Instrumentation Division

Instrumentation Division (ID) was established during the year 1976 with an aim of identifying the problems encountered by Power Utilities and Energy Meter manufacturers in the area of Generation, Transmission and Distribution and also to provide consultancy services. Many problems were identifi ed by the division, developed and provide solutions. Some of the them are Cable fault Locator, Earth fault Indicator for fl oating DC Control cables, Time Synchronizing Unit, Single and Three Phase Static Energy Meters, Electronic Trivector meters, Powered Support Characteristics Recorder for Underground Coal mines. Instrumentation Division has obtained Patent for Cable fault locator and Time Synchronizing Unit while Earth fault Indicator for fl oating DC Control cables, Single and Three Phase Static Energy Meters, Electronic Trivector meter Technology was transferred to private entrepreneurs for commercialization. During the year 1995, it was decided to it was decided to render services in new area i.e. Testing and certifi cation. In 1995, Energy Meter Testing Laboratory was established at a cost of ` 85 lakhs. The project was funded by Ministry of Power. Energy Meter testing Laboratory was established with an aim to cater the requirements Power Utilities as well as Energy Meter manufacturers. Subsequently calibration and Relay testing Laboratories were added. During the year 1998, EMI/EMC Laboratory was added to Energy Meter Testing Laboratory. With this facility, ID established full state of the art Technology for energy meter testing under one roof.

Instrumentation Division also established Mobile Energy Meter Testing Laboratory during the year 2007 with an objective to verify the performance of energy meter (In-service) at Consumer premises on behalf Power Utilities or public Grievances Cell as the case may be. At present the mobile energy meter testing lab is stationed at New Delhi.