Electrical Networks: Operation and Maintenance Training Course
Electrical and Power Engineering
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Electrical Networks: Operation and Maintenance Training Course
Course Overview:
This course offers an in-depth comprehension of electrical maintenance, safety management, and equipment reliability.
Participants will have the grasp of safe systems of work, maintenance coordination and advanced technological condition monitoring techniques.
Maintenance of transformers and switchgear, rating and installing cables, fault finding and insulating oil properties are some of the topics that will be covered. This is targeted for electrical engineers, technicians and people in charge of distribution equipment.
The course equips delegates with the knowledge and skills required to improve the system's safety, efficiency and operational integrity alongside best maintenance practices.
Course Objectives:
Delegates will gain a detailed appreciation of the following:
- The need and management for maintenance
- Management and implementation of safe systems of work
- Co-ordination of maintenance activities and maintaining system safety
- Switchgear maintenance - transformer maintenance
- Cable installation and rating; condition monitoring using non-intrusive technology
- Routine inspections, properties of insulating oils
Who Should Attend?
- Electrical Professionals
- Electrical Engineers
- Technicians
- Professionals 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
- Earthling introduction
- Network earthling
- Earthling 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, an introduction to the wiring regulations
- Cable fault locating
- Course review and open session
