Course Catalogue.

After participating in this course, you will be able to:

• Understand the functions of the major electrical equipment
• Understand and setup a typical troubleshooting Plan for a complex installation
• Perform root cause investigation of an fault event in a an electrical complex system
• Write Corrective Action Plan to fix an Electrical System after a fault
• Coordinate the troubleshooting activity of an electrical system after fault
• Understand the importance of maintenance and testing of the electrical equipment

Description:
This course will demonstrate the most efficient systematic approach to troubleshooting complex electrical systems. Medium Voltage Substation examples, Backup Generators Excitation Systems; Large VFD and Motors; UPS Systems and Battery Banks are considered.

Course Outline:

• Introduction to Troubleshooting
• Example of inductive and deductive process for fault identification
• Major equipment in electrical systems
• Role of predictive and preventive maintenance, and examples
• Systematic approach to troubleshooting example for a dry Power Transformer
• Corrective action plans, with example for an oil cooled substation transformer failure
• Root cause investigation of a backup generator failure
• Systematic approach to a technical problem, example of a circuit breaker failure
• Troubleshooting plan following pre-established procedure for the medium voltage induction motor failures
• Hands on example of retrieving the fault type and location from a GE protection relay

Who Should Attend:
Electrical Engineers and Technologist • Maintenance electricians •  Qualified Electricians Lineman•  Qualified Testing Personnel • Substation Supervisors • Project Managers