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Applications in the Energy Industry

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Wind Turbine Components

  • Testing gearboxes, blades, controllers, and sensors to ensure they withstand mechanical vibration from wind turbulence

Solar Panels and Inverters

  • Verifying the reliability of photovoltaic (PV) panels, mounts, and inverters under prolonged exposure to vibration

Hydroelectric Systems

  • Ensuring turbines, control electronics, and sensors endure the operational environment

Seismic Qualification

  • Simulating earthquake conditions to qualify components such as control panels, pumps, switchgear, and reactor instrumentation

Safety-critical Electronics

  • Testing nuclear plant monitoring and control systems to confirm resilience against vibration-induced failure
Oil and gas refinery plant with industrial construction including steel pipes, pipelines, and tanks.

Offshore and Onshore Equipment

  • Verifying drilling equipment, risers, pipelines, and pumps for vibration resistance under harsh conditions

Electronic Control Modules (ECMs)

  • Ensuring sensor systems, actuators, and control units survive vibration in oil rigs and refineries

Seismic Sensor Calibration

  • Testing and calibrating geophysical survey sensors for oil and gas exploration
High voltage transformer against the blue sky. Electric current redistribution substation

Substation Equipment

  • Testing circuit breakers, transformers, and switchgear against mechanical vibrations and seismic forces

High-voltage Components

  • Evaluating insulators, relays, and protective devices for long-term vibration durability

Battery Storage Systems

  • Validating the safety of energy storage systems (ESS), uninterruptible power supply (UPS), and backup power batteries under transport and operational conditions
Standards quality Assurance control standardisation and certification concept.

Industry Standards and Regulations

Shaker testing must comply with various industry standards, including:

IEEE 693

  • Seismic qualification of electrical equipment in substations

IEC 60068-2-6

  • Vibration testing for electronic components

IEC 61400-4

  • Wind turbine gearbox testing

MIL-STD-810

  • Environmental testing for military and energy-related applications

API 618 & API 674

  • Standards for reciprocating compressors and pumps in oil & gas applications

ISO 10816 & ISO 14694

  • Vibration standards for rotating machinery
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