PROGRAM'S BACKGROUND

The safe and efficient operation of modern electrical equipment and control systems requires the successful testing, startup and commissioning of this equipment or system to ensure the correct operation plus accurate troubleshooting and subsequent repair of this equipment or system to ensure continued productivity. Delegates are encouraged to raise queries both during and at any time after attending the program. Delegates are also encouraged to bring with them any issues that they may have to this program.

PROGRAM'S OBJECTIVES

This Program’s Attendees Will Be More Able To Know About:

›       A better understanding of commissioning procedures

›       A better understanding of troubleshooting procedures

›       An improved capability in the use of test equipment

›       A better understanding of failure modes and failure analysis

›       A refreshed awareness of electrical safety concerns 

PROGRAM'S ATTENDEES

›       Electrical Engineers

›       Electrical Supervisors

›       Electrical Technicians engaged in the commissioning, testing, startup, troubleshooting, maintenance and repair of electrical equipment and control systems

PROGRAM'S OUTLINE

THE TECHNOLOGY OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT

›       Transformers

›       Power supplies (UPS)

›       Batteries

›       Generators

›       Switchgear

›       Motor control centers (MCC)

›       Disconnect switches

›       Neutral ground resistors (NGR)

›       Variable frequency speed drives (VFDVSD)

›       Programmable logic controllers (PLC) and distributed control systems (DCS)

›       Power monitoring

›       Control relays timers switches

›       Motor feeder protective devices

›       Motors (AC and DC)

›       Miscellaneous equipment heaters, solenoid valves, electric valve actuators and signaling alarm devices

COMMISSIONING & TESTING OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT

›       Methods

›       Terminology

›       Principles

›       Special techniques

TROUBLESHOOTING OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT

›       Methods

›       Terminology

›       Principles

›       Special techniques

›       Case studies examples

›       Single line drawings

›       Group exercises

THE USE OF TEST EQUIPMENT

›       Digital voltmeter (DVM)

›       Oscilloscopes

›       Megger

›       Frequency meter

›       Temperature probes pyrometers

›       Ammeters

›       Power meters

›       Load banks

›       Digital hydrometers

›       Cable fault locators

THE INTERPRETATION & USE OF DRAWINGS

›       Single line electrical drawings

›       Control schematics

›       Wiring lists

›       P and IDs

›       Logic and standard symbols

THE DEVELOPMENT OF A JOB PLAN

›       Identification of the troubleshooting step-by-step sequence

›       Procedure preparation

›       Documentation

›       Follow up

›       Safety considerations and training

THE IDENTIFICATION & REPAIR OF PROBLEMS FAILURES

›       Common mode failures

›       Phase imbalance

›       Contact pitting arcing

›       Electronic component failure

›       Fusing

›       Motor windings bearings brushes

›       Ballasts

›       Excitation circuits

›       Battery cells

›       Inverters rectifiers

›       Bushings

›       Switches

›       Control circuits

›       Ground faults

A REVIEW OF SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

›       Area classifications

›       Electrical codes

›       Safety information 

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