Medium Voltage & High Voltage

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About
Michael Kelly
Michael Kelly has over thirty five years
experience in a technical capacity.
Between 1983 and 1986 he worked for
ABV Sweden/ Project 624 Iraq as an
Electrical Test Engineer, and later as a
Project
Manager
at
F.G.Wilson
Engineering (a division of Caterpillar,
USA) and in 1986 became Managing
Director of MAK Engineering Services
Ltd.
He possesses a BSC in Electrical
Engineering
and
also
a
Full
Technological Certificate in Electrical
Engineering.
He
has
travelled
extensively and has been in Saudi
Arabia, Iraq and Iran. Recently in
addition to running his own consultancy,
he has carried out many training courses
for in Libya for CTS and in Abu Dhabi for
GASCO
and
ADCO.
He has been delivering Instrumentation
and Electrical courses in Oman and
Saudi Arabia for various Oil and Power
Companies. He has been delivering UPS
and Power System Courses for PDOC
and GNPOC in Sudan and involved in the
tendering for Power System for
Khartoum airport. He is a member of
MIEIE, MFSB
and the Londonderry
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Medium Voltage & High Voltage Switchgear

About This Training Course
Switchgear plays an important role in the safe and reliable distribution of electrical power. Failure to quickly and efficiently
disconnect faults downstream in the network, or a failure within the switchgear itself is costly, resulting in loss of supply, damage
to equipment and possible injury, to personnel.
It is therefore important that switchgear is selected, installed, operated and maintained correctly, embracing an overall asset
management regime that is both economic and effective in securing a high level of system reliability.
This course focuses mainly on medium voltage switchgear associated with power distribution in industrial systems, which
comprises by far the bulk of switchgear on most electricity distribution systems. The emphasis is primarily on air-break, SF6 and
vacuum circuit breakers, but other forms of MV switchgear, for example ring main units and auto re-closers will also be
discussed. Gas insulated equipment, (GIS), for higher voltages will be discussed in some detail.

Objectives
Delegates will gain a detailed appreciation of the following:
Types and rating of switchgear - substation layouts and design - indoor and outdoor
Switchgear components CTs, VTs, protection relays and cable terminations
Calculation of fault levels
Basic earth fault, unit and overload protection schemes
Safe operational policies, including safety rules and safety documents
Asset management of equipment
Diagnostic tools - insulation testing, partial discharge testing, thermal imaging and potential test equipment.
Make and break testing of trip and contact systems test equipment
Should
Safe maintenance
Who
Attend policies, including safe working practice in switch rooms, indoor and outdoor substations
National fault reporting schemes
This course
is aimed at Engineers and Technicians responsible for the specification, purchase, installation, commissioning, operation,
Earthing
inspection, maintenance and repair of MV & HV switchgear in industries that own and/or operate large power networks, who require
to improve their understanding and skills.

Training Methodology
The course is designed to encourage discussion and to address the requirements of each participant. Questions are encouraged
throughout and, in particular, at the daily wrap up sessions. This provides opportunities for participants to discuss specific
problems and, if possible, find appropriate solutions.

Medium Voltage & High Voltage Switchgear

5 Day Course Outline

Day 1: Introduction to Switchgear

Goals of the course discussion to
determine background of participants
Evaluation questionnaire to be completed
by participants
Single line diagrams what is a power
network? Why different voltage levels?
Network components active and passive
typical examples
Simple busbar and substation layouts
layouts protection and control circuits
Fault Levels - MVA rating of equipment 1
and 3 second rating
Measuring transformers VTs and CTs
Circuit breaker utilisation, disconnector
operation and earthing switches
Fuses-LV and HV fuses. Fuse gear. Video of
short circuit testing
Air break switches arc chutes and magnet
effects.
MCCs for LV distribution boards.
Contactors for motor switching.
Balanced and earth faults - network and
busbar faults
Basic system earthing requirements why
earth?
Rating of switchgear normal and fault
duties control and monitoring circuits
Selection and checking for correct
switchgear ratings - LV, MV, HV and EHV
Basic protection relays for unit, overload
and earth faults. Back up protection
Case study including safety considerations.
Effects of loads on switching
Energising and de-energising transients that
can affect the network insulation
Worked example of substation fault level
and circuit breaker selection for
a small petro-chemical installation
Wrap up session what have we achieved
today?

Day 2: Distribution Switchgear

Primary substations name plate data
Device function numbers suffix letters, main
devices and auxiliary devices
Vacuum Switchgear up to 36kV
Description of equipment front, rear, cable
entry and busbars
Vacuum principles of interruption
Air and SF6 external insulation of busbars and
vacuum interrupters
Voltage withstand levels, 50Hz and lightning
impulse
HV fuses in combination with, and as an
alternative to circuit breakers
Oil breakers do you have these breakers on
your system? Discuss!
Maintenance requirements air, oil, vacuum and
SF6 identify procedures
Secondary substations name plate data
indoor/outdoor equipment
Auto-reclosing equipment-disconnectors
Typical layouts and selection of equipment
Modern SF6 Distribution Switchgear
SF6 principles of interruption and insulation
video covering vacuum and SF6
Puffer operation and rotating arc breakers
Contacts vacuum and SF6 -measurement of
wear and contact resistance
Rotating arc concept
Gas Insulate Switchgear, SF6 -what are the
maintenance problems?
Single phase and Trefoil arrangements for
busbars
Maintenance and testing requirements for
vacuum and SF6
Operational arrangements for a range of typical
breakers up to 45kV
Wrap up session - SF6 -v-vacuum delegate
discussion practical issues!

