This Electrical Maintenance Training course is recommended for skilled trades, supervisors and anyone involved in the electrical maintenance and operation of Circuit Breakers, Power Transformers, Cable Testing and Motor Testing and Maintenance.
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This 2-Day Basic Electrical Maintenance Training course will provide students with a solid understanding of theory and standards. The course will also make students aware of issues concerning the proper application, installation and maintenance of these types of equipment with a strong emphasis on safety. Our electrical maintenance training course will cover a wide range of material starting from the basics and moving on to more complex issues. This course provides an overview of electric power system design and theory, focusing on the types of equipment used most commonly in the Utility, Industrial, Commercial and Institutional applications. Basic Circuit Breaker and Transformer construction, electrical safety, and common maintenance techniques are major components of this course.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
This course is designed to enable students to:
- Understand Switchgear, Circuit Breaker and Transformer Design
- Work safely around substation equipment.
- Understand the operating principles associated with the covered equipment.
- Understand typically used protection and control systems.
- Understand the interrelationships of electrical tests.
- Understand the interpretation of test results.
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Basic Electrical Maintenance Training Course
DAY ONE
Electrical Safety Aspects
- Legislation
- Electrical Hazards
- Energized Work
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Job Planning
- Equipment Failure Costs
High, Medium, Low Voltage Switchgear
- Ratings
- Definitions
- Types
- Typical Construction
- Control Power Systems
Electrical Maintenance of Protective Equipment & Instrument Transformers
- Potential Transformers
- Current Transformers
- Transformer Differential Protection
- Feeder Protection
- Motor Protection
Circuit Breaker Construction & Features
- Contact Operation
- Arc Extinguishing Mediums, Sulphur Hexaflouride Gas, Air, Vacuum and Oil
- Manual and Electrical operating Controls
- Safe Operating Methods
Circuit Breaker Maintenance, Care & Testing
- Mechanical Inspections
- Contact Resistance Tests
- Insulation Resistance Tests
- Insulating Gas and Oil Analysis
- Travel Analysis
DAY TWO
Transformer Construction
- Tank
- Core, Coils, Types and Ratings
- Bushings
- Tap Changers
- Factory Testing
- Dry, Oil and Liquid Filled Types
Operation
- Theory of Operation
- Vector and Connection Diagrams
- Important Electrical Relationships & Formulas
Auxiliary Equipment
- Gas Relays
- Fans and Pumps
- Gauges
- Tap Changer Controls
Failure Causes
- Detailed analysis of several case histories
- Lightening
- Oil Decay
- Component Failures
- Internal Faults
- External Faults
Testing Practices & Standards
- Oil Analysis
- Chemical Analysis
- Dissolved Gas Analysis
- Furan, Inhibitor, Power Factor Water and PCB Testing
Electrical Maintenance Testing
- Insulation Resistance and Polarization Index Tests
- Turns Ratio, Excitation Current and Polarity Testing
- Capacitance and Power Factor Testing
- Winding Resistance Tests
COURSE TIMETABLE
Both days:
Start: 8:00 a.m.
Coffee break: 10:00 a.m.
Lunch: 12:00 noon
Finish: 4:30 p.m.
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Earn Continuing Education Unit (CEU) Credits
- Successful completion of this course qualifies delegates to receive a certificate of course completion with indicated CEUs.
- CEUs are granted by the Engineering Institute of Canada.
- One CEU is equivalent to 10 professional development hours of instruction.
- This course earns 0.6 CEUs.
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Group Offer
Register 3, Get 1 Free
Register 3 delegates at the full price of $249 each and get the 4th registration free! Perfect for companies, safety departments, and teams looking to train multiple employees at once.
1st
$249
2nd
$249
3rd
$249
4th
FREE