Electric Distribution System Equipment Preventive Maintenance (EPM) and Engineering Principles Course

Course Overview:

This course will teach students to operate and handle electrical distribution apparatus in a safe and efficient manner, plus offer insight into maintenance activities, proper work procedures, inspection, and general upkeep. 

This particular course caters on the management and maintenance of transformers, switchgear set, cable assemblies, insulation oil and routine inspections. 

The course is tailor made for managers and engineers and technicians focusing on the overall safety and reliability of the system while ensuring accurate resource utilization and record keeping as well as system performance maintenance. Real practice and practical skills are embedded throughout the course, case studies from the real world are interspersed into the whole program.

Course Objectives:

Delegates will gain a detailed appreciation of the following:

• The need for maintenance
• Management of maintenance
• Management and implementation of safe systems of work
• Co-ordination of maintenance activities
• Switchgear maintenance
• Transformer maintenance
• Cable installation and rating
• Condition monitoring using non-intrusive technology
• Routine inspections
• Properties of insulating oils
• Maintaining system safety
• The need for accurate records and documentation
• The need for adequate maintenance of equipment
• Methods of maintenance management
• Implementation of safe systems of work
• How to co-ordinate maintenance activities for the best utilization of time and resources while ensuring safety is not compromised
• Switchgear maintenance requirements and techniques
• Transformer maintenance requirements and techniques
• Cable installation and fault finding techniques
• The need for routine inspections
• Properties of insulating oils and the need for oil analysis
• The use of non-intrusive condition monitoring methods
• The need to maintain system safety
• Why accurate documentation and record-keeping is essential

Who Should Attend?

The course is aimed at Managers, Engineers, and Technicians responsible for the operation and maintenance of distribution equipment who will benefit from sharing experiences in the planning, organization, and implementation of maintenance activities.

Course Outlines:

Introductions and Safety

• Goals and discussion
• Maintenance of electrical equipment
• Managing maintenance
• Safety
• Electrical emergencies
• Safe working distances
• Intersystem safety precautions
• Wrap up session

Power Network Fundamentals

• Power network fundamentals
• Faults and protection
• Fault levels
• Earthing introduction
• Network earthing
• Earthing systems
• Earth bonding
• Wrap up session

Transformers

• Transformer characteristics
• Transformer cooling
• Transformer protection
• On load tap changer operation
• Transformer site testing
• Transformer maintenance
• Wrap up session

Switchgear

• Circuit breaker history
• Circuit breaker ratings and operation
• Circuit breaker examples
• Switchgear maintenance
• Fault reporting
• Properties and deterioration of insulating oils
• Thermal imaging
• Condition monitoring
• Wrap up session

Cabling

• HV cable ratings and installation methods
• HV cable volt drop
• LV cabling systems and an introduction to the wiring regulations
• Cable fault locating
• Course review and open session
• Wrap up session