Course Overview
Proper switchgear design and operation is fundamental to safe and reliable medium-voltage (MV) electrical distribution systems. This class is designed to give medium-voltage engineers, designers, specifiers, owners, and operators the tools they need to better understand these valuable system assets. Through a combination of lectures and practical exercises, you'll increase your awareness of switchgear types, applications, layouts, ratings, and protection and control systems.
Who Should Attend?
- Electrical design engineers
- Electrical testing technicians
- Commercial / industrial, utility, or plant engineers
- Electrical construction project managers
Course Outline
Introduction to Switchgear
- Types and applications
- Industry terminology and definitions
- Overview of switchgear standards
Switching Devices:
- Fault interrupting
- Load interrupting
- Isolating
Interrupting/Breaker Device Basics
- Vacuum, SF6, air, oil
- Standard ratings
- Short-circuit current and considerations
- Transient impact: TRV, capacitor switching, etc.
- Operating endurance (# of operations)
Insulation (Dielectric) Materials
- Air, oil, SF6, solid insulation
Physical Properties
- Pad-mounted / submersible
- Metal-enclosed / metal-clad
- Arc resistant / gas-insulated (GIS)
Device Layouts
- Bus configurations
- Breaker / interrupter / switch
- Voltage transformers
- Fuse / relays
Environmental and Installation Considerations
Protection Basics
- Fuse and time-overcurrent
- Buss differential options
- Line/feeder differential
- parallel generator protection
- Arc detection
AC Schematic Diagrams
- Three-line diagram overview
- Voltage transformer circuits
- Current transformer circuits
- Control power transformer
- Auxiliary devices
DC Schematic Diagrams
- Battery / DC control power
- Breaker / interrupter diagrams
- Trip / close circuits
- Protective relay circuits
- Auxiliary device circuits
- Wiring organization and considerations
Automation / Control / Communications
- Control philosophies
- HMI / PLC systems
- Intro to communication protocols
- Commissioning process, plans, and staffing
Testing / Operations / Maintenance / Monitoring
Class exercises for solidifying understanding of fundamental concepts and calculations
Testimonials
“I thought this was a really well thought out course; I've taken a medium voltage course from a different provider where I walked away thinking 'What did I learn' because all the topics covered by that provider were essentially glossed over. I did not feel like that in this course and I appreciate that the topics had depth to them.
- Jake Parz, Holt Renewables, LLC, Design Engineer
Instructor
Kevin Rogers
Kevin Rogers is an electrical engineer with a background in electrical power systems. He is a registered professional engineer, and his 18 years of industry experience spans across electric utility, government, commercial, and industrial applications. His technical responsibilities have included design and commissioning of mission-critical facilities, underground medium voltage distribution planning, design, and operations, high-voltage substation design, and relaying protection and control for complex interconnections. Prior to joining UW-Madison's College of Engineering Office of Interdisciplinary Professional Programs (InterPro), Rogers served as the Engineering Manager for an electrical engineering consulting firm where he and his colleagues provided diverse engineering services across the electrical construction industry.
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