TESCO Metering Unveils KCTS-8000X: Advanced Transformer Testing System with Traceable Accuracy Down to a 1% Rating Factor
Bristol, PA – September 20, 2024 – TESCO Metering, a leading provider of utility testing solutions, is proud to introduce its newest product, the KCTS-8000X Current Transformer Testing System. This state-of-the-art system is engineered for traceable accuracy down to a 1% rating factor, setting a new standard for testing transformers with primaries up to 8000 amperes. With its advanced features, the KCTS-8000X offers power utilities unmatched precision, reliability, and efficiency, ensuring that their metering systems remain accurate and compliant.
Addressing Utility Industry Needs
Utility companies rely heavily on accurate transformer testing to ensure precise metering, which directly affects billing and grid stability. Current transformers (CTs) play a crucial role in this process, scaling down high currents so they can be accurately measured. Even minor inaccuracies can lead to incorrect billing, impacting both utility companies and customers.
The KCTS-8000X is designed to solve these issues by offering enhanced testing accuracy for a wide range of current transformers, ensuring that utilities can confidently test transformers and minimize errors. By incorporating advanced features such as electronically compensated burdens and real-time data integration, the KCTS-8000X guarantees precise results with every test.
Key Features of the KCTS-8000X
The KCTS-8000X offers a range of innovative features that set it apart from other transformer testing systems:
- Traceable Accuracy Down to a 1% Rating Factor:
The system can test CTs with primaries up to 8000 amps, providing traceable accuracy down to a 1% rating factor. This makes the KCTS-8000X ideal for utilities needing to test a wide range of transformers with high precision, ensuring accurate billing and regulatory compliance. - Electronically Compensated Burdens:
The KCTS-8000X automatically adjusts for impedance and power factor, providing reliable results even at low current levels. These real-time adjustments improve the accuracy and reliability of test results without the need for manual intervention, making the testing process smoother and more efficient. - Real-Time Burden Measurement and Recording:
The system displays and records live burden measurements, ensuring thorough test validation. By capturing real-time data during the test, utilities can maintain comprehensive records, which are essential for audits and compliance reporting. - TESCO Device Manager Integration:
The KCTS-8000X seamlessly integrates with TESCO Device Manager (TDM), allowing for the efficient collection, storage, and analysis of test data. This feature streamlines the workflow and reduces time spent on data management, helping utility labs improve their operational efficiency. - Safety and Error Prevention Features:
The system includes several built-in safety features, such as protective circuitry and a zero-start safety function that prevents accidental test errors. These features ensure that both the testing system and the transformers being tested are protected from damage, reducing downtime and costly repairs. - Motorized Test Current Control with Automatic Rundown:
The KCTS-8000X automates the test current rundown process, improving efficiency and reducing manual effort. This automation allows technicians to focus on the accuracy of the results without being burdened by time-consuming manual adjustments. - Demagnetization of Transformers Prior to Testing:
The system features a transformer demagnetization function, which helps reduce erroneous results by ensuring that transformers are fully demagnetized before testing begins. This feature improves the reliability of the testing process and reduces the likelihood of incorrect readings.
Improving Utility Billing and Grid Reliability
With its unmatched accuracy and comprehensive data integration, the KCTS-8000X is poised to significantly improve billing accuracy and grid reliability for utility companies. The ability to test CTs with traceable accuracy down to a 1% rating factor ensures that even the smallest discrepancies in metering can be detected and corrected. This is crucial in today’s utility industry, where errors in energy measurement can lead to financial losses and customer dissatisfaction.
“The KCTS-8000X gives utilities the confidence to test transformers with greater accuracy, reducing billing errors and improving the overall efficiency of their operations,” said Tom Lawton. “By offering such precise testing capabilities, this system helps utilities ensure the long-term reliability of their grid infrastructure.”
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About TESCO Metering
Since 1904, TESCO® Metering has been the trusted leader in American-made metering equipment and custom utility products for the electric utility industry. With over a century of engineering innovation, TESCO Metering designs and manufactures precision meter testing instruments, field test kits, and smart grid metering solutions that ensure accuracy, reliability, and compliance across today’s evolving energy infrastructure.
From our ISO 9001 and ISO 17025 certified facility in Bristol, Pennsylvania, TESCO Metering proudly builds all products in the US, supporting domestic manufacturing, short lead times, and superior quality control. Our U.S.-manufactured metering systems serve utilities across North America, including meter test boards, burden sets, EVSE testers, optical probes, and custom field-testing equipment engineered for precision and durability.
TESCO Metering’s portfolio spans lab-grade testing setups, rugged field kits, and AMI test solutions designed to meet the demands of modern smart grid environments. What sets TESCO Metering apart is our close collaboration with utility engineers, meter shop managers, and field technicians—developing custom metering tools that solve real-world challenges, improve safety, and streamline operations.
Beyond products, TESCO Metering is deeply committed to metering education and industry training. Our annual TESCOOL event and support of regional meter schools reflect our dedication to advancing utility expertise and maintaining technical excellence across the metering community.
With generations of trust, TESCO Metering continues to lead in custom utility solutions, American-made metering equipment, and dependable technical support. Contact us to learn how TESCO Metering’s precision utility instruments can improve accuracy, safety, and efficiency for your metering operations.
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