Power Substation Training

• Utility and Industrial Electrical Engineers and Engineering Technicians
• Transmission planning engineers
• Distribution planning engineers
• Substation Design Engineers
• Consulting Electrical Engineers
• Substation network management engineers
• Substation maintenance and construction engineers & technologists

Power Substation Training Course Outline

DAY ONE

1. Introduction to Substations

• Substations Practical Examples (Updated Pictures to reflect Several styles)
• General Overview Of The Substation Characteristics (Transmission, Distribution, Industrial)
• Substation Typical Documentation
• Common Voltages throughout Canada and US  High/Medium/Low class

2. Ultra High Voltage; High Voltage; Medium Voltage and Low Voltage substation definition

• American Standards And Definitions For Substation
• Canadian Utility Standards And Voltage Levels For Utility
• Substation Design Requirements And International Standards

3. Functions and Topologies of Substations

• Transfer Substation
• Step Up Substation
• Step Down Substations
• Breaker And A Half; Single Buss; Double Buss; Ring Buss And Other Topologies, Advantage And Disadvantages
• Typical Substation Schematics (single lines, Control wiring, protective devices and wiring)
• Layout of typical industrial/Commercial Substation with onsite Generation

4. Power Circuit Breakers; Power Switches; Power Fuses

• Indoor/outdoor style Substations
• New Arc proof Switchgear and advantages
• Switchyards And Overhead Lines
• SF6 Switchgear-GIS (Gas Insulated Switchgears)
• SF6 Circuit Breakers For High And Medium Voltage, Insulated And Life Tank
• Air Insulated Switchgear Limitations
• Replacement And Maintenance Of Oil Circuit Breakers
• Vacuum Circuit Breakers
• Vacuum Breakers In SF6 Enclosed Switchgear
• Resin-Encapsulated Switchgear - Advantage And Limitations
• How To Select The Best Switchgear For The Application
• Surge Arrestors Point Of Installation
• Feeders And Re-Closures
• Use of Ground carts and features
• Load And No Load Power Switches
• Different types of fusing and Characteristics
• Meggering; Hi-Pot And PI Measurements And Interpretation Based On NETA Standard

5. Power Transformers Equipment and Maintenance

• Transformer Spill containment systems
• Power Transformer Construction
• Oil Power Transformers and cooling methods
• Bushing System and Bushing Tap monitoring
• Buchholtz Relay 63
• Overpressure Protection Systems
• Gages And Measurement On An Oil-Cooled Transformer
• RTD Devices for Monitoring real time Temperature
• Tap Changing System
• DGA-Dissolved Gas Analysing System
• Sampleing The Oil And Results Interpretation
• Online Monitoring System (Qualitrol/SEL)
• SFRA of Power Transformers
• Doble Test Equipment
• Winding Resistance Testing
• Ratio Testing of Transformer

6. Substaion Battery systems

• Substation Batteries and Charging systems
• Typical Voltages and setups
• Examples of different manufacturer and monitoring
• Examples of alarms and settings within charger software
• Maintanence of Batteries

7. Substation Grounding Requirements

• Soil Resistivity Measurements
• Grounding Model And Evaluations
• Sizing The Grounding System
• Safety Equipment Grounding In Substations
• Grounding System Interconnections
• Grounding System Maintenance Requirements
• Potential Drop Test And Interpretation
• Testing Equipment For Grounding Systems, Ground Potential Rise; Step And Touch Potential
• IEEE 80 Requirements For Substation Grounding

DAY TWO

8. Smart Grids

• Understanding the equipment and how it will impact the changing Electrical Grid
• Use of Auto sensing equipment
• Impacts to electrical distribution equipment
• Stray currents
• Maintenance of Ground grids and bonding of non-electrical equipment

9. Typical Protection Relays used in Substation

• Selecting The Proper Protection Relays 
• Selecting The CT And PT
• Performing Protection Coordination
• Generating Preliminary Settings
• Use of Remote Tripping and Checks of System
• Selecting The Final Circuit Breakers And Protection, Using The Model And Electrical Calculation Software
• Generating Protection Setting Sheets
• Performing ARC FLASH Study And Generating Equipment Labels
• NFPA 70E And IEEE 1584; CSA 462
• Typical Protection For Substations Transformers And Feeders
• Listing of Various Manufacturer of Relaying
• Transformer monitoring Relays and newer monitoring features
• Example Of A Relay Protection Settings For GE 750, Using EnerVista, 
• Arc flash sensors and uses
• Partial discharge monitoring
• Current injection Testing and Equipment

10. Substation Power Factor Correction

• Capacitor System For Substation Power Factor Correction
• Static System For Power Factor Correction
• Condenser Systems
• Maintenance Of Power Factor Correction Systems
• DC Subsystems

11. Remote SCADA Systems and Remote Substation Control

• Network Communications For Power Systems
• SCADA System Requirement
• Cellular Modems
• Radio controlled devices and Repeater towers
• Installing SCADA Systems On Existing Substations
• Monitoring And Control
• Procedures For Handling SCADA In Power Systems
• Example Of SCADA Systems
• Prioritization of alarm points in SCADA

12. Other Requirements to be considered

• Substation Installation
• Safe Operation Of The Substation
• Safe Work Area; PPE; In Hand Procedures
• Maintenance Of The Substation grounds/landscapes
• Testing And Commissioning Of A Substation
• Meggering; High Pot And Very Low Frequency Test
• Bus Bars Testing Using Micro Ohmmeter/insulation tester
• Power Transformer Testing
• DGA Testing, Alternative Methods
• Test Results And Approvals
• NETA Standard, And Qualifications Of Personnel

13. Pad mounted and Over Head Remote controlled switches

• Installation and uses to assist with substation feeds
• Commissioning of switches
• Examples of various manufacturers

4:00PM - Wrap up and Q&A

COURSE TIMETABLE

Both days:
Start: 8:00 a.m.
Coffee Break: 10:00 a.m.
Lunch: 12:00 noon
Restart: 1:15 p.m.
Finish: 4:30 p.m.