This course provides a better understanding of electrical equipment such as generators, motors and power grids. It includes performances, operation, maintenance, hazards and safety.
Public :
Electrical technicians, supervisors and inspectors, operation and maintenance staff as well as reliability engineers.
Level :Skilled
Prerequisite :
Provide evidence of a professional experience of at least 1 month, related to the concerned field.
Fundamentals in electricity are required.
Course Content
CHARACTERISTICS OF PLANT ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION
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Duration : 0.5 Day
Purpose of electrical distribution, characteristics of the grid. One line electrical diagram.
Main grid, auxiliary grid, safety grid. Application to a typical grid.
SUBSTATION EQUIPMENT & WORKING PRINCIPLE OF SWITCHGEAR - MAINTENANCE
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Duration : 2 Days
Purposes and uses of equipment, as well as its first level maintenance.
Operation and technical characteristics.
Transformers: purpose of transformer on a power grid; operating principle, single phase to tri phases; windings connection and protections. Preventive maintenance.
Circuit breakers: operating principle, technologies, main failures.
Gas insulated substation: principle and technology.
SAFETY EQUIPMENT & RELIABILITY
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Duration : 1 Day
Main types of protections. Earthing system choice LV&HV: advantages and drawbacks.
Selectivity of protections: mains techniques. Protection relays. Insulation monitoring.
Hazardous area (ATEX) equipment: standards and maintenance rules.
LockOut - Tag-Out procedures (LOTO).
INDUCTION & SYNCHRONOUS MOTORS
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Duration : 1 Day
Operation and technical characteristics (intensity, efficiency, power factor and torque).
Field of use of power and voltage range HV & LV. Technology and hazardous area (ATEX).
Variable speed drive, type of drives; consequences on the grid. Electrical protection of motors.
Synchronous motors: torque control, excitation, different technologies.
Induction motors: various types of starting according to the mechanical load and power of the motor. Constraints from the grid; maximal numbers of launches. Applications and case studies.
STEAM TURBINES GENERATORS
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Duration : 0.5 Day
Main parameters of the steam turbine generator. Technology and operation of the electrical generator.
Isolated mode and coupling of the generator: impact on the grid.
Application: maintenance case studies.
Learning Objectives
Attendees will be able to implement the following skills:
Understand a plant grid and its structure,
Master electrical equipment including motor operating principles,
Detect the main disturbances and failures related to electrical motors,
List the main maintenance procedures on these types of equipment,
Understand the roles of the safety parts.
Ways & Means
Drawings and datasheets used in the industrial plants.
Practical exercises and case studies.
Learning assessment
Knowledge assessment quiz.
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