Short-Circuit Testing Liaison

The Short-Circuit Testing Liaison Agreement (STLA) is an Agreement Group of International Certification Bodies concerning the type testing of high voltage electrical power equipment. STRI is via SATS a signatory to this Agreement, and thereby commits to prepare and recognise certificates to a number of IEC and other Standards following common interpretations of the Standards and the Procedures agreed by the Members of the STLA.

STLA (called STL)  was founded in 1969.

ASTA BEAB currently holds the Secretariat of STLA:

ASTA BEAB Certification Services
ASTA House, Chestnut Field,
Rugby CV21 2TL. England.

Full members/member laboratories (in alphabetical order):

• ASTA BEAB
• CESI
• CPRI
• ESEFA
• KEMA
  • KEMA High Power Laboratory
  • KEMA High Voltage Laboratory
• PEHLA
• SATS
  • ABB High Power Laboratory-Ludvika
  • STRI AB
  • NEXANS
  • NEFI
  • SINTEF
• STLNA
• JSTC

For more information about SATS please follow the link below.