This course will give you a great appreciation of Air Insulated Substations and how all of the equipments fit together.
What you'll learn:
What you'll learn:
- Know what an air insulated substation is
- Understand how to layout a substation
- Understand how to apply electrical clearances inside a substation
- Understand the different types of busbar conductor
- Know the difference between dead tank & live tank circuit breakers
- Understand the different substation configurations that we use.
- Know what creepage distance is
- Know what the basic insulation level ( BIL ) is
- Know what the switching impulse level ( SIL ) is
- Understand what the electrical clearances are and how to apply them
- Learn about the different types of clamps that we use in air insulated substations
- know what metalclad switchgear is and how it is designed.
- Learn how to apply maintenance grounding on a typical bay
- Learn about log out tag out procedures
- Know the difference between the various isolator types
- Know the difference between incomers, bus sections & feeders
- Learn about ground switches
- Know what the circuit breaker contact restriking voltage is
- Learn about the different insulating mediums we use in circuit breakers
- Know the difference between switching stations and substations
- Know the differences between the generation, distribution & transmission systems
- Know what a vacuum contact is
Air insulated substations are the most common type of substation that you will find on the electrical network, due to their cost effectiveness and simplicity.
This course will give you an appreciation of how to design this type of substationand introduce you to all of the equipment's that you will find in a typicalair insulated substation
