Ponovo Power Co.

What Ponovo Power Co. does

Ponovo Power Co., Ltd is a Beijing-based, privately held manufacturer of intelligent electric power system testing, monitoring, and simulation equipment, founded in 2001 and restructured as a joint stock enterprise in 2011. The company designs and builds a broad portfolio of test instruments organized into nine product lines: IEC61850 digital substation testers (NF802, PW636i-F, POM2-3333, PNS630), protection relay test sets (L336i, PW460, PW336i, PW366Ai, PW866i), primary injection and CT/PT analyzers (PCT200 series, T1000), four-quadrant and PHIL power amplifiers (PAS series, PAV series, PIV270, PA460Bi), UHVDC testing equipment (FT3000, TD series, PH series travelling-wave fault locators), EV and recharging test systems (EDV100, CPAD100i), railway DC test sets (PDC series), laboratory calibration equipment (PQC700i), and HV semiconductor test systems (PST6747Ai). The underlying technology stack emphasizes high measurement accuracy (CT ratio error to 0.02%, knee-point testing to 45kV), IEC 61850 conformance, multi-port fiber-optic SV/GOOSE handling, and direct integration with the major real-time digital simulators (RTDS, OPAL-RT, NI, Typhoon) via analog and Aurora digital protocols.

The company monetizes primarily through direct hardware sales of these instruments to utilities, power plants, relay and panel manufacturers, research institutes, and testing service providers, with a secondary revenue stream from the CNAS-accredited PONOTOP Testing Center (L13572), which provides EMC, safety, environmental, and power-quality calibration services. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales supported by 21 domestic branches, a Chongqing production base, a Nanjing technical service center, and a 24-hour hotline, with international distribution through channel partners spanning 50+ countries and 5,000+ customers. The product set is positioned for smart-grid, UHVDC, EV-charging, railway, microgrid, and industrial-electrification applications, and the company holds 50 patents (including 10 invention patents), 55 software copyrights, and certifications including PCCC, CE, GS, and UL.

Name

Ponovo Power Co.

Legal name

Ponovo Power Co., Ltd

Website

https://ponovo.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Ponovo Power Co. is a Beijing-based manufacturer of intelligent power-system testing, monitoring, and simulation equipment, serving utilities, power plants, relay manufacturers, research institutes, and EV/railway operators across 50+ countries with IEC61850 digital substation testers, relay test sets, CT/PT analyzers, PHIL power amplifiers, and CNAS-accredited lab services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Power System Testing Equipment

NAICS

Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519)

SIC

Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Power Quality, Metering & Monitoring (HDACAJAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

DER Compliance, Certification & Testing (Commissioning, Ride-Through) (EUADALAN), Commissioning, testing & energization services (HVT, relay testing, SAT) (EUADAKAE)

Keywords

• Power testing equipment
• Protection relay testing
• IEC61850 digital substation
• CT PT analyzer
• Power hardware-in-loop amplifier

Headquarters

HQ city

Beijing

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Power Testing Equipment Sales: Manufacture and sale of intelligent electric power testing, monitoring, and simulation equipment including IEC61850 digital substation testers, relay protection testers, CT/PT analyzers, UHVDC testers, power amplifiers, EV charging test systems, and railway testing equipment.
2. Third-party Lab Testing Services: PONOTOP Testing Center provides testing services for electric testing equipment, electric vehicle charging facilities, EMC testing, and environmental reliability testing to other companies. Services cover power tube inspection, LCD EMC testing, and circuit board low temperature testing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Ponovo Power Co., Ltd develops and manufactures intelligent electric power system testing, monitoring, and analyzing equipment. Core products include IEC61850 digital substation testing equipment, protection relay test sets, CT/PT primary injection testers, UHVDC testing systems, 4-quadrant power amplifiers for real-time simulation, EV charging test systems, and railway testing equipment. The company also operates a CNAS-accredited third-party lab testing center (PONOTOP) for power equipment.

