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Training Course: Safe Operation & Maintenance of Circuit Breakers and Switchgears


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MI6055

27 Apr - 1 May 2025

Cairo (Egypt)

Hotel : Holiday Inn & Suites Cairo Maadi, an IHG Hotel

Cost : 3575 € Euro

Introduction

Circuit breakers, fused switches, and switchgear in the form of motor Control Centres (MCC) are necessary system items for the electrical control of the electrical plant. The safe use of these devices and associated equipment require correct initial selection, operation, and maintenance. It is also necessary to have a detailed understanding of how these devices should be installed, the local substation and system ratings, and how the various breakers operate, in order to enable accurate troubleshooting and subsequent repair.

Safe Operation & Maintenance of Circuit Breakers and Switchgear will equip participants with new or refreshed skills to ensure that circuit breakers and switchgear are installed, operated safely, and maintained in a fashion that ensures safe and stable operation. Also, they will be able to identified faults and ensure the underlying causes are identified to reduce possible further failures.

Course Objectives of Safe Operation & Maintenance

The objectives of this seminar are to present:

  • Understanding of the operational characteristics of circuit breakers and switchgear.
  • Understanding of troubleshooting procedures, as applied to circuit breakers and associated switchgear.
  • Improved capability in the use of test equipment.
  • A better understanding of failure modes and failure analysis as applied to fuses, circuit breakers, and switchgear. In relation to air brake, vacuum, and SF6 devices.
  • Refreshed awareness of electrical safety concerns within substations and control centres
  • Ability to determine fault levels in substations

Course Process of Safe Operation & Maintenance

The course is conducted as modular lectures with encouragement for the participant to interact.

Case studies are included to illustrate typical system arrangements in the range of voltages from 400V up to 36kV. Delegates are requested to bring general details of their companies approach to substation design and type of equipment employed at the various voltage levels employed. Drawings and plant ratings are useful.

Questions are welcomed throughout the course and during break sessions.

Course Benefits of Safe Operation & Maintenance

  • Greater personal confidence in approaching working safely with power switchgear
  • Understanding "competence" and Health and Safety at work
  • Awareness of the fault level and fault currents within the equipment
  • Detailed understanding of the various interrupting mediums, air, vacuum and SF6
  • Understanding protection, isolation, and switching
  • Appreciating the differences between earthing and bonding
  • Understanding of the need to carry out appropriate maintenance, inspection, test and certification of installations, equipment and appliances in the range 0.4 - 36kV

Carefully selected examples and case studies will be used to illustrate the material being discussed and in particular, emphasis will be given to ensure that the material is appropriate to the organizations represented.

Course Results of Safe Operation & Maintenance

  • A better understanding of the operational characteristics of circuit breakers and switchgear.
  • A better understanding of troubleshooting procedures, as applied to circuit breakers and associated switchgear.
  • An improved capability in the use of test equipment.
  • A better understanding of failure modes and failure analysis as applied to fuses, circuit breakers, and switchgear. In relation to air brake, vacuum, and SF6 devices.
  • A refreshed awareness of electrical safety concerns within substations and control centers.

Core Competencies of Safe Operation & Maintenance

  • Knowledge of types of switchgear and disconnectors
  • Understanding of electrical systems and their load and fault requirements
  • Overview of substation layouts and equipment from 0.4 - 36kV
  • Health and Safety and equipment fault voltages during earth fault conditions
  • Maintenance, inspection, testing and certification of switching plant
  • Understanding electrical hazards, safe working distances, and permits to work
  • Recognition of unsafe situations
  • Safe earthing of equipment during maintenance, lockouts, and labels

Course Outlines of Safe Operation & Maintenance

Day One

The Technology of Circuit Breakers and Switchgear

  • Typical substation arrangements and MCC's
  • Definitions and terminology
  • Fault level calculations
  • Motor and generator fault contributions
  • Low voltage equipment
  • Medium voltage equipment
  • High voltage equipment
  • Nameplate ratings - interpretation
  • CT's and VT's
  • Basic protection requirements
  • Case studies

Day Two

Operation of various types of interrupting equipment

  • Fuses - motor starting types
  • Fused switches
  • Molded case type breakers
  • Air break switches
  • Vacuum contactors - fused
  • Vacuum circuit breakers
  • SF6 puffer, rotating arc devices
  • Special insulating requirements for 36kV
  • Solid and gaseous insulation - problems!

