Electrical Equipment & Control Systems: Commissioning, Testing & Start

OBJECTIVES
This course is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the various types of motors, variable-speed drives, transformers, generators, rectifiers and inverters, uninterruptible power systems (UPS),circuit breakers, and fuses. Upon the successful completion of this course, participants will be able to specify select, commission and maintain this equipment for their applications.

COURSE OUTLINE

Testing, Troubleshooting Principles and Commissioning Guide Of Electrical Equipment
•Introduction
•Basic principles in using a drawing and meter in Troubleshooting circuits
•Checks for circuit continuity with disconnected supply
•Checks for circuit continuity with live supply
•Tests and methods
•Testing devices
•Testing and Commissioning Methods
•Testing and Commissioning Procedures.
•Maintenance of Particular Types of Electrical Equipment

Principles Of Maintenance
• Preventive Maintenance (PM)
• Basics
• Elements
Predictive Maintenance(PDM) (Condition-Based Maintenance) (CBM )
•The Basic Concept of Predictive Maintenance
•Benefits of Predictive Maintenance

Impact of Maintenance
•Role of maintenance organization
•Types of Maintenance
•Maintenance Improvement
•Corrective Maintenance
•Preventive Maintenance
•Reactive Maintenance
•Condition Monitoring
•Scheduled Maintenance

Condition Monitoring For Electrical Equipment
Approaches Based On Mathematical Models
•Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM)
•Condition Based Maintenance (CBM)
•Partial Discharge
•Insulation Resistance Monitoring

Insulation resistance test (IR)
•Merger test
•Polarisation index test
•Dc hi-pot test
•Measuring insulation degradation
•Insulation power factor
•On line measuring partial discharge activity for insulation

On-Line Monitoring Of Transformers
•Local Indications
•Tomography
•PDA – Partial Discharge Analysis
•Insulating Oil Properties And Tests
•Test for Dielectric Strength
•Water Content in Oil
•Acidity Test (Neutralisation Number)
•Oxidation Inhibitor
•Interracial Tension Test (IFT)
•Oil Color
•Oil Power Factor Test
•Insulating Oil Dissolved Gas Analysis (DGA)

Understanding cable thermal behaviour after installation
•Optical cable Temperature Monitoring

Earthing Systems
•Introduction
•Equipment Earthing
•System Earthing
•Unearthed systems
•Solid earthing
•Resistance earthing
•Reactance earthing
•Classification Of Supply / Installation System Earthing