Product overview

Ponovo Power Co. is an intelligent electric power system testing solution provider offering a comprehensive portfolio of testing equipment and solutions. The product lineup includes: (1) IEC61850 Digital Substation Testing products (NF802, PW636i-F, POM2-3333, PNS630, PNS330i) for digital relay and merging unit testing; (2) Relay and Protection Testing equipment (L336i, PW460, PW336i, PW366Ai, PW866i) for testing protective relays across various IEEE device types; (3) Primary Injection Testing solutions (PCT200 series CT/PT analyzers, ATB02 auto-test box, T1000 primary injection test set) for current/voltage transformer testing; (4) Power Amplifiers including conventional portable/panel-mounted types (PA series), 4-Quadrant amplifiers (PAV series, PAS series) for PHIL simulation connecting to RTDS, OPAL-RT, NI, Typhoon; (5) EV & Recharging Testing equipment (EDV100, CPAD100i, PADS, PAL); (6) Railway Testing solutions (PDC series); (7) UHVDC Testing equipment (FT3000, TD series, PH series); (8) Calibration Equipment (PQC700i series) and (9) the CNAS-accredited PONOTOP Testing Center service. The company serves smart grid, new energy, EV, railway, aerospace, and industrial electricity sectors with products meeting IEC, IEEE, and international standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• NF802 IEC61850 Protection Digital Relay Test Kit Full digital IEC61850 relay test set with 8 optical ports capable of sending/receiving 8 SV streams and 16 GOOSE streams. Equipped with GPS, IRIG-B code synchronization interface and supports PTP/IEEE1588 for substation debugging.
• PW636i-F Digital Relay Test Kit 6×32A, 4×300V digital relay test kit supporting both conventional and IEC61850-based digital relay testing with 8 fiber optic ports, intended for power utility and substation engineers.
• POM2-3333 Digital Relay and Merging Unit Tester Intelligent tester designed for digital relay and merging unit testing in IEC61850 digital substations, for utility and integrator clients.
• PNS630 Hand-held IEC61850 Network Analyzer Hand-held network analyzer for IEC61850 digital substation testing and monitoring, for field engineers and commissioning teams.
• L336i SUPER-LIGHT Protection Relay Test Set Smallest and lightest 6-phase protection relay test set in the world, weighing only 8.6kg with IEC61850 support and wireless control, for field protection engineers.
• PW460 Protection Relay Test Set 6×15A, 4×300V protection relay testing equipment with in-built analog monitoring, recording function, and IEC 61850 digital relay testing support. Includes 500+ relay templates for automatic testing.
• PW336i Protection Relay Test Set Protection relay test set for testing various types of protective relays with analog monitoring and recording function, for utility and industrial users.
• PW866i Protection Relay Tester 6×32A, 4×300V protection relay tester with 10.4-inch touchscreen, supporting both local and PC control, and IEC61850 combined relay testing.
• PCT200i CT/PT Test Set CT/PT test set for current transformer and voltage transformer characteristic tests with high accuracy, used by utility and industrial substation teams.
• PCT200Ai CT/PT Test Set High-accuracy CT/PT test set with ratio error test accuracy up to 0.02%, capable of testing 0.2s class CT. Supports standards IEC60044-1/6, IEC61869-2, ANSI/IEEE C57.13, IS2705.
• T1000 Primary Injection Test Set Primary injection test set designed for high current injection testing applications, used by utility and industrial field teams.
• PAV120Bip Power Amplifier Portable power amplifier for power system real-time simulation applications, used by research institutes and universities.
• PAS Series Switching-mode 4-Quadrant Power Amplifier Switching-mode 4-Quadrant Power Amplifier for PHIL (Power Hardware-in-Loop) solutions supporting DC up to 2kHz output voltage. Models include PAS30i, PAS60i, PAS120i, PAS240i, PAS360i, PAS100Di.
• PAV30000 Four-Quadrant Power Amplifier Linear power amplifier with very high power output capability for PHIL applications. Supports connection to RTDS, OPAL-RT, NI, and Typhoon simulators via analog and Aurora digital protocol communication.
• PAV15000 4-Quadrant Power Amplifier 4-Quadrant power amplifier composed of 4 cabinet units with 270VAC/15000VA output for PHIL applications in distributed energy, microgrid, EV charging, railway, and aerospace.
• PIV270 Portable 4-Quadrant Power Amplifier Portable 4-quadrant power amplifier for real-time simulation applications, used in field and lab research.
• PA460Bi Digital Simulation Power Amplifier Digital real-time simulation power amplifier for flexible power amplifier applications, integrated with real-time digital simulators.
• PQC700i Series Universal Power Quality Calibrator Three-phase integrated signal generation system with high precision, wide range and high stability for calibration of power quality analyzers and testing of voltage, current, frequency, harmonics, flicker, sag, and swell.
• PONOTOP Testing Center (CNAS-accredited third-party lab service) CNAS-accredited testing center (L13572) offering EMC, Standard, Safety, and Environmental testing services for electric testing equipment, EV charging facilities, and related power electronics.
• PDC15k High DC Primary Current Injection Test Set High DC current primary injection test set for railway DC circuit breaker testing, used by rail electrification teams.
• PDC120A / PDC200A Single Phase DC Injection Set Single phase DC injection set for railway testing applications, used by rail operators and integrators.
• MR1200 Series Portable Multi-channel Waveform Monitoring Recorder Portable waveform monitoring recorder for recording and analyzing electrical signal parameters of power systems with 100kS/s sampling rate and 16-bit A/D resolution. Models include MR1200/1201 S, M, L, D.
• FT3000 Power Filter Characteristic Tester Power filter characteristic tester designed for UHVDC transmission infrastructure testing, for utility grid operators.
• TD Series DC Current Tester (TD2000A) HVDC high DC current injection test kit for UHVDC testing, used in ultra-high voltage transmission infrastructure projects.
• PH Series Travelling Wave Fault Location System Travelling wave fault location system for UHVDC transmission line fault detection, used by grid operators to identify faults on HVDC lines.
• EDV100 Handheld EV Analyzer Handheld electric vehicle analyzer for EV charging facility testing, used by charging station operators, manufacturers, and inspection bodies.
• CPAD100i Portable AC/DC EV Charging Analyzer Portable AC/DC EV charging analyzer for electric vehicle charging facility testing, used for acceptance, inspection, and factory testing of charging piles.
• PST6747Ai Series Semiconductor Test Equipment Semiconductor testing system for IGBT testing applications in the high-voltage semiconductor industry, used by semiconductor manufacturers and HV power electronics developers.
• PW366Ai Protection Relay Test Set 12×20A, 4×300V protection relay test set with 8 fiber optic ports, supporting both conventional and digital relay testing.
• PCT200X CT VT Analyzer CT/VT analyzer for testing CT and PT based on IEEE C57.13 standard. Features ratio check up to 50000:1, ratio and phase accuracy to class 0.1, knee point check up to 45kV, built-in touchscreen with automated one-key testing.
• PowerTest Int Protection Relay Test Software Protection relay test software for new generation relay test sets including L336EXi, designed to automate relay testing workflows.

