International cooperation
SATS is a member of the Short-Circuit Testing Liaison (STL) which is an an international collaboration between similar test laboratories.

The chief objectives of STL are uniform interpretation of the Standards and uniform presentation of test results.

Full members of STL are:

  • ASTA-BEAB Certification Services; UK
  • CESI - Centro Elletrotecnico Sperimentale Italiano S.p.A.; Italy
  • CPRI - Central Power Research Institute; India
  • ESEF - Ensemble des Stations d'Essais à Grande Puissance Française; France
  • JSTC - Japanese Short-Circuit Testing Committee; Japan
  • KEMA; Netherlands
  • PEHLA -  Gesellschaft für Elektrische Hochleistungsprüfungen; Germany and Switzerland
  • SATS - Scandinavian Association for Testing of Electric Power Equipment; Sweden and Norway
  • STLNA - Short-Circuit Testing Liaison of the Nations of the Americas; Canada, Mexico and USA

Published April 20, 2011

STL's homepage

Additionally, members of SATS Technical Committee are participating in several national and international technical committees of IEC and CIGRÉ.

Editor: Rolf Hegerberg