AC energy calibration service supports energy efficient design, says Yokogawa
New calibration options are offered to manufacturers, says Yokogawa, as it unveils its latest calibration service, certified to ISO17025.
The new service allows the calibration of AC energy measuring devices at up to 40MWh at a maximum time of 1000 hours, says the company. Manufacturers can avail themselves of the service for products, equipment, or appliances where the measurement of energy efficiency is critical to meet efficiency goals, proving product specifications or meeting regulatory requirements such as energy labelling.
Validating energy efficiency is also vital for applications for usage-based billing of electrical energy between supplier and user, in houses, offices and other applications, for example charging electrical vehicles (EVs). Other uses include renewable energy projects such as photovoltaic and wind installations and end tests and type rating where energy is involved.
Yokogawa’s European Standards Laboratory in Amersfoort, Netherlands, now offers comprehensive energy and power calibration, including the new calibration service, customised to meet the needs of specific applications.
It is claimed to be one of a few laboratories able to calibrate in the frequency range 40Hz to 1kHz.
“This makes us particularly attractive for engineers working on applications in automotive, aviation and marine and who can now more easily source ISO17025 accredited energy measurements for 400Hz systems,” said Erik Kroon, Yokogawa’s European Standards Laboratory manager.
The energy and power calibration services ensure that customers’ designs and instruments meet engineering and quality control requirements.
“We are proud to be able to extend our calibration services to include AC energy . . . and support customers that need to maintain the accuracy and trusted repeatability of their testing instruments to meet regulatory needs for their application,”
said Terry Marrinan, Yokogawa’s vice president, global marketing Test & Measurement.
Yokogawa has been developing measurement solutions for 100 years, finding new ways to give R&D teams the tools they need to gain the best insights from their measurement strategies. The company has pioneered accurate power measurement throughout its history, and claims to be the market leader in digital power analysers.
Yokogawa has its own European standards laboratory at its European headquarters in The Netherlands. This facility is the only industrial (i.e. non-government or national) organisation in the world to offer accredited power calibration, at frequencies up to 100kHz. ISO 17025 accreditation demonstrates the international competence of the laboratory.