
Course Overview
Whether you're working on a substation design project yourself or with a project manager, this course will give you the tools and skills to successfully complete a design from start to finish.
Who Should Attend?
- Substation design engineers and technicians
- Industrial, utility, or plant engineers
- Transmission line design engineers and technicians
- Project managers
- Construction supervisors
- Managers of design engineering departments
Course Outline
Substation Types and Purposes
- Fundamentals of power system operation
- Objectives of substation design
Overview of the Substation Design and Construction Process
- Establishing the need for substation facilities
- The project scope document: what it is and what it should contain
- Site selection and environmental issues
- Engineering design: equipment specifications and drawings
- Construction
- Testing, start-up, and commissioning
Initial Steps in the Design Process: Setting the Bounds for the Overall Project
- Reviewing and understanding the project scope document
- Information to gather before the first site visit
- What to look for on the initial site visit
- Determining site adequacy for initial and future requirements
- Environmental, zoning, and public perception issues
- Construction and construction outage requirements: access for construction and O&M equipment
- Ordering material/delivery date issues
Site Selection and Design
- General requirements
- Environmental and permitting issues
- Site preparation
- Drainage and erosion protection
- Surface materials
- Roads and access
Permitting and Environmental Issues
- Acquiring necessary permits
- Zoning and ordinance restrictions
- Longterm site impacts
- Impacts during construction: runoff/stream pollution
Foundation Design
- The site visit and what to look for
- Understanding soil test reports
Bus Designs for Reliability
- Bus configurations and 1-line diagrams
- Forced and planned outage performance
- Cost-reliability comparisons
Substation Layout: Converting 1-line Diagrams to Physical Layouts
- Substation components and required code clearances
- BIL, insulation coordination, and surge arresters
- Future expansion
- Access for O&M
- Design exercise
Grounding and Ground Grid Design
- Purpose of grounding
- Field-testing ground grid resistance and soil resistivity
- Materials and installation
Major Substation Equipment
- Circuit breakers
- High-voltage and low-voltage switches
- Design exercise
Secondary Substation Equipment
- Surge arresters
Auxiliary Equipment and Systems
- AC/DC station power and control system supplies
- Design exercise
Protective Relaying and Control
- System protection objectives and philosophies
- Protective relaying schemes for major substation equipment
- Typical relay types and applications
Expansion and Upgrade of Existing Substations
- Feasibility and limitations
Testimonials
"This is the fourth course I've taken from UW and I would recommend their courses to anyone. Always very helpful, especially the practical examples and real-world issues presented. Sheldon Silberman is very knowledgeable and personable! Kevin Borgmeyer is a great teacher; I hope some day I'll know as much as he does (or even half that much)!"
—Annette Jessen, Stations Structural Designer, Idaho Power Company, Boise, Idaho
"I can't imagine that any organization could prepare a better introductory substation design course. All of the instructors were excellent."
—Dennis C. Spencer, Substation Designer, Lee County Electric Coop, North Ft. Myers, Florida
"I especially enjoyed the in-class exercises that put the student in the design environment."
—George Guirguis, Substation Engineer, City of Lake Worth Utilities, Lake Worth, Florida
"The substation layout session and the associated in-class exercise were excellent."
—Rick Borkowicz, PE, Engineering Manager, RMF Engineering, Baltimore, Maryland
Instructors
Kevin Borgmeyer
Kevin Borgmeyer, PE, is Senior Manager of Electrical Engineering at Alliant Energy in Madison, Wisconsin. In this role Kevin manages the departments of Substation Engineering, System Protection Engineering, CAD Engineering Services, and Relay, SCADA, and Telecommunications Technical Support for Wisconsin Power and Light operating company. He has been with Alliant Energy/WPL for more than 30 years, during which he has worked in a variety of engineering management positions. Kevin also has extensive design experience as a substation and transmission engineer and senior system protection engineer. Borgmeyer received a BSEE degree with electric power emphasis from Iowa State University.
Sheldon Silberman
Sheldon I. Silberman, PE, Retired as Senior Manager of Engineering and Design Outsourcing Transmission Services after 46 years at Xcel Energy in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In this role, Silberman managed all consulting services for the engineering and design of Northern States Power (NSP) substation and transmission line projects. In his career with Xcel Energy/NSP he held various engineering and management positions related to substation design, construction and maintenance. Silberman received a BSEE degree in electric power systems from the University of Minnesota.
Past dates
Principles of Substation Design and Construction
Course #: RA00063Principles of Substation Design and Construction
Date: Mon. February 06, 2023 – Wed. February 08, 2023ID: RA00063-C542
interpro.wisc.edu/RA00063
Fee:
- $1,795
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Fee covers morning and afternoon breaks, scheduled lunches, and course materials.
- CEU: 2.3
- PDH: 23
1805 Hotel Plaza Blvd
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
Principles of Substation Design and Construction
Date: Mon. October 24, 2022 – Wed. October 26, 2022ID: RA00063-C523
interpro.wisc.edu/RA00063
Fee:
- $1,795
-
This course has two attendance options, face-to-face or online.
Face-to-face attendance fee includes morning and afternoon breaks, scheduled lunches, and course materials.
Online attendance fee includes online instruction and course materials. Online attendees will access course sessions via the Zoom web conferencing platform.
- CEU: 2.3
- PDH: 23
Principles of Substation Design and Construction
Date: Mon. January 24, 2022 – Wed. January 26, 2022ID: RA00063-C233
interpro.wisc.edu/RA00063
Fee:
- $1,695
- Fee covers morning and afternoon breaks, scheduled lunches and course materials
- CEU: 2.3
- PDH: 23
1805 Hotel Plaza Blvd
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
Principles of Substation Design and Construction
Date: Mon. October 25, 2021 – Wed. October 27, 2021ID: RA00063-U316
interpro.wisc.edu/RA00063
Fee:
- $1,695
-
This course has two attendance options, face-to-face or online.
Face-to-face attendance fee ($1,695) includes morning and afternoon breaks, scheduled lunches, and course materials.
Online attendance fee ($1,695) includes live online instruction and course materials. Course materials will be shipped to online students. Please look for an email regarding the address your course materials should be shipped to. The email will include a link to an online form.
- CEU: 2.3
- PDH: 23