A Practical Guide to Switchgear Maintenance

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Switchgear maintenance is a very critical part of the electrical system and its maintenance is key to ensuring a reliable and efficient power system. Whether it is a low-voltage, medium or high-voltage electrical system, proper maintenance of the switchgears is essential to prolong its life span and efficiency.

To ensure the effective maintenance of switchgears, basic testing, visual inspection, and routine inspections are key components of switchgear maintenance routine and procedures. By understanding the types of switchgears, their applications and the importance of effective switchgear maintenance, you can avoid costly failures and ensure the longevity of your switchgear in the electrical system.

In this course, we will explore the basic recommended standards of operating a switchgear and how to stay safe while carrying out routine or non-routine operation of switchgears. Special attention will be given to basic maintenance activities to be carried out on a switchgear to ensure its continued operations without failures that will interrupt the company’s operation and production.

At the end of this course, you will be able to gain knowledge of how switchgears are to be maintained and what kind of tests need to be conducted on switchgears to determine its operational status. You will also learn about the kind of instruments used for those tests. Enroll in this course and empower yourself to know all about switchgears.

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Introduction to Switchgear
In this module, you will be introduced to switchgear and learn about the main functions of a working switchgear. This module will also cover the history of switchgear from its intervention to date. More to be discussed is the operating principles of a standard switchgear and its function in modern electrical transmission, and distribution network.

  • Learning Outcomes
  • Introduction to Switchgear 1
  • Introduction to Switchgear 2
  • Assessment
  • Introduction to Switchgear 3
  • History of Switchgear 1
  • History of Switchgear 2
  • History of Switchgear 3
  • Assessment
  • Operation of Switchgear 1
  • Operation of Switchgear 2
  • Operation of Switchgear 3
  • Assessment
  • Switchgear Quenching Medium 1
  • Switchgear Quenching Medium 2
  • Switchgear vs Switchboard
  • Assessment
  • Lesson Summary

Parts of a Switchgear
In this module, you will learn about the various parts of a switchgear and their functions. These various parts such as circuit breakers, disconnectors, busbars, instrument transformers, protective relays, and their functions in the operations of a switchgear will be covered in this module.

Types of Switchgear
In this module, you will learn about the various types of switchgears available and their operating voltage ranges , from low-voltage switchgears to medium-voltage and high-voltage switchgears. Other types to be discussed include metal-enclosed switchgears, ultra-high voltage switchgears, gas-insulated and insulated switchgears.

Applications of Switchgear
This module will focus on the various uses of switchgear in an electrical network, from low-voltage switchgear to medium-voltage switchgear, high-voltage switchgear and ultra-high voltage switchgear.

Maintenance of Switchgear
In this module, you will learn about the different inspection methods for a switchgear. You will also learn about the testing of switchgears and the instruments used to carry out such tests. You will also learn about the need for regular cleaning and lubrication of mechanical parts of switchgear.

Course Assessment
1. Score 80% or above to become an ExpresAcademy Graduate and to claim your Certificate. 2. You can retake the assessment as many times as you want. Good Luck! 🍀

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