By the end of this high voltage switchgear training course, participants will be able to:
- Understand the key functions and configurations of medium and high voltage switchgears
- Explain the operation principles of vacuum and SF₆ circuit breakers
- Apply maintenance strategies that incorporate AI and predictive analytics
- Identify the impact of dielectric fluids and environmental regulations on switchgear choices
- Implement remote monitoring techniques and digital instrumentation in maintenance routines
- Explore the integration of artificial intelligence into switchgear diagnostics and fault detection
Who is this Training Course for?
This Medium Voltage Switchgear Course is suitable for:
- Electricians and Electrical Technicians working on switchgear equipment
- Electrical Supervisors overseeing maintenance and safety protocols
- Plant Electricians responsible for medium/high voltage installations
- Operations & Maintenance Engineers and Supervisors
- Maintenance Technicians supporting industrial or utility power distribution systems
Day One: The Role and Importance of the Switchgear in Power Systems
- Circuit breakers, auto reclosers, disconnectors and sectionalisers operations
- Earth switches construction and applications
- Switchgear symbols on single-line diagrams
- Substation switchgear layouts
- Types of current situation
- Fault clearing process with digital relays
Day Two: Sulphur Hexafluoride (SF6) and the new generation Vacuum Circuit Breakers
- Compression principles
- SF6 hazards and test equipment
- Dead and Live tank HV circuit breakers
- Operation mechanisms of HV circuit breakers
- MV and HV new generation vacuum circuit breakers
- Automated circuit breaker monitoring
Day Three: Eco Efficient Switchgears with Relevant Dielectric Fluids, Gases and Substances, Artificial Intelligent (AI) based electrical switchgears
- Understanding reduction of carbon footprint and global warming potential
- Types of eco-friendly fluids used in transformers
- Green gases used in electrical switchgears
- The medium and high voltage vacuum circuit breakers with clean air
- The state-of-the-art gas insulated substation switchgears
- Artificial intelligence (AI) based electrical switchgears
Day Four: Artificial intelligence (AI) and relay protection, Maintenance and Testing Instruments
- Importance of maintenance
- Maintenance strategies
- Predictive analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) integration
- Dissolve gas analysis for transformers
- Digital transformers
- Digital testing, diagnostic and analysing instruments
Day Five: Protection Relays, Digital Instrumentation and Remote Monitoring
- Artificial intelligence (AI) for electrical protection
- Numerical relays characteristics and functionalities
- Numerical relays applications
- Remote monitoring of substation equipment
- Wrap up session with Q&A