EE0794 : Motor Control Center (MCC) Maintenance

This practical and highly-interactive course includes real-life case studies and exercises where participants will be engaged in a series of interactive small groups and class workshops.

The course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and an up-to-date overview of switchgear and MCC (Motor Control Centre) principle. It covers
the electrical safety standards; LV switchgear; the operation of LV circuit breakers; the consequences of harmonics on the installation, the principles of circuit breaker cut-off and the ranges of LV circuit breaker; the MV switchgear and the functions, characteristics, standards and technology of switchgear; the distribution methods and the function interlocks, padlocking and operation interlocks; the standard operations on the various bays; the preventive maintenance and the technology of circuit breakers and switchgear; and the switching, safety and earthing requirements, MCC’s for LV distribution boards and the MV distribution switchgear.

At the completion of the course, participants will be able to operate various types of interrupting equipment; perform MCC testing and refurbishment; troubleshoot switchgear using diagrams and manufacturer’s manuals; illustrate block diagrams, line diagrams, wiring diagrams, interlock diagrams; apply the required maintenance for condition, heaters, fuses, mechanism and overhaul in a weekly, monthly and yearly basis; and identify and repair of problems/failures.