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Course Description

This highly participative training course equips participants with the skills to understand the design, selection, installation, testing, commissioning, operation, maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting of circuit breakers in industrial process plants. The course emphasizes applications in the oil and gas, mining, minerals processing, and heavy industries, with a focus on Low Voltage (LV), Medium Voltage (MV), and High Voltage (HV) circuit breakers and switchgear.

Course Objectives

Upon the successful completion of this course, each participant will be able to:

  • ​Practical design and operation of circuit breakers for safe and reliable application.
  • Understand different types of circuit breakers used in LV, MV, and HV applications.
  • Select circuit breakers appropriate for the fault level of the application.
  • Circuit breaker control and protection mechanisms.
  • Learn the configuration of circuit breakers in switch-rooms and switchyards.
  • Learn to Installation, testing, commissioning, and operation of circuit breakers.
  • Maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting of circuit breakers
  • Recognize and address circuit breaker faults.

Who Should Attend?

This course is intended for Senior/Lead/Principal Electrical Engineers, Electrical Design Engineers, Project Managers, Engineers working on Electrical Power Distribution and Generation Projects, Electrical Construction and Commissioning Engineers and Technicians, Electrical Operations and Plant Maintenance Managers, Support Engineers, Electrical Maintenance Supervisors, and Experienced Maintenance and Electrical Technicians.

Course Agenda

Registration​

Welcome & Introduction

Pre-Test

Fundamentals of Circuit Breakers

  • A Brief History of Circuit Breakers and their Development
  • Basics of Circuit Breaking
  • Understanding Short Circuits, Fault Levels, and Fault Clearing Requirements
  • Surge Protection and Impulse Levels
  • Busbars, Busbar Connections and Systems
  • Switchgear Symbols in Single Line Drawings

Circuit Breaker Design, Control, and Protection

  • Mechanical Construction and Operation of Circuit Breakers
  • Electrical System Protection and Control Requirements
  • High Rupturing Capacity (HRC) Fuses
  • Protection and Control Relays
  • Reading and Understanding Circuit Breaker Schematic Drawings

Types of Circuit Breakers and Configurations

  • Types of Circuit Breakers for LV, MV, and HV Systems
  • Circuit Breaker Configurations in Switchboards and Switchyards

Testing, Commissioning, and Safe Operation

  • Testing and Commissioning of Circuit Breakers

Maintenance, Repair, and Troubleshooting

  • Maintenance and Repair of Circuit Breakers and Switchgear

Post Test

End of the Course

Assessment Methodology

All courses conducted by EdTech will begin with a Pre-evaluation and end with a Post-evaluation. The instructor will evaluate the knowledge and skills of the participants according to the feedback given by participants. This will help to recognize the benefits and the level of knowledge gained by participants through the course.

Training Methodology

Facilitated by a highly qualified specialist, who has extensive knowledge and experience; this program will be conducted using extensively interactive methods, encouraging participants to share their own experiences and apply the program material to real-life work situations in order to stimulate group discussions and improve the efficiency of the subject coverage.

Percentages of the total course hour classification are:

  • ​40% Theoretical lectures, Concepts and approach
  • 20% Motivation to develop individual skill and Techniques
  • 20% Case Studies and Practical Exercises
  • 20% Topic General Discussions and interaction

Course Manual

Participants will be provided with comprehensive presentation material as reference manual. This presentation material is a compilation of core valuable information, references, presentation methods and inspiring reading which will be used as a part of the material guide.

Course Certificate

At the completion of the course, all participants who successfully accomplished the required contact hours will receive an EdTech Training Participation Certificate as a testimony to their commitment to professional development and further education.

Why Edtech ?

  • Industry Experienced; Internationally Qualified Trainers
  • Hands-on Practical Sessions & Assignments
  • Intensive Study materials
  • Flexible Schedules
  • Realistic training methodology
  • High-Quality Training in Affordable Course Fees
  • Achievement Certificate, as approved by the Ministry of Education (Abu Dhabi Center for Technical and Vocational Education Training - ACTVET), HABC, AWS, IAOSHE, SHRM, etc.