Keep Up to Date with the Partial Discharge World: IPEC HV's 2 Day Comprehensive Training Course

Electrical insulation deterioration causes up to 90% of electrical failures of high voltage and medium voltage plant. The course aims to help you address this problem by comprehensive training in Partial Discharge and Monitoring Technologies.

Partial Discharge Monitoring is essential to ensure safety, reliable, long-term operation of high and medium voltage plant. On-Line and Off-Line PD Monitoring Technologies are now available to provide PD Testing at commissioning and for in-service HV plant. These include handheld PD 'Screening' systems, Portable Diagnostic PD Spot Testers and both Permanent and Portable Remote Access Monitors (web-based) to detect and log PD activity over extended periods of time.

The new Integrated PD Training Course from IPEC HV is unique as it will represent the complete range of technologies capable of monitoring all classes of high voltage and medium voltage plant for example cables, transformers, switchgear and rotating machines.

By attending this course and learning about the latest options for both On-Line and Off-Line Partial Discharge Test and Monitoring Technologies it will be possible for the delegates to evaluate whether the technologies are suitable for the condition monitoring and asset management of their own or their customers' medium voltage and high voltage plant networks.

The Directors of IPEC HV Dr Lee Renforth and Dr Ross Mackinlay have collectively over 50 years of experience in both on-line and off-line PD Testing. This knowledge can be passed onto you through our dedicated two day training course.

The Course is intended as a general introduction to both On-Line and Off-Line PD Testing and is suitable to anyone who has interest in the condition monitoring and asset management of HV plant. This includes Electrical Engineers and Test Technicians through to Network and Asset Managers.

Day 1 - General and PD Testing of HV Cables

1. Introduction to Partial Discharge and Diagnostics for High Voltage Equipment
   1. Equipment failure mechanisms
   2. Conventional and unconventional test techniques
   3. On-line and Off-line methods
   4. How to test different items of plant
2. Deployment of PD Testing in Asset Management Programs
   1. Ageing population problem
   2. Focus plant replacements/avoid unplanned outage
   3. Increasing failure rate or problem with a particular plant type
   4. Troubleshooting and failure investigations
   5. Safety (mostly with cable terminations & sealing ends/outdoor HV plant)
   6. Quality Assurance
3. Partial Discharge testing and diagnostics for MV and HV Cables
   1. Introduction to test methodologies
   2. PD Location methods
   3. Assessing criticality
   4. Case studies

Day 2 - PD Testing of MV Switchgear & Rotating Machines plus Lab Demo

1. Partial Discharge testing and diagnostics for MV Switchgear
   1. Introduction to test methodologies
   2. PD Location methods
   3. Assessing criticality
   4. Case studies
2. Partial Discharge testing and diagnostics for Motors and Generators
   1. Introduction to Online PD Testing of HV Motors & Generators
   2. Recognising Phase-Resolved PD (PRPD) Patterns
   3. Assessing criticality
   4. Case studies
3. PD Testing and Cable PD Mapping Laboratory Demonstration
   1. Internal PD Testing
   2. Air Discharge PD Testing

The course cost is £695 plus VAT payable in advance.

Courses are held at the Empress Business Centre, Chester Road, Manchester, M16 9EA, UK

Each course is limited to twelve delegates and subject to our standard terms and conditions.

• March 27th to 28th - places available
• May 29th to 30th - places available
• July 24th to 25th - places available

Looking for an alternative to sending employees off-site, incurring expensive travel and accommodation costs? Consider on-site training if you need to train several people at once or you need training focused on a specific issue unique to your organisation. Contact us with your specific training needs and we will be pleased to provide a quotation.

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