COURSE OVERVIEW

 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. 

 

This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and up-to-date overview of Electrical Transformers and Switchgears: Faults, Inspection, Testing, Maintenance and Troubleshooting. It covers the electrical transformers and switchgears and their role in power distribution and protection; the principles of transformer operation, construction, components, ratings and specifications; the types of transformers, common faults and failure modes in transformers; the transformer cooling methods, transformer insulation degradation and transformer protection schemes; the pre-installation inspection of transformers, visual and mechanical inspections, electrical tests and transformer oil testing; and the transformer maintenance strategies, condition monitoring techniques and transformer temperature, vibration and noise monitoring. 

 

During this interactive course, participants will learn the switchgears and their functions, types of switchgears, components of switchgears and switchgear ratings and specifications; the common faults and failure modes in switchgears, insulation breakdown, flashover, circuit breaker failures and maloperations, overcurrent and short circuit faults; the switchgear inspection, testing, maintenance and troubleshooting; the lubrication, cleaning and tightening practices; and the diagnostic techniques for switchgear components, emergency repairs and fault rectification.