High Voltage Maintenance Training Online

This High Voltage Maintenance Training course is a must for electrical engineers, electrical maintenance personnel, plant electricians, electrical contractors, power specialists, maintenance managers, consultants and technologists responsible for the design, construction, installation, inspection, operation, or maintenance of electrical systems, electrical technicians, inspectors, safety personnel and other employees responsible for the operation and maintenance of electrical systems in a commercial, industrial, institutional or utility setting.

High Voltage Maintenance Training Course Outline

DAY ONE

SESSION 1: HV INSULATION

• Review of insulation materials and the methods to quickly and accurately diagnose insulation quality.
• Qualities of good insulation and factors affecting deterioration
• Methods of testing insulation and interpretation of test results

SESSION 2: POWER CABLES

• Cable construction and the methods to splice or terminate the various types of cable.
• Construction of shielded and non-shielded cable
• Cable installation methods
• Methods of testing cables and interpretation of test results

SESSION 3: HV POWER TRANSFORMERS

• Review: Function and operation of electrical transformers.
• Interpret nameplate data
• Transformer protection systems
• Design and construction of power transformers
• Proper oil sampling methods
• Testing and scheduling maintenance procedures
• Electrical safety procedures for power transformers

SESSION 4: INSTRUMENT TRANSFORMERS

• Instrument transformer operation and application
• Current transformer operation and application
• Purpose of instrument transformers in metering
• Safety procedures critical to instrument transformers
• Testing of instrument transformers

SESSION 5: HV BREAKERS AND SWITCHGEAR

• Various types of power switchgear
• Operation of switchgear
• HV switchgear tests
• Switchgear maintenance and schedule
• Switchgear safety procedures

SESSION 6: CIRCUIT BREAKERS

• Various types of circuit breakers
• Safety procedures critical to circuit breakers
• Correct steps for removal and restoration of a circuit breaker
• Operation of electrically operated circuit breaker controls
• Operation of circuit breaker mechanisms
• Maintenance on ACB's, OCB’s, ABB’s, SF6 and VCB’s

SESSION 7: POWER FUSES

• Function of power fuses.
• Various types of fuses
• Safety procedures when working with power fuses
• Correct steps for removal and restoration of power fuses

DAY TWO

SESSION 8: PROTECTIVE RELAYS

• Principles and operation of protective devices.
• Power system disturbances
• Protective functions of various relays
• Relay settings and understanding probable problems

SESSION 9: POWER SYSTEM CO-ORDINATION

• Principles of co-ordination of protective devices.
• Process of power system co-ordination
• Interpreting time/current curves

SESSION 10: POWER SYSTEM STARTERS

• Operation of high voltage starters
• Various types of starters
• Types of motor protection
• Test procedures for starters
• Safety procedures critical to starters

SESSION 11: ELECTRIC MOTORS

• Operation of large horsepower motors.
• Various types of electric motors
• Test procedures for motors
• Motor maintenance and schedule
• Safety procedures critical to motor starters

SESSION 12: CAPACITORS

• Operation of high voltage capacitors.
• Various types of capacitor installations
• Test procedures for capacitors
• Safety procedures critical to capacitors

SESSION 13: GENERATORS

• Operation of high voltage generators.
• Operation of various types of generators
• Test procedures for generators
• Generator maintenance and schedule
• Safety procedures critical to generators

SESSION 14: EMERGENCY POWER SYSTEMS

• Operation of various high voltage emergency power systems.
• Various types of emergency systems: batteries, transfers, ties, temporary etc.
• Test procedures for operation of these systems
• Maintenance and schedule for emergency systems
• Critical safety procedures

Review of expectations
Questions and Answers

COURSE TIMETABLE:

Both days:

Start: 8:00 a.m.
Coffee break: 10:00 a.m.
Lunch: 12:00 noon
Finish: 4:30 p.m.