Central Power Research Institute (CPRI) is a research institute originally established by the

Government of India The Government of India (ISO 15919, ISO: Bhārata Sarakāra, legally the Union Government or Union of India or the Central Government) is the national authority of the Republic of India, located in South Asia, consisting of States and union t ...

in 1960, with headquarters in

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. The Institute was re-organized into an Autonomous Society in the year 1978 under the aegis of the Ministry of Power, Government of India. The main objective of setting up the Institute is to serve as a national Level laboratory for undertaking applied research in electrical power engineering besides functioning as an independent national testing and certification authority for

electrical equipment Electrical devices or electric devices are devices that functionally rely on electric energy ( AC or DC) to operate their core parts (electric motors, transformers, lighting, rechargeable batteries, control electronics). They can be contraste ...

and components to ensure reliability in power systems and to innovate and develop new products.

Research and development

CPRI has been taking programs in various areas of electrical

power generation Electricity generation is the process of generating electric power from sources of primary energy. For utilities in the electric power industry, it is the stage prior to its delivery ( transmission, distribution, etc.) to end users or its stora ...

, transmission and distribution in the endeavor to assist

utilities A public utility company (usually just utility) is an organization that maintains the infrastructure for a public service (often also providing a service using that infrastructure). Public utilities are subject to forms of public control and r ...

to supply reliable, uninterrupted and quality services to the consumers. The broad objectives with the research projects are taken up in CPRI are # Offering technical advice and trouble shooting. # Product development and improvement to meet global standards. # Bridging the gap in testing and developing special testing technologies. # Large collaborative research projects with utilities and industries. # Electrical products and process improvement. While some of the programme are undertaken in collaboration with industries and utilities, other are taken up in-house to develop the expertise and infrastructure the power sector. The project proposals are planned well in advance keeping in mind the needs of the industry /utilities and are cleared by the committee on Research. In CPRI,

research and development Research and development (R&D or R+D), known in some countries as OKB, experiment and design, is the set of innovative activities undertaken by corporations or governments in developing new services or products. R&D constitutes the first stage ...

projects of different dimensions are taken up under 4 schemes namely # IHRD (or In House Research and Development) # RSoP (Research Scheme on Power) # Sponsored projects # NPP (R&D under National Perspective Plan)

Testing and certification

The performance of the institute in the field of testing and certification during the year 2009-2010 is very good as compared to 2008-2009. A total of 66347 tests on 22256 samples were conducted for 6127 organizations. The revenue realized from testing, certification and consultancy services rendered during this year increased to Rs.9600

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s as against Rs.7741 lakhs during 2008-2009. New Testing Facilities * IEC61850 protocol conformance testing laboratory * Mobile field testing laboratory for On-site Accuracy Test and Condition Assessment of EHV Class * Instrument Transformers * Setting up 10kA Temperature Rise Test Facility. * Test Facilities for Air-conditioners and Refrigerator. * Automation of Tower Testing Station. * Augmentation of Relay Testing laboratory * Compression Test on Quadruple Spacer * Testing 800 kV HDVC Tower for M/s. POWERGRID,

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* Seismic pushover Test on Prototype RCC Framed structure * Dynamic Testing of Distance Protection relay P443 for M/S. Areva T & D Ltd., PSP,

Chennai Chennai, also known as Madras (List of renamed places in India#Tamil Nadu, its official name until 1996), is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Tamil Nadu by population, largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost states and ...

. * Testing of Distance Relays using Real Time Digital simulation for M/s.BGR Energy System Ltd., * Testing of numerical distance relays—SEL &OMEGA * Destruction test on power electronics

capacitor In electrical engineering, a capacitor is a device that stores electrical energy by accumulating electric charges on two closely spaced surfaces that are insulated from each other. The capacitor was originally known as the condenser, a term st ...

s of ratings, 560 F, 3.8 kV DC, was conducted as per IEC 61881-1999 was conducted in the power capacitors laboratory for the first time, which has helped the customer in verifying the design aspects with reference to safety/protection * For the first time in the country in a 1180 kvar 12 kv shunt capacitor was tested at the power Capacitor Laboratory. This is the highest unit rating (Kvar) tested. Other important tests * Under standards and labeling programme of Government of India, CPRI carried out the check testing of BEE star labeled products like refrigerators & TFLss against the work order from M/s BEE,

New Delhi New Delhi (; ) is the Capital city, capital of India and a part of the Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the Government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Parliament ...

. * M/s BEE has issued work order to CPRI for carrying out second-round check testing of refrigerators, TFLs and fans during the year 2010–2011 * Testing of solar lanterns is now undertaken at ECDD. * Testing of

LED lamp An LED lamp or LED light is an electric light that produces light using light-emitting diodes (LEDs). LED lamps are significantly more energy-efficient than equivalent incandescent lamps and fluorescent lamps. The most efficient commercial ...

s as per manufactures specifications is undertaken at ECDD * ECDD has taken up field and lab evaluation of

street light A street light, light pole, lamp pole, lamppost, streetlamp, light standard, or lamp standard is a raised source of light on the edge of a road or path. Similar lights may be found on a railway platform. When urban electric power distribution b ...

controllers as per manufactures specifications * Under standards & labeling programme of Government of India, CPRI carried out the check testing of BEE star labeled products like Refrigerators & TFLs.

Consultancy services

Consultancy is one of the major activities of the institute. The following are some of the important consultancy services rendered by the institute in various areas during the year under report Distribution System * BESCOM-DAS Project * KPTCL–

SCADA SCADA (an acronym for supervisory control and data acquisition) is a control system architecture comprising computers, networked data communications and graphical user interfaces for high-level supervision of machines and processes. It also cove ...

