Objectives

At the end of the seminar, you will learn to:

• Appreciate the importance of preventive maintenance check and servicing of the various types of circuit breakers
• Determine safe systems of work and operations
• Develop maintenance activities and maintaining system safety
• Understand the component functionalities of the gas and vacuum circuit breakers
• Explain methods of arc extinction for MV HV circuit breakers

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Who should attend ?

• Senior Authorized Persons
• Switching Engineers
• Electrical Network Operators
• Electrical & Protection Engineers
• Project Engineers
• Switchgear Maintenance Technicians
• EHS Professionals

OUTLINE

Introduction – Switchgear & General Principles of Arc Extinction

• Operating system voltages
• Types of switchgears
• Important items in switchgears
• Measurement – voltage and current transformers
• The role and importance of the circuit breaker in power systems
• Air-Break
• Vacuum
• Gas
• Oil
• Principles of arc extinction
• General construction principles
• Performance characteristics
• Arc chute functions

Vacuum & SF6 Gas

• The early years
• The vacuum arc – An overview
• Current interruption in vacuum
• Vacuum interrupters in series
• Design of vacuum switchgear
• Maintenance and testing requirements
• Properties of SF6
• Principles of arc extinction
• Features of construction
• Insulation principles
• Gas leak problems History
• Specific supervision requirements
• Maintenance and testing requirements

International Standards

• Importance and relevance to specifications
• Circuit breaker failure and the effects on power system operation
• Circuit breaker inspection, testing and maintenance program
• The Principles of modern substation control systems
• Power circuit breaker maintenance

Certificates

A Certificate of Completion will be issued to those who attend & successfully complete the programme.

Schedule

  08:30 – 10:15 First Session

 10:15 – 10:30 Coffee Break

10:30 – 12:15 Second Session

 12:15 – 12:30 Coffee Break

12:30 – 14:00 Third Session

 14:00 – 15:00 Lunch

Training Methodology:

This interactive training course includes the following training methodologies as a percentage of the total tuition hours:

• 30% Lectures, Concepts, Role Play
• 20% Workshops & Work Presentations, Techniques
• 20% Based on Case Studies & Practical Exercises
• 10% Videos, Software & General Discussions
• 20% Application
• Pre and Post Test

Fees

 The Fee for the seminar, including instruction materials, documentation, lunch, coffee/tea breaks & snack is: