Testing, Commissioning and Maintenance of Electrical Systems

This course provides guidelines to anyone who wishes to know & understand the role of commissioning in a project. The importance of planning & preparation for the project, from engineering to commissioning and start up, will be emphasized.

Course Outline

After participating in this course, you will be able to:

• Describe how to plan, control and implement commissioning of electrical systems
• Discuss the performance specifications, which can be economically verified
• Pick out the field tests for electrical distribution systems, generator and motors, transformers, switchgear and cables
• Select among corrective, preventive and preventive maintenance for your electric power distribution system
• Explain the AC and DC testing of electrical equipment
• Specify the handover, acceptance and transition to operations
• Plan, design and implement a maintenance program with broadened knowledge from the course

Description

This course provides guidelines to anyone who wishes to know and understand the role of commissioning in a project, whatever its size. The importance of planning and preparation for the project, from engineering to commissioning and start up, will be emphasized. This course deals with safety considerations in maintenance and testing procedures for all the components of any electrical system.  It also discusses field testing of all the major components of an electrical system such as motors, generators, switchgear, protection and control, UPS and battery systems.

Objective

To help participants in accomplishing a smooth commissioning and start up of the electrical system, within the project schedule and cost estimates as well as understand the maintenance and testing requirements.

Who Should Attend

Design engineers, electrical engineers, commissioning and testing engineers, consulting engineers, electrical technologists, project managers, project engineers, plant managers, operating and maintenance personnel and all individuals involved in project execution.

Special Features

This course includes the book Electrical Power Equipment Maintenance and Testing, by Paul Gill, CRC Press.

Program Outline

Day I

Welcome, Introduction, Workshop Preview, Learning Outcomes and the Assessment Method

Overview of Field Test Requirements
• Development of test regime
• Outline of typical tests
• Interpretation of test results
• Troubleshooting

Basic Electrical Theory
• DC circuits basics
• AC circuit laws
• Impedance and power factor
• Bridge methods

DC Voltage Testing Techniques
• Insulation resistance tests
• Step voltage and high voltage tests
• Testing power factor correcting capacitors

AC Voltage Testing Techniques
• Power factor and dissipation factor tests
• AC high potential test
• Safety precautions

Testing of Motors and Generators
• Insulation resistance
• High potential test
• Power factor test
• Dissipation factor
• Voltage surge comparison testing

Transformers
• Polarity, terminal markings and connections
• Dry type transformers: inspection, and acceptance tests
• Liquid type transformer: inspection, and acceptance tests
• Routine testing: AC high potential testing, TTR test, polarity test, induced potential test, polarization recovery voltage test,
   and DC winding resistance tests

Switchgear
• Insulation resistance measurement test
• DC or AC high potential testing
• Power factor or dielectric loss test
• Circuit breaker contact resistance test   

Cables and Accessories
• Insulation resistance measurement test
• DC over potential testing
• Voltage versus leakage current
• Power factor test
• Cable fault locating

Battery System
• Tests for acceptance
• Performance
• Service
• Connection resistance
• Impedance tests.

Protective Relay Systems
•Testing instrument transformers and protective relays. 

Day II

Power Distribution System Maintenance
• Types of maintenance (corrective, preventive and predictive)
• Canadian Code requirements

Power System Grounding and Ground Resistance Measurement
• Solidly grounded, ungrounded and resistance grounded systems
• Grounding electrodes
• Factors affecting soil resistivity
• Methods of ground resistance measurement

Power Quality, Harmonics and Predictive Maintenance
• Effects of harmonics on equipment
• Power quality measurement

Electrical Safety, Arc flash Hazard, Switching Practices and Precautions
• Lock out and tag out
• Personal protective equipment
• Safety grounds
 
Overview of Commissioning
• Terminology
• Objectives
• Specifications
• Development of procedures, forms and documentation
• Interpretation of results

Case Study on Commissioning and Testing

Questions and Answers and Feedback to Participants on Achievement of Learning Outcomes

There will be a one hour lunch break in addition to a refreshments and networking break during each morning and afternoon session.

Daily Schedule
8:00    Registration and Coffee (1st day only)
8:30    Session begins
12:00  Lunch
4:00    Adjournment

Faculty

Ajit Bapat is well known in the electrical distribution field having served over 40 years in the industry. His expertise in the art and science of ground fault protection is acknowledged in North America. He holds Master's Degrees in Business Administration and Electrical Engineering, specializing in power systems and power system protection, and has particular interest in ground fault protection, digital metering systems, microprocessor based integrated systems for protection, metering, monitoring and control of power distribution systems. He is a member of Professional Engineers Ontario and a  senior life member of the IEEE.

Additional Details

Pre-Requisites

Certificates offered

1.2 CEU / 12 PDH

Cancellation Policy

To withdraw from a course, you must send a request, in writing, with the official receipt to our office. Fifteen or more business days in advance: full refund less $50.00 administration charge. Five to fifteen business days in advance: non-refundable credit of equal value for any future EPIC seminar within one year. Credits are transferable within your organization. In case of an unexpected event occurring after this time, you may send someone else to take your place without any additional cost.

Map & Reviews

EPIC Educational Program Innovations Center
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Holiday Inn Airport West
2520 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada   R3J 3T6

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Would have liked more interactive problem solving.

Reviewed by Allen A. 2011