Electrical Equipment and Control Systems: Commissioning, Testing and Troubleshooting

This course is a must for anyone who is involved in the commissioning, testing and start-up of electrical equipment. It provides the latest in technology. The course covers how this equipment operates and provides guidelines and rules that must be followed for a successful operation. Their basic design, operating characteristics, specification, selection criteria, advanced fault detection techniques, critical components as well as all maintenance issues are covered in detail. Upon the successful completion of this workshop, participants will be able to

• ·Select, commission, and maintain this equipment for their applications
• ·Carryout diagnostic testing and inspection, advanced fault detection techniques, critical components, and common failure modes for electrical equipment

Content

The Technology of Electrical Equipment

• Transformers - Power supplies (UPS) - Batteries
• Generators - Switchgear - Disconnect switches
• Neutral ground resistors (NGR)
• Motor control centers (MCC)
• Programmable logic controllers (PLC) - Distributed control systems (DCS)
• Power monitoring
• Control relays/timers/switches - Motor/feeder protective devices
• Miscellaneous equipment

Commissioning and Testing of Electrical Equipment

• Principles - Special techniques
• Methods - Terminology - Principles
• Special techniques
• Single line drawings

The Use of Test Equipment

• Digital voltmeter (DVM)
• Megger and Frequency meter
• Temperature probes/pyrometers
• Ammeters, Power meters
• Load banks and Digital hydrometers
• Cable fault locators

The Interpretation and Use of Drawings

• Single-line electrical drawings
• Control schematics
• Wiring lists
• Logic and standard symbols

The Identification and Repair of Problems/ Failures

• Common mode failures, Phase imbalance
• Electronic component failure, Fusing
• Motor windings/bearings/brushes
• Excitation circuits
• Battery cells, Inverters/rectifiers
• Bushings - Switches
• Control circuits and Ground faults

For Whom: Electrical Engineers, Electrical Supervisors, Managers-in-charge of Electrical Installation, Maintenance Technicians, Project Engineers and Other Technical Staff who are involved in the selection, commissioning, installation, operation, testing, troubleshooting or maintenance of electrical equipment.