Course Details
Course Details
Course ID
6460
Course Name
Continuous On-line Partial Discharge Monitoring Of Medium Voltage Equipment - Basics
Contact Hours
1.0
Approved Industry
Drinking Water and Wastewater
Partner Name
Eaton
Primary Contact
John Coma
JohnComa@Eaton.com
7247795924 Ext.
Website
Description
The importance and cost of equipment typically increases with size. In the case of electrical equipment, systems operating on medium voltage (i.e. > 1000V) are typically large pumps, fans, motors, generators and electrical switchgear. Failure of this high power equipment can have serious consequences and typically compromises a water or WW facilities ability to perform within specs. This course describes a technique (called Partial Discharge sensing) to detect early warning signals within medium voltage electrical equipment, giving operations people time to react and take corrective action.
Course Level
Intermediate
Course Content
- What is Partial Discharge?
- Background: Insulation Degradation Processes
- Visual Examples of PD Effects
- How is PD Measured?
- When Does PD Occur? How Can It’s “Fingerprint” Be Recognized?
- Continuous vs. Spot Monitoring
- Local vs. Remote Monitoring
- Case Studies, Wrap Up and Q&A
Target Audience
Design, operations and maintenance personnel responsible for medium voltage electrical equipment.
Training Format
Classroom