Medium Voltage & High Voltage Switchgear

Day 3 : Switching, Safety and Earthing

Requirements
Busbar configurations single, double,
sectionalised and breaker and a half
Main substation earthing and bonding for
50Hz
Step and touch potentials danger to
personnel
Routine testing and certification of
substation earthing
Interrupter classification-mechanisms,
motor-spring, hydraulic and solenoid
Switching Requirements interrupting time,
sym/ asymmetric waveforms
Surge arrestors for lightning protection ratings
Auto-reclosing considerations ring main
and radial circuits
Safe working in a substation environment
Mechanisms of deterioration in insulation water, mechanical vermin, human
General safety precautions and the use of
personal protective equipment
Principles of safety rules and safety policy
personal authorisation?
Operative training for safe operation of
switchgear isolation of breaker
Safety documentation and safety interlocks
key/padlock procedures
Operational and safety locking, caution and
danger notices
Substation alarms
Using drawings and manufacturers
literature identify suitable layouts then:
Example - team exercises using above
information
Wrap up session - Presentations by each
team

Day 4: HV Gas Insulated Switchgear and

Auxiliary Plant Maintenance
145kV, 3 phase arrangement and single
275/400kV SF6 arrangements
Arc characteristics closing and opening short
circuit testing -standards
Switchgear ancillaries, measurement CTs, VTs,
relays complex protection
SF6 parameters - filling pressures and dew point
considerations - hazards?
Decomposition of arced SF6. Handling
contaminated materials disposal!
Inspection and routine maintenance earthing
for safe working! Gas carts
Equipment required for maintenance
investigating leaks
Insulation resistance testing
Mechanism testing and auxiliary relay contact
circuits trip coils open/close
Contact trip timing tests and record
interpretation contact resistance tests
Testing of MV and HV Switchgear-partial
discharge diagnostic tests
Thermal imaging simple and complex
Power Factor tests voltage pressure tests ac,
dc!
Fault recording and reporting national data
base of faults
Maintenance records
Health and Safety
Test: Write down routine tests required for the
various types of switchgear.
How often should they be performed? What is
the short circuit rating of equipment? How do
you go about carrying out a switching
operation?
Wrap up session - discuss your own experience
of maintenance policies

Medium Voltage & High Voltage Switchgear

Your Expert Course Trainer: Michael Kelly

Day 5: Maintenance and Testing

Switchgear defects and defect control
systems
Health and Safety in Substations
Mechanisms of deterioration of insulation
MCC testing and refurbishment - contacts
and arc chutes
Trouble shooting use of diagrams and
manufacturers manuals
Block diagrams, line diagrams, wiring
diagrams, interlock diagrams
Required maintenance condition, heaters,
fuses, mechanism, overhaul
Weekly, monthly, yearly programme of
maintenance 5 years and more?
Principles of circuit breaker maintenance
mechanisms and mechanical aspects
Maintaining vacuum circuit breakers
equipment required
Maintaining SF6 circuit breakers
equipment required
SAFETY!
Protection unit and busbar
Relay testing time/current test, pick up
current, zero checks, drop out
CT and VT check
Case histories of failures how to
investigate and report
Asset management - refurbish or replace?
Discussion time
Wrap up session - Have we got there?
It is intended to use several design
examples to illustrate the points being
made in the main material.
Numerous types of breakers will be referred
to from a range of manufacturers.
Additional practical aspects will be dealt
with as and when required in the
presentation. The descriptor above is
designed to indicate what will be covered
and the level will be adjusted to suit those
taking the course. Hands on will almost be
reached in some areas with photographs of
the actual test equipment being used to
illustrate the point.

Michael Kelly has over thirty five years experience in

a technical capacity. Between 1983 and 1986 he
worked for ABV Sweden/ Project 624 Iraq as an
Electrical Test Engineer, and later as a Project
Manager at F.G.Wilson Engineering (a division of
Caterpillar, USA) and in 1986 became Managing
Director of MAK Engineering Services Ltd.
He possesses a BSC in Electrical Engineering and
also a Full Technological Certificate in Electrical
Engineering. He has travelled extensively and has
been in Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Iran. Recently in
addition to running his own consultancy, he has
carried out many training courses for in Libya for
CTS and in Abu Dhabi for GASCO and ADCO.
He has been delivering Instrumentation and
Electrical courses in Oman and Saudi Arabia for
various Oil and Power Companies. He has been
delivering UPS and Power System Courses for PDOC
and GNPOC in Sudan and involved in the tendering
for Power System for Khartoum airport. He is a
member of MIEIE, MFSB and the Londonderry
Chamber of Commerce.

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