Project * Restructured Accelerated Power development Reforms Programme ( R-APDRP) * Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) Project * Power system studies :# Study of electrical system for changed systems configuration for increased reliability for M/s Burrup Fertilizers Pty Ltd.,

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. :# Power System study and Energy Audit of Reliance Industries Ltd.,

Hazira Hazira is a suburb and a transshipment port in the Surat City in the Gujarat state of India. It is the west most end of Surat. Hazira is one of the major ports of India and the most important element of Surat Metropolitan Region. The town is k ...

. :# Consultancy service for augmenting power distribution network at SAIL-ISP, Burnpur township related area for ISP-SAIL, Burnpur. :# Technical services for

power line An overhead power line is a structure used in electric power transmission and Electric power distribution, distribution to transmit electrical energy along large distances. It consists of one or more electrical conductor, conductors (commonly mu ...

design with low loss conductor for sterlite private limited. :# Transient simulation studies of 14 MVA and 25 MVA furnace transformer for RSP,

Rourkela Rourkela () is a planned city located in the northern district Sundargarh of Odisha, India. It is the third-largest Urban Agglomeration in Odisha after Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. It is situated about west of the state capital Bhubaneswar and is ...

. :# Testing of

load management Load management, also known as demand-side management (DSM), is the process of Load balancing (electrical power), balancing the supply of electricity on the network with the electrical load by adjusting or controlling the load rather than the pow ...

system controller for Jindal steel plant. :# Testing of composite intelligent load shedding controllers on RTDS for M/s ABB. * Grounding Studies :# Evaluation of earthing system with INDELEC Compound as filler material. :# Long term measurement of ground resistance of Terec+ compound based Ear thing system :# Condition monitoring and diagnostics of substations and power plants. :# Long term measurement of ground resistance of Curec+ and Curecon compound based Ear thing system * Performance and energy efficiency * Consultancy for thermal/hydro power stations :# RLA assignments involving in-situ oxide scale measurements and microstructure replication studies. :# Fibroscopic inspection of LTRH/Economizer coils. :#

Crystal A crystal or crystalline solid is a solid material whose constituents (such as atoms, molecules, or ions) are arranged in a highly ordered microscopic structure, forming a crystal lattice that extends in all directions. In addition, macros ...

size and lattice strain measurements in nano coatings. :#

Corrosion Corrosion is a natural process that converts a refined metal into a more chemically stable oxide. It is the gradual deterioration of materials (usually a metal) by chemical or electrochemical reaction with their environment. Corrosion engine ...

mapping of water wall tubes using Low Frequency Electro Magnetic Technique (LFET). :# Residual Life Assessment of penstocks & Hydro

turbine A turbine ( or ) (from the Greek , ''tyrbē'', or Latin ''turbo'', meaning vortex) is a rotary mechanical device that extracts energy from a fluid flow and converts it into useful work. The work produced can be used for generating electrical ...

components. :#

Hydrogen Hydrogen is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol, symbol H and atomic number 1. It is the lightest and abundance of the chemical elements, most abundant chemical element in the universe, constituting about 75% of all baryon, normal matter ...

embrittlement in water wall tubes. :# The performance evaluation study of

Electrostatic precipitator An electrostatic precipitator (ESP) is a filterless device that removes fine particles, such as dust and smoke, from a flowing gas using the force of an induced electrostatic charge minimally impeding the flow of gases through the unit. In c ...

. :# Characterization and beneficiation of

fly ash Coal combustion products (CCPs), also called coal combustion wastes (CCWs) or coal combustion residuals (CCRs), are byproducts of burning coal. They are categorized in four groups, each based on physical and chemical forms derived from coal combust ...

cenospheres generated at Simhadri thermal power project. :# Pipe & Hangers Inspection and flexibility analysis for high energy pipeline systems for thermal power plants. * Transmission towers and accessories. * Vibration &

seismic Seismology (; from Ancient Greek σεισμός (''seismós'') meaning "earthquake" and -λογία (''-logía'') meaning "study of") is the scientific study of earthquakes (or generally, quakes) and the generation and propagation of elastic ...

performance.

Quality accreditations

The facilities of the Institute are accredited as per

ISO/IEC 17025 ISO/ IEC 17025 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories is the main standard used by testing and calibration laboratories. In most countries, ISO/IEC 17025 is the standard for which most labs must hold accr ...

quality norms and the Institute has acquired international accreditations like Short Circuit Testing Liaison for its global acceptance. Certification of the Institute is gaining acceptance in the countries of Middle East, Africa and South East Asia.

CPRI network

CPRI has its head office in

and the Institute has six facilities at

Bhopal Bhopal (; ISO 15919, ISO: Bhōpāl, ) is the capital (political), capital city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of both Bhopal district and Bhopal division. It is known as the ''City of Lakes,'' due to ...

Hyderabad Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of , much ...

Nagpur Nagpur (; ISO 15919, ISO: ''Nāgapura'') is the second capital and third-largest city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is called the heart of India because of its central geographical location. It is the largest and most populated city i ...

Noida Noida (), short for New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (ISO: ), is a city located in Gautam Buddha Nagar district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. As per provisional reports of Census of India, the population of Noida in 2011 was ...

Kolkata Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...

and

Guwahati Guwahati () the largest city of the Indian state of Assam, and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India. Dispur, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is the seat of the Government of Assam. Th ...

References

External links

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