Day One | Wednesday, June 9, 2021

8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Introduction to Substations

  • Electric Utility System Overview
  • Substation Types and Differences
  • Components and Equipment of Substations (Including Function and Purpose):
    • Substation Steel
    • Disconnect Switches
    • Main Power Transformer
    • Circuit Breakers
    • Control House
    • Substation Foundations
    • Ground Grid
    • Minor Equipment, (i.e., Insulators, Surge Arresters)
    • Measuring Devices, (i.e., Current transformers, Voltage transformers, Metering)
    • Overhead Bus/Cable
    • Cable Trench and Underground Cable (Power and Control)
  • Examples of Non-Substation Equipment
    • Padmount Equipment/Switchgear
    • Solar Inverters
    • Wind Turbines
    • Energy Storage
  • Substation Faults
    • Causes
    • Remedies
  • Safety in Substations
    • Hazards and Safety Practices
    • Electrical Safety: Zones of Clearance
    • Chemical Safety
    • Proper PPE
    • Examples of Dangerous Situations 


Day Two | Thursday, June 10, 2021

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

  • Basic Substation Drawings and Diagrams
  • Sample Substation Designs
  • One-line Diagrams
  • Basic Equipment Symbols
  •  Managing Substation Construction Projects
  • General Process
  • Project Schedule
  • Project Groups and Tasks
    • Project Development
    • Engineering
    • Procurement
    • Construction
    • Testing and Commissioning
    • Asset Management / O&M 

Questions?

   (626) 793-9364 ext. 212
   training@scppa.org