Quantifiable outcome

• CT ratio error test accuracy up to 0.02%
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sri Lanka CEB (Ceylon Electricity Board)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 March 2026Beijing, China – Today, Beijing Ponovo Power Co., Ltd. welcomed a distinguished delegation from Sri Lanka to its headquarters in Beijing. The delegation included representatives from Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) and Ceylex Engineering (Pvt) Ltd. Both parties held productive discussions on power system testing technologies, applications, and future cooperation opportunities including testing, commissioning, and technical support.
• Ceylex Engineering (Pvt) LtdcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 March 2026Engineering partner in Sri Lanka collaborating with Ponovo Power on power testing solutions for Ceylon Electricity Board infrastructure projects.
• ZETDC (Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 18 August 2025Ponovo secured ZETDC bid again, reinforcing position in African power testing market. Partnership for supply of power testing equipment to Zimbabwe's electricity transmission and distribution infrastructure.
• Mongolia National GridminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 7 June 2023Mongolia National Grid delegation visited Ponovo to discuss power testing technologies and cooperation opportunities.
• AES Komplekt Unitary Enterprise BelarusminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 7 June 2023Belarus delegation visited Ponovo for power testing solutions cooperation.
• Tsinghua UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 August 2022Ponovo Power and Tsinghua University collaboration on power testing technology research and development.
• China Electric Power Development Promotion AssociationminorOthers · 1 June 2022Ponovo Power was selected as member of the China Electric Power Development Promotion Association for industry collaboration and development.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Megger Group: Megger is a global electrical test and measurement vendor with broad coverage of power cable, transformer, relay, and primary injection testing. Closely comparable to Ponovo across primary injection testing and CT/PT analyzers, with much stronger global distribution.
• OMICRON Electronics: OMICRON is the global market leader in protection relay testing, IEC 61850 testing, and power system simulation. Direct one-to-one competitor to Ponovo across the relay test set, CT/PT analyzer, and power amplifier categories, with deeper penetration in Western utilities.
• Doble Engineering: Doble is a long-established North American provider of diagnostic test equipment and services for power transformers, protection relays, and insulating fluids. Overlaps with Ponovo's CT/PT testing, protection relay testing, and power quality calibration product lines.
• Kikusui Electronics: Kikusui is a Japanese test equipment manufacturer with a relay test set portfolio (PSS series) that competes head-to-head with Ponovo's PW460 and PW636i-F protection relay testers in Asian utility markets.
• HV Technologies (Haefely): HV Technologies (including the Haefely brand) is a specialist in high-voltage test equipment and EMC, directly comparable to Ponovo's UHVDC test sets, power filter testers, and PONOTOP center's EMC testing services.

Others

• RTDS Technologies: RTDS makes real-time digital simulators that Ponovo's PAS/PAV power amplifiers integrate with for PHIL applications. Not a direct competitor, but a key ecosystem partner whose adoption drives amplifier demand.
• OPAL-RT Technologies: OPAL-RT is a competing real-time simulator platform to RTDS, and Ponovo's amplifiers are explicitly compatible with both. Adjacent ecosystem partner rather than direct competitor, but strategic to Ponovo's PHIL go-to-market.

Emerging players

• Frederick Engineering (FEC): FEC supplies precision test and measurement equipment for electrical power systems, including power quality calibration. Direct overlap with Ponovo's PQC700i series power quality calibrator and calibration services.
• Zensol Automation: Zensol is a niche competitor in circuit breaker and protection relay testing equipment. While smaller than Ponovo, its product focus on timing analyzers and breaker testers overlaps with Ponovo's primary injection portfolio.
• Lead Dynamics (Relay Test Set): Lead Dynamics is an Indian competitor focused on protection relay test sets with IEC 61850 support. Comparable to Ponovo's PW-series but with narrower geographic reach and product breadth.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance8 records

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Funding overview

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Investors

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