Day Three

The Operation and Maintenance of Circuit Breakers and Switchgear

The Use of Test Equipment

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

Special Techniques

  • NEC checklists to ensure the correct installation
  • Troubleshooting of Electrical Equipment
  • Methods
  • Terminology
  • Principles
  • Special techniques
  • Case studies/ examples
  • Single line drawings
  • Group exercises and case studies

Day Four

The Interpretation and Use of Drawings

  • Single-line electrical drawings
  • Control schematics
  • Basic generic wiring lists
  • Nameplate information
  • Logic and standard symbols
  • Step and touch potential?

The Development of a Job Plan

  • Identification of the troubleshooting step-by-step sequence
  • Procedure preparation
  • Documentation
  • Follow-up
  • Safety considerations and training
  • Case studies

Day Five

The Identification and Repair of Problems/ Failures

  • Common mode failures
  • Phase imbalance - lost phase
  • Phase sequence checkout
  • Contact pitting/arcing - why?
  • Load and fault rating
  • Electronic component failure
  • Fusing
  • Switches
  • Control circuits
  • Ground faults - cable and busbar faults
  • Case studies
  • A review of Safety Requirements
  • Area classifications
  • NEC electrical codes
  • Safety information

Maintenance

Training Course: Safe Operation & Maintenance of Circuit Breakers and Switchgears


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MI6055

27 Apr - 1 May 2025

Cairo (Egypt) - Holiday Inn & Suites Cairo Maadi, an IHG Hotel

Hotel : Holiday Inn & Suites Cairo Maadi, an IHG Hotel

Cost: 3575 € Euro


  About Cairo

Cairo is a mesmerizing assortment of iconic monuments, bustling markets, and ancient sites encircled by a vast and sprawling metropolis. At its core lies a maze-like medieval quarter. A world away from the modern side of the city, it boasts a seductive blend of intricate mosques, jostling crowds, madrasas, and traditional hammams. No visit could be complete without visiting the awe-inspiring Giza Pyramids that preside over the city's horizon. Whether you come to delve into the city's ancient past, dive into colorful souqs, sip mint tea and contemplate thousands of years of history or explore the city's cosmopolitan side, you'll be left with memories to last a lifetime.


  Things to do and places to visit in Cairo

The multi-layered capital of Egypt offers its visitors lively markets, authentic restaurants, and a multitude of ancient sights and archeological findings. Gaze in wonder at the Pyramids, take an awe-inspiring look at Tutankhamen's burial mask, shop for handmade souvenirs in the bazaars or hop on a sunset cruise down the Nile and embrace the sensory overload that is Cairo.

Take a vacation in Cairo and you can:

  • Visit the Great Sphinx of Giza, one of Ancient Egypt's great mysteries.
  • Explore the ramparts of the Salah El-Din Citadel.
  • Join locals drinking coffee at Fishawi Café, one of Cairo's first cafes and most important meeting spots.
  • Marvel at the seemingly endless historical artifacts on display at the Egyptian Museum.
  • Learn about the Ummayad, Ottoman, and Ayyubbid dynasties and more at the Museum of Islamic Art.
  • Haggle for souvenirs and gifts at the Khan el-Khalili souk.
  • See one of the world's oldest universities at the Al-Azhar Mosque, one of the city's original mosques.
  • Take a tour of the showstopping Giza pyramids.
  • Savor local cuisine such as mezze in the old city.
  • Wander through the labyrinth-like streets of Coptic Cairo, the city's ancient quarter, and spot Roman relics.
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