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Metrology in Labs: Theory & Practice

The VDE Testing and Certification Institute is a leading third-party product certification organization founded in 1920. It has over 18,000 square meters of laboratory space and conducts over 16,000 product evaluations annually with 430 employees. The institute provides a full range of safety, EMC, and energy efficiency testing for over 15 categories of electrotechnical products using approximately 3000 pieces of calibrated test equipment arranged to ensure required test sequences. Automated testing systems are used to increase efficiency for tests like those conducted on washing machines and switching devices.

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Metrology in Labs: Theory & Practice

The VDE Testing and Certification Institute is a leading third-party product certification organization founded in 1920. It has over 18,000 square meters of laboratory space and conducts over 16,000 product evaluations annually with 430 employees. The institute provides a full range of safety, EMC, and energy efficiency testing for over 15 categories of electrotechnical products using approximately 3000 pieces of calibrated test equipment arranged to ensure required test sequences. Automated testing systems are used to increase efficiency for tests like those conducted on washing machines and switching devices.

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III Brazilian Congress of Metrology

st th
September 1 - 5 , 2003

Theory and Practice of Metrology in


Laboratories

Prepared and presented by:


Mathias Slabsche
VDE Testing and Certification Institute
www.vde-institut.com
Organisation
VDE Association for Electrical,
Electronic & Information Technologies
• Founded in 1893
• Leads and supports standard development on national
and international levels
• Promotion of technical progress
• National and international transfer of technical know-
how among experts
• Not-for-profit
Organisation (continued)
VDE Testing and Certification Institute

• Founded in 1920
• One of the leaders in third-party product certification
• 18000 m² of laboratory space
• 16.000 product evaluations conducted annually
• 430 employees
• 5000 License Holders worldwide
• 7000 inspected and supervised factories
• 8000 follow-up inspections annually for VDE and
partners
Harmonisation
of standards leads to a common basis of
testing worldwide
↕
Comprehensible
because of mutual recognition schemes
such as
CB Scheme
↕
Economical for testing laboratories and manufacturer
Areas of testing for
electrotechnical products

Safety

EMC

Energy Efficiency

Manufacturers demand full range of tests


Product categories and
testing conditions
• 15 main product categories based on CB Bulletin 105B
ranging from cables and cords to electronic
entertainment products
• Covered by over 90 individual IEC standards or
standard series respectively EN standards in europe
plus national standards for products outside the scope
of the CB Scheme
• Common rated voltages from 100 up to 240V
• 50 and 60 Hz
• Ambient temperatures (switches, refrigerators, etc.)
Test equipment
• Approximately 3000 pieces of test equipment
• Hundreds of different types of test equipment
• Calibration of test equipment, approx. 1000 calibrations
annually carried out by 4 VDE employees
• Standardized equipment throughout the laboratory as much as
possible, reduces the personnel and purchase costs
• Automated test equipment: Faster turn-around time, reduction
of personnel costs
• Normally no production of test equipment. Development in
close cooperation with specialized manufacturer who can
produce more economically – Don`t reinvent the wheel
• Annual investment in test equipment of 1.5 to 2 million Euro
Fully automated test system
for washing machines
Manufacturer: Elabo

Examples of features:
• 20A, max. 300V, single phase
• Automatic recording of voltage, current,
wattage
• Recording of temperature electronically
and/or via printer
• 30 ports for thermocouples
• Automatic recording of winding
temperatures by change of resistance
• Flow rate measurement
• Integrated leakage current measurement
system
Arrangement of test equipment
Ensure the required test sequences laid down in
standards
Test equipment placed
outside humitity chamber
in an air lock

• Insulation resistance
• Leakage current
• Dielectric strength
Fully automated test
system for switching
devices such as:
• Semiconductor relay
• Mechanical switches
• Mechnical relay
• Thermostats

One feature:
Temperature chamber up to
250°C
Conclusion
• Independence
• Integrity
• Carry all necessary accreditations
• Competitive
• Cooperation – Harmonisation – Mutual acceptance
• Testing and certification in Europe is a service industry,
no mandatory certification for most products
• Service must be added value for the manufactuer
• Maintain balance between high quality (safety) and
commercial success

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