NFPA 70b Training - Electrical Equipment Maintenance

DAY ONE

Part 1
Why Establish an Electrical Preventive Maintenance (EPM) Program
Value and Benefits of a Properly Administered EPM Program EPM and Energy Conservation

Part 2
What is a EPM and what are its benefits?

• Planning an EPM Program
• Personnel Safety
• Equipment Loss
• Production Economics
• Main Parts of an EPM Program
• Programmed Inspections
• Recordkeeping
• Training for Safety and Technical Skills

Part 3
Planning and developing a program

• Survey of Electrical Installations
• Data Collection
• Single Line Diagrams and Data
• Electrical Equipment Installation Change
• Lighting System Diagrams
• Ventilation
• HVAC
• Control and Monitoring
• Emergency Procedures
• Test and Maintenance Equipment
• Identification of Critical Equipment
• Establishment of a Systematic Program
• Inspection Frequency
• Forms, Planning, Records

Part 4
Personal Safety

• Qualification, Tools, Equipment, Training, Arc Flash, NFPA 70e, PPE

Part 5
Fundamentals of Electrical Equipment Maintenance

• Scheduling, cleaning, environmental concerns, equipment additions and retrofits

Part 6
Substations and Switchgear Assemblies

• Insulators
• Conductors
• Air-Disconnecting Switches
• Grounding Equipment
• Enclosures
• Switchgear Assemblies
• Air Circuit Breakers
• Arc Interrupters
• Oil Circuit Breakers
• Interrupter Switches
• Gas-Insulated Substations and Gas-Insulated Equipment
• Maintenance and Repair of the GIS and GIE
• Surge Arresters
• Instrument Transformers and Auxiliary Transformers
• Protective Relays, Meters, and Instruments
• Ground-Fault Indicators
• Network Protectors

Part 7
Power and Distribution Transformers

• Liquid-Filled Transformers
• Regular Inspections
• Current and Voltage Readings
• Temperature Readings
• Liquid-Level Indicator and Pressure/Vacuum Gauges
• Special Inspections and Repairs
• Liquid Maintenance and Analysis
• Fault-Gas Analysis
• Dissolved-Gas-in-Oil Analysis
• Dry-Type Transformers
• Regular Inspections
• Current and Voltage Readings
• Temperature Readings

Part 8
Power Cables

• Visual Inspection
• Aerial Installations
• Raceway Installations
• Cable Testing

Part 9
Motor Control Equipment

• Motor Control Preventive Maintenance Guide
• Components and Maintenance of Motor Controls
• Enclosures
• Bus Bar, Wiring, and Terminal Connections
• Disconnects
• Molded Case Breakers
• Fuses
• Contactors
• Motor Overload Relays — Thermal Types
• Pilot and Miscellaneous Control
• Devices
• Mechanical Interlocks

Part 10
Electronic Equipment

• Care and special precautions

DAY TWO

Part 11
Molded-case Circuit Breakers

• Types of Molded-Case Circuit Breakers
• Phase-Fault Current Conditions
• Ground-Fault Tripping
• Special-Purpose Breakers
• Inspection and Cleaning
• Loose Connections
• Mechanical Mechanism Exercise

Part 12
Ground Fault Protection
Personal and Equipment Protection

Part 13
Fuses

• Fuses Rated 1000 Volts or Less
• Fuses Rated over 1000 Volts
• Installing and Removing Fuses
• Inspection, Cleaning and Servicing
• Replacement

Part 14
Rotating Equipment

• Maintenance, cleaning, Testing
• Stator and Rotor Windings
• Brushes, Collector Rings, and Commutators
• Bearings and Lubrication

Part 15
Lighting

• Cleaning, Relamping, Disposal

Part 16
Wiring Devices and Portable Tools
Heavy-Duty Industrial-Type Plugs, Cord Connectors, and Receptacles Periodic Inspection of Crucial Wear Points Employee Training Cord and Attachment Plug Care

Part 17
Testing and Test methods

• Acceptance Tests and Maintenance Tests
• Frequency of Tests
• Special Precautions and Safety
• Qualifications of Test Operators
• Insulation Testing
• Dielectric Absorption
• Protective Device Testing
• Circuit Breaker Tests
• Transformer Turns-Ratio and Polarity Tests
• Impedance Testing of Equipment Grounding Conductor
• Infrared Inspection
• Meggaring, Continuity, Hi-Pot testing of equipment

Part 18
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Systems

• UPS System Maintenance Procedures — General
• System Tests, Routine Maintenance, Special Tests

Part 19
Power Quality

• Harmonics
• Transients (Surges)
• Voltage Sags and Swells
• Long-Duration Undervoltages and
• Sustained Voltage Interruptions
• Unbalanced Voltages and Single Phasing
• Symptoms — Grounding
• Voltage Fluctuations and Flicker

Part 20
Grounding

• Symptoms and Causes of Inadequate Grounding
• Grounding System Inspection, Testing, and Monitoring
• Solutions to Inadequate Grounding

Part 21
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)

• Concurrent Maintenance
• Preventive Maintenance
• Testing
• Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM)

Part 22
EPM from Commissioning (Acceptance Testing) Through Maintenance

• Commissioning Planning Stages
• Submit Functional Performance Tests (FPTs)
• Costs of Commissioning, New Construction
• Suggestions for Inclusion in a Walk-Through Inspection Checklist

Part 23
Single line Diagrams and Symbols

Part 24
Forms to Document all Tests and Inspections

• Battery inspections
• Breaker Inspections
• Test Results
• Transformer tests, inspections,
• Ground System Tests
• Long-Term Maintenance Guidelines

COURSE SCHEDULE

Both Days:

• START: 8:00AM
• COFFEE BREAK: 10:00AM
• LUNCH: 12:00PM
• REFRESHMENT BREAK: 2:30PM
• FINISH: 4:30PM