Core_Capabilities

Techcorp Services (TCS) and HV Cablepower (HVC) are recognised leaders in high-voltage (HV) electrical testing, commissioning, statutory maintenance and installation across the mining, energy, utilities and infrastructure sectors.

 

Testing and Commissioning

  • Switchyard and switchboard commissioning
  • Transmission system and substation testing and commissioning
  • Functional scheme testing (LV and HV)
  • GIS equipment testing, commissioning and maintenance
  • Primary and secondary injection testing
  • Protection relay configuration and firmware updates
  • IEC 61850 protocol setup and relay commissioning
  • Commissioning-level transformer testing and energisation support
  • Recloser and SCADA testing
  • Automatic transfer scheme testing
  • End-to-end remote secondary injection testing
  • Final commissioning support including energisation and QA documentation
  • Green/red line validation

Protection, Control and Engineering Studies

  • Transformer differential and REF primary injection testing
  • Arc flash studies and risk assessments
  • Protection discrimination and coordination studies
  • Job-specific switching procedures, ITPs and risk assessments
  • GOOSE messaging and logic scheme verification
  • Alarm, interlock and control circuit functional checks

Transformer Diagnostics and Substation Services

  • Insulation resistance and polarisation index (PI) testing
  • Ratio, vector group and winding resistance
  • Dynamic winding resistance (OLTC-enabled)
  • Dielectric loss angle (Tan Delta), SFRA and DIRANA
  • Excitation current and leakage reactance testing
  • CT, VT and AVR testing
  • Transformer oil sampling and electrical diagnostics

HV Cable Jointing, Termination and Testing

  • XLPE, PILC, Polymeric, Paper Lead and EPR cable jointing (up to 230 kV)
  • Cable terminations from 3.3 kV up to 500 kV
  • Re-termination of failed or damaged cables
  • VLF, Tan Delta and Partial Discharge cable testing
  • Cable sheath and fault location testing
  • Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) diagnostics
  • HV termination inspections, condition assessments and repairs

Earthing System Testing and Verification

  • Fall-of-potential (FOP) testing and grid integrity verification
  • Equipotential rise (EPR), step and touch voltage testing
  • Soil resistivity and current distribution assessments
  • Lightning protection system inspection and validation
  • Compliance audits and incident investigation

Condition Monitoring and Diagnostics

  • Online and offline Partial Discharge (PD) testing
  • Tan Delta insulation testing
  • Thermographic imaging, corona detection and fault location
  • HV DAC 300 testing (PD and Tan Delta up to 230 kV)
  • SF6 gas leak detection, handling and filling
  • HV asset monitoring and condition planning
  • Circuit breaker and switchboard inspections (LV and HV)
  • LV breaker testing (MTZ, Micrologic and STR)
  • Asset fault diagnostics and condition evaluation

Workshop Services and Equipment Calibration

  • HV and LV circuit breaker repairs and rebuilds
  • Switchboard refurbishment, wiring upgrades and FAT
  • GIS and AIS diagnostic testing bench and service bay
  • Transformer and switchgear rotables reconditioning
  • Calibration of multimeters, test sets and HV PPE.