Electrical Equipment and Control Systems: Commissioning, Testing and Start-Up of Electrical Systems Course
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Electrical Equipment and Control Systems: Commissioning, Testing and Start-Up of Electrical Systems Course
Course Overview:
This course is structural and covers the entire matrix of commissioning, testing, diagnostics, and electrical systems security. Participants will be able to better understand commissioning and diagnostics documentation, test equipment, determination of failures and planning of inspections.
The course embraces the beginning of work, the installation of substations, methods of carrying out tests, use of high precision test equipment on transformers, circuit breakers, earthing systems and lightning protection devices.
This is accomplished through case studies, exercises on private interpretation of drawings related to work that involves planning. It is meant for engineers, technicians, project managers, and safety officers, this training guarantees confidence in executing commissioning and testing that is securing safety and efficiency as well.
Course Objectives:
Upon the successful completion of the workshop, each participant will be able to:-
· A better understanding of commissioning procedures
· A better understanding of troubleshooting procedures
· An improved capability in the use of test equipment
· A better understanding of failure modes and failure analysis
· Understand the testing process
· Plan and prepare for testing
· Plan and carry out inspections
· Perform primary and secondary injections
· Plan the first energization
· Perform phasing tests
· Consider safety aspects during testing
· A refreshed awareness of electrical safety concerns
Who Should Attend?
This training course is suitable for a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:
- Testing Engineers / Technicians
- Maintenance Engineers / Technicians
- Managers of Engineering departments
- Consulting Engineers / Technicians
- Project Engineers
- Safety Professionals
- Others who want a solid preparation in testing & commissioning
Course Outlines:
Importance of Start-Up, Commissioning, and Testing of Electrical Systems
- Definition of Start-up, Commissioning, and Testing
- Pre-commissioning Procedures
- Reasons for Start-up, Commissioning, and Testing
- Substation Commissioning – Gas Insulated Substation
- Managing Commissioning with IEC 61850 and GOOSE
- Earthing System including Clean Earth, Intrinsic Safe Earth, and Planet Earth
- Major Components of GIS Substations
- GIS with Vacuum Interrupter
The Technology of Electrical Equipment
- Transformers – Power supplies (UPS) – Batteries
- Generators – Switchgear – Disconnect switches
- Neutral ground resistors (NGR)
- Motor control centers (MCC) – Variable frequency/speed drives (VFD/VSD)
- Programmable logic controllers (PLC) – Distributed control systems (DCS)
- Power monitoring
- Control relays/timers/switches – Motor/feeder protective devices
- Miscellaneous equipment – Heaters, solenoid valves, electric valve actuators, and signaling/alarm devices
Commissioning and Testing of Electrical Equipment
- Methods
- Principles – Special techniques
- NEC checklists
Commissioning Test Equipment (CPC 100, Omicron 356, CIBANO, ARCO, TESTRANO) and Circuit Breakers including Instrument Transformers
- Types of Tests and Equipment for Commissioning
- IR test, Primary Injection Test, Secondary Injection Test
- HV Test, AC Hipot Test, DC Hipot Test and Connections
- Infrared and Partial Discharge Monitoring
- Circuit Breaker Functional Tests
- Tests for SF6 Circuit Breaker
- SF6 Management
- Construction and Test for Current Transformer and Voltage Transformers
Troubleshooting of Electrical Equipment
- Methods – Terminology – Principles
- Special techniques
- Case studies/examples
- Single line drawings
- Group exercises
The Use of Test Equipment
- Digital voltmeter (DVM)
- Megger
- Frequency meter
- Temperature probes/pyrometers
- Ammeters, Power meters
- Load banks
- Digital hydrometers
- Cable fault locators
Commissioning Test for Earthing and Lightning Systems
- Importance of Earthing
- Network Earthing
- Neutral Earthing Resistors
- Restricted Earth Fault
- Sensitive Earth Fault
- Lightning Protection Systems
- Commissioning Testing for Protection
- Numerical Relays Functionalities
The Interpretation and Use of Drawings
- Single-line electrical drawings
- Control schematics
- Wiring lists
- P&ID’s
- Logic and standard symbols
The Development of a Job Plan
- Identification of the troubleshooting step-by-step sequence
- Procedure preparation
- Follow-up
- Safety considerations and training
The Identification and Repair of Problems/Failures
- Common mode failures, Phase imbalance
- Electronic component failure, Fusing
- Fusing
- Motor windings/bearings/brushes
- Excitation circuits
- Battery cells, Inverters/rectifiers
- Inverters/rectifiers
- Bushings – Switches
- Control circuits
- Ground faults
First Energization and Commissioning Documentation
- Battery Charger Commissioning Tests
- Commissioning Switching Plans
- Managing the First Energization
- Switching Plans
- Soak Tests and Phasing Tests
A review of Safety Requirements
- Area classifications
- NEC electrical codes, Safety Information