Testing Services

As PADT continues to deliver custom power system solutions for a variety of industries, the company is also developing increased testing capabilities to support this type of product development. The Power Systems Group is now offering its services to customers, delivering testing services that use PADT’s experience and growing list of laboratory equipment.

At present, PADT can provide testing of power systems equipment in the following areas:

• Environmental Performance Testing
  • Temperature range: -20 to 85°C (operating in a 0 to 40°C ambient environment)
  • Humidity Range: 40 to 95% RH
  • Temperature/Humidity Uniformity: ±2°C and ±6% RH
  • Temperature/Humidity Fluctuation: ±0.5°C and ±3% RH
  • Inner dimensions: 50 x 60 x 39 cm (including shelving)
  • Programmable: 1 program with 9 steps (1 to 99 repeat cycles)
  • 3-level thermal runaway protection
  • External monitoring (thermocouples, etc.)
• Electric Motor Testing
  • Electric motor control and monitoring
  • Measurement of critical performance parameters
• Flow Testing
  • Velocity and pressure measurements
  • Low and high flow rates
• Fuel Cell Performance
  • Cycle testing
  • LabView controlled and monitored
  • Safe hood environment
• Small Rotating Machinery Performance and Characterization
  • Rotor dynamic behavior through operating range
  • Power consumption
  • Static component strains and thermal behavior
  • Wear and simple flow characterization
• Traditional Thermal and Strain Characterization
  • Thermocouple placement and measurement
  • Strain gage placement and measurement
  • Correlation to Finite Element Modeling
• Endurance Testing
  • Duty cycle testing with periodic manual monitoring
  • Hands-off LabView controlled and monitored