMENT
• HARMONIZATION OF STANDARDS
ROLE OF LABORATORY
• LIASION BETWEEN STATUTORY
BODIES AND INDUSTRY FOR
ENGAGING A MEANINGFUL
INTERACTION
• R&D SUPPORT TO BRING OUT MOST
ENERGY EFFICIENT PRODUCTS
• SUPPORT THE S&L PROGRAM BY
CHECK TESTING OF SAMPLE
WHAT IS TESTING
• TESTING COULD BE DEFFINED AS
THE PROCESS ENCOMPASING THE
EVALUATION OF THE SAMPLE
PRODUCT VIS A VIS THE
REQUIREMENT OF THE STANDARD
PRODUCTS TESTED AT CPRI
Sl. Product
No.
1
2
3
4
5
Refrigerators
2009-10
TESTED PASS
FAIL
TESTED
PASS
17
12
Nil-
-
Room
Air -Nilconditioner
Distribution
2
Transformer
Ceiling Fan
-NilTubular
Fluorescent
lamp
2010-11
-Nil-
5
14
2
-
2011-12
FAIL
14
-Nil17
TESTED
PASS
FAIL
32
17
15
17
3
14
-Nil6
11
-Nil4
1
Batches
Tested
and
2
Batch to
be tested
2
BEE APPROVED STAR LABELLED
PRODUCTS
PRODUCT
BRAND
MODEL
TESTED AT
CPRI
49
REFRIGERATOR
FROST FREE
DIRECT COOL
20
18
736
728
AIRCONDITIONER
58
1971
31
TFL
CEILING FAN
22
51
67
140
6 BATCH
17
DISTRIBUTION
TRANSFORMER
411
1391
2
ANALYSIS OF DATA
• TOTAL NO OF PRODUCTS REGISTER FOR
LABELLING
• NO. OF PRODUCTS CHECK TESTED
• NO OF PRODCUTS COMPLIED
• NO OF PRODUCTS FAILED TO COMPLY WITH
• IS THIS PROPORTION IS SUFFICIENT TO ARRIVE AT
ANY DECISION ON EFFECT OF S&L PROGRAM
• UNDER UTILIZATION OF LABORATORY CAPACITY
WHERE DO WE STAND
NOW?
• WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE STAR
RATING BAND VALUE CHANGED
FROM JAN 2012?
• WHAT SHOULD BE THE FUTURE
COURSE OF ACTION?
Central Power Research Institute