What is Surge Testing and Why is It Important?
Surge testing is critical to the reliability and safety of electrical equipment. Minor insulation defects in equipment that continually operates, such as motors, generators, transformers, and coils, can cause costly and prolonged outages. Surge testing methods offer customized diagnostics for identifying when insulating systems have had an electrical insulating system failure, and their condition before failure. The Importance of Surge Testing for the Electric Maintenance Industry Surge testing is critical to supporting the electrical maintenance industry’s ability to implement preventative maintenance programs so that industrial plant operations are not impacted by equipment failure or interruption of production. As an example, using surge testing to identify insulation deficiencies in electrical equipment allows maintenance staff to schedule repair/ replacement work prior to the failure of motors/generators to minimize the impact of long-term business closure due to equipment failur...