Air Insulated Electrical Substation Design

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

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

Requirements

The basic electrical principles

An interest in electrical utilities

A calculator

Description

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 substation and introduce you to all of the equipment’s that you will find in a typical air insulated substation

Who this course is for:

Anyone interested in electrical eeering

Electrical undergraduates

Electrical graduates

Workers in the electrical utility industry

Electricians