1. College of Engineering Electrical Engineering High Voltage Laboratory
King Saud University
College of Engineering
Electrical Engineering
High Voltage Laboratory
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

2. BASIC FACILITIES , EXPERIENCE AND INTERACTION WITH LOCAL INDUSTRY
King Saud University
College of Engineering
Electrical Engineering
High Voltage Laboratory
BASIC FACILITIES , EXPERIENCE AND INTERACTION WITH LOCAL INDUSTRY

3. Electrical Power and Machine Group
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
(over 50 faculty members)
Communication Group
B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D Programs
Electrical Power and Machine Group
Control Group
Electronics group

4. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
(over 50 faculty members)
Power System
(12PhDs)
Electrical machines and Power Electronics
(10PhDs)
Power Group
High Voltage
(7PhDs)

5. Areas of Expertise High voltage, Insulation, High voltage testing,
Power system planning, stability, reliability, operation and control,
Power System protection,
Power electronics,
Electrical machines and drives.

6. Authored several text and reference books
Vast professional , diagnostics and measurement experience
Authored several text and reference books
High Voltage Group
Vast teaching, research & development, consulting , industrial, consulting Experience
Published extensively in international Journals & Conferences

7. Test Facilities and Equipment Main High-Voltage Hall

8. Features of KSU HV LAB
It is a well designed and best equipped high voltage lab in an academic institute in the country.
The High Voltage Lab Complex consists of several labs having a variety of high voltage engineering related experimental and testing facilities.
These are used extensively for the research and development, education, testing and diagnostics.
Beside the test equipment, the High Voltage Group has vast practical expertise to use the equipment for different applications and interpret the results in a professional and competent manner.

9. THE LAB HAS 1 Strong cooperation with national industry 2 3
Strong cooperation with Saudi ARAMCO Chair in Electrical Power 3
Been proving testing services to local industry for about 30 years.

10. cooperation with national industry
HV Laboratory
Strong
cooperation with national industry
and offers
Workshops
Short Courses
R&D Projects
Equipment testing

11. LABORATORY ORGANIZATION CHART

12. QUALITY POLICY

13. Main Test Hall of H.V. Lab. Main test hall Dimensions: 18m×18m×15m.
Loading/unloading facility: 5 ton overhead crane
A galvanized steel mesh makes a perfect Faraday Cage
Attenuation of the EMI signals, in the frequency range of 0.1 MHz to 1.0 MHz in the test hall, is around ~ 40 dB
It is equipped with a variety of test equipment

14. In Addition To Main Test Hall, The H.V.Lab Complex has:
The Cable Insulation Research, Aging and Testing Lab for Polymeric Cables
Liquid and Film Insulations Research and Testing Lab
Senior Students and Research Projects Lab
All of these labs are also well equipped with suitable measuring and test equipments.
All of these facilities have multiple uses of education, research and testing.

15. Equipments in Main Test Hall
Impulse Generator, 1000 kV, 40 kJ along with voltage divider and DIMS
Single Phase, 300 kV, 300 kVA 60 Hz, AC testing Transformer

16. Equipments in Main Test Hall
Single Phase, 200 kV, 20 kVA 60 Hz, AC testing Transformer
300kV Water termination system

17. Equipment in Main Test Hall
500kV Reference Capacitive divider
200 kV, Schering Bridge for Tan delta and capacitance measurement
3000 Amps., 30 kVA, High Current Source
DC Power Supplies up to ±200 kV
Artificial Rain Generating Equipment for wet tests
Online PD measuring System

18. Equipment in Main Test Hall
Pairs of Deionized Water terminations rated 120 kV & 300 kV
Deionized water Conditioning unit
A Pair of oil terminations rated 100 kV
MWB High Voltage Test kit consisting of 140 kV rated components
VLF testing system and tan delta measuring equipment.

19. Equipment in Adjunct Labs 1/2
Cable Fault Locating Equipment
3000 Amps., 45 kVA, High Current Source
3- Phase, 60 Hz, 50 kV, AC testing transformer
Single Phase, 100 kV, 100 kVA ,60 Hz, AC testing Transformer
Vacuum Test Chamber
Digital camera operated stereo microscope, with color monitor, video printer and computer for measurements and recording of microscopic and treeing images.

