{"id":4151,"date":"2021-11-08T12:10:04","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T12:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clooms.com\/?p=4151"},"modified":"2023-01-16T07:05:08","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T07:05:08","slug":"hipot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clooms.com\/hipot\/","title":{"rendered":"Hipot: How to Perform This Electrical Safety Test"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Electrical insulation is an essential part of electrical circuits. It ensures the safety and quality of the electrical circuits. Without good insulation, you can face electric shocks, and as a result, you can get fatal injuries. So, you must perform electrical safety tests to verify insulation ability. For this, you can do a Hipot test. Let’s get into details.<\/p>\n\n\n
The term “Hipot” stands for high potential. You can also call it a dielectric (insulation barrier) withstand test. Hipot testing determines the electrical insulation adequacy in devices and assemblies for the overvoltage transient. In other words, you apply a high voltage to the devices for a certain period. With this, you check the dielectric integrity of a system. You can do this test either for new fittings or as a routine test for already installed devices. <\/p>\n\n\n
A Hipot test tests the electrical safety of a device with the help of a Hipot tester<\/a>. You can conduct the test between mutually insulated sections of charged parts and electrical ground. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Hipot tester checks for any breakdown or perforation under high voltage. Also, it ensures that insulation distances are correct. When there is adequate insulation, minimal current flows between the conductors. You can accept this small current. But make sure there is no breakdown due to air insulation and solid insulation. The tester can test different electrical products such as motors, transformers, or PC boards. You can measure 5K-400K volts with testers of various sizes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n