The UPNM High Voltage Laboratory was established in 2015 at Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia to serve as a teaching and research facility. It contains high-voltage equipment for partial discharge testing, soil resistivity measurement, and oil breakdown strength testing. A research group studies partial discharge phenomena, soil resistivity, transformer condition monitoring, and applications of artificial intelligence in high voltage engineering. The lab is temporarily located but plans to expand its research areas in a new permanent facility.

1. WELCOME TO
UPNM HIGH VOLTAGE LAB

2. Background
• The UPNM High Voltage Laboratory (UPNMHVL) was initially set up in
November 2015 at the Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of
Engineering, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia.
• However, the lab is only fully operational since July 2016 when majority
of the main equipment were successfully installed and ready for used.
• The UPNM HV lab is located at temporary location (JKA building) due to
the delay of the development of new high voltage lab at kompleks
penyelidikan.

3. Background
• UPNM HV lab serves as a teaching and research lab at the Department
of Electrical Engineering. A taught course and lab experiments
associated with the lab are provided to undergraduate and
postgraduate students.
• The lab also serves as a Training Centre, hosts seminars and provides
consultation and professional services in the field of high voltage
engineering.

4. Equipment
• The lab is equipped with some state of the arts equipment commonly
used in high voltage engineering. Among important equipment available
are:
• A 350kV AC/ 400 kV DC generator
• An Impulse generator (800kV)
• Doble Lemke partial discharge testing and measuring equipment
• Soil resistivity and grounding measuring equipment
• Oil breakdown strength test equipment
• Tan delta and capacitance measuring equipment.

5. Research Group
• A group associated with UPNM HV Lab is UPNM High Voltage Research
Group. The group currently consists of 5 academic staffs, one assistant
engineer and 4 postgraduate students. The number of members in the
group is expected to grow from time to time.
• The UPNM HV Lab and UPNM High Voltage Research Group are led by
Professor Dr. Mohd Taufiq Bin Ishak, who is currently an academic staff
at the Department of Electrical and electronic Engineering, Universiti
Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia.

6. Research Interest
• The main research activities in the UPNM HV Lab include modelling and
measurement of partial discharge phenomena, soil resistivity and
grounding, lightning phenomena, condition monitoring on high voltage
transformer insulation, corona rings, insulator strings and surge
arresters, dielectric material characterizations, oil insulation and tan
delta measurement.
• The applications of optimization and artificial intelligence techniques in
high voltage engineering are also actively explored. The research areas
are expected to expand over time

7. Future HV Lab at Kompleks Penyelidikan

8. Q & A