20. Other Equipments 2/2
Environmental camber of 6 ft3 capacity and 0 ~ 150 oC.
90 kV auto oil tester
Precision cable cutting machine for insulation slicing
Precision measuring bridge for Tan delta and capacitance measurements at 2 kV for oil, insulating liquids and thin film insulation testing
Earth resistivity tomography equipment
Shadowgraph for research in liquid insulation

21. Short Courses and Workshops
Aim at providing up-to-date information in various system related topics
Designed to educate and train industry staff on topics of interest
Time duration can vary from 1 day to one week or as desired by the client or subject

22. EXAMPLES OF SHORT COURSES OFFERED BY HIGH VOLTAGE GROUP
Electrical Insulation in Power Systems
High Voltage Measurements, Diagnostics and Testing
Grounding in Power Systems
Performance and Diagnostics of MV Cables and Their Accessories
Surges in Power Systems
High Voltage Insulation Failures
Polymeric Cables and Their Accessories
Many other courses have been offered and can be offered

23. Technical/Investigative Studies: Examples 1/3
Study of Failure Mechanisms of Polymeric Insulated Cable Systems
Performance of Polymeric Insulators under Saudi Climate
Performance of GIS and GIS/Cable Terminations
Water treeing in XLPE Cables

24. Some Technical Studies 2/3
Study of Failure of High Voltage Capacitor Bank in SEC-WOA System
Causes of Failures of Pole Mounted Transformers in SEC-SOA region
Causes of Failures of Polymeric Cable’s Accessories
Ground Resistance Testing in SEC-SOA

25. Some Technical Studies 3/3
Design, production and long term testing of medium voltage polymeric water tight cables
Methods for diagnostics and on line testing of power cables
Life estimation of polymeric cables
Factors affecting the performance of cable’s joints

26. Research Projects 1 KACST funded projects 2 SABIC funded projects 3
University funded projects 4
College funded projects 5
Local industry funded 6
Local industry contacts

27. 1 KACST funded projects EMI from power lines
Effect of sand/ dust pollution on air insulation and protective gaps
Failures of polymeric cables and accessories
Losses in electrical networks of SEC
Study of joints for polymeric cables

28. Grounding procedures in telecom facilities -- Contract with STC 2
Other Funded Projects
Design and long term testing of water impervious cables -- Funded by KACST, SEC and Riyadh Cables
Grounding and bonding procedures in distribution networks -- Contract with SEC
Grounding procedures in telecom facilities -- Contract with STC
Causes of failures of distribution transformers -- Contract with UTEC

29. SABIC Funded Projects 1/2
Environmentally induced degradation of insulating polymers produced in Saudi Arabia
The Suitability of Polymeric Insulators in Saudi Arabian Environment
Design and implementation of shadow graphic system for research in liquid insulation
Surface discharges in composite insulations under oil with additives

30. SABIC Funded Projects 2/2
Optical and electrical investigations of polymeric sheets produced by SABIC for High Voltage applications
Impact of additives on paper/oil insulation for cables
Effect of conductor micro irregularities in liquid insulations

31. Projects Funded By KSU
Electrical treeing degradation of polymers due to high stress
Studied locally produced insulations
Developed an online computer based system which helped in understanding how cables fail under stress when some defects are present

32. Projects Funded By College Of Engineering
Impact of dust film on performance of multiple electrode protective rod gaps installed on transformer bushings
Development of transformer oil using Saudi distillate cuts
Barrier effects in air insulation

33. Studies Undertaken for:
Industry
Alojaimi, Babtain
Riyadh Cables
and Others
ABB
UTEC
SAUDI CABLES
SEC
MOEW, MOHE and MOD

34. Type Test and Special Tests
EQUIPMENT TESTING
Type Test and Special Tests
As per international standards
Distribution &
Power Transformers
Cables & Cable Accessories
Text
Indoor/Outdoor Insulators
Fuses & Surge Arresters
Fuses & Surge Arresters
Grounding Electrodes, earth resistivity
Metal Clad Switchgear & Panel Boards

35. Manufacturers/Users
Saudi Transformer Co., WESCOSA, United Transformers, Arabian Transformers, ABB
Riyadh Cables, Jeddah Cables, Saudi Cables, Gulf Cables (Kuwait), Alfanar, Bahra Cables, Swedi Cables,
ABB, SCHNEIDER, RFPB , Alojami and many others
Local contractors and equipment importers
SEC, ARAMCO, and other regional utilities, contractors and manufacturers and users in neighboring countries such as UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Yemen, Iraq, Syria, Algeria, Kenya, Jordan and others.

36. Test Witnessing and Test Reports
Lab allows witnessing of the tests by client as well as his customer and consultants, etc
All results are properly documented
For every test a proper test report is issued.
Test reports issued by the lab are accepted by all concerned.
The number of test reports issued during 2010 was 50.

37. Other Interactive Activities
Third-Party Arbitration
R&D Projects
Technical Consultations
Investigative studies
Third party test witnessing

38. Some commercial testing photos

39. 20MVA Power Transformer Under Impulse Test

40. Medium Voltage switchgear under test

41. Transformer failure Investigation

42. Conclusions
High voltage group has a broad range of expertise in various areas
High voltage lab is well equipped for a variety of testing and diagnostic applications
Lab staff is highly qualified and competent and have a very broad range of expertise
These facilities have been used extensively as a collaboration with national industries in a variety of means
Excellent potential exist for cooperation with Saudi Electricity Company.

43. Thanks for your
kind attention