Air Insulated Electrical Substation Design

This course will give you a great appreciation of Air Insulated Substations and how all of the equipments fit together.

Created by: Stephen Brooks
Chartered Electrical Engineer

What Will I Learn?

• Know what an air insulated substation is
• Understand how to layout a substation
• Understand how to apply electrical clearances inside a substation
• Understand the different types of busbar conductor
• Know the difference between dead tank & live tank circuit breakers
• Understand the different substation configurations that we use.
• Know what creepage distance is
• Know what the basic insulation level ( BIL ) is
• Know what the switching impulse level ( SIL ) is
• Understand what the electrical clearances are and how to apply them
• Learn about the different types of clamps that we use in air insulated substations
• know what metalclad switchgear is and how it is designed.
• Learn how to apply maintenance grounding on a typical bay
• Learn about log out tag out procedures
• Know the difference between the various isolator types
• Know the difference between incomers, bus sections & feeders
• Learn about ground switches
• Know what the circuit breaker contact restriking voltage is
• Learn about the different insulating mediums we use in circuit breakers
• Know the difference between switching stations and substations
• Know the differences between the generation, distribution & transmission systems
• Know what a vacuum contact is

Requirements

• The basic electrical principles
• An interest in electrical utilities
• A calculator

Target audience

• Anyone interested in electrical engineering
• Electrical undergraduates
• Electrical graduates
• Workers in the electrical utility industry
• Electricians