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This course can be tailored to a time frame of 2-4 days. Two days is classroom only, four days would include a field trip to a switchyard followed by interactive sessions to discuss the data acquired.

Substation Predictive Maintenance Course Outline

Applying New Technologies to:

  • Manage Maintenance of your switchyard/substation assets
  • Improve Equipment Reliability
  • Reduce Maintenance Costs

Date:                        Location:                          Contact Person:

Speakers: List of speakers

Kick Off:

Course Goals:

A. Overview: Managing the Maintenance of Your Substation Asset

B. Determining Which Equipment to Monitor

C. PdM Diagnostic Tests, What they are & what they are designed to detect.

D. Partial Discharge, Ultrasonic Noise Analysis

E. Infrared Imaging

F. Vibration analysis (Paper Included)

G. Airborne Ultrasonic Analysis

H. Sound Level Monitoring

I. Insulating Oil Quality

J. Visual Inspections & Functional Tests K. Diagnostic Testing of Insulating Materials (Book Included)

    • Insulating materials as an indicator of equipment condition.
    • Types of insulating materials that can be tested.
    • Physical and chemical testing fundamentals.
    • The chemistry of insulating materials breakdown.

        a. Dissolved Gas Analysis (DGA)

        • Dissolved gas in mineral-based insulating fluids
        • Electrical and thermal faults
        • Dissolved gas as an indicator of equipment condition
        • Testing transformers, LTC’s and OCB’s

        b. Oil Quality Assessment

        • Physical and Chemical testing
        • Influence of temperature, oxidation and contamination
        • Dielectric breakdown
        • Acidity, IFT, Power Factor
        • Oxidation Inhibitors

    c. Diagnostics

        • Paper Insulation and transformer life
        • Assessing life expectancy
        • Degree of polymerization and furfural tests
        • Effects of acidity, moisture, and heat on life expectancy

    d. Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6) Testing

        • Condition monitoring without internal inspections
        • SF6 gas analysis
        • Non-intrusive testing of arcing contacts and Teflon arcing chamber condition
        • Safety and environmental concerns.

    L.Transformer Diagnostics (LTC paper Included)

    M. Circuit Breaker Diagnostics

    N. The Magic of Substation Thermography (Paper Included)

    O. Data Base Survey Forms

    P. Analysis of PdM Test Data and Reporting

    • Equipment Condition indicators matrix
    • Establishing a baseline
    • Trending
    • Levels and rates of change
    • Alerting
    • PdM Report Format

      Q Severity Criteria & Action Plan

      R. Avoided Cost Analysis

      S. Quiz

      T. Technical Review (Paper)

      U. User Case Histories

             
       
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