Overview

This is a practical course that applies to medium and high-voltage industrial utility substations. This course will guide you through a systematic study of the substation design and construction process. You will consider all phases, from initial site review and selection, all the way to substation start-up and commissioning.

Why Should an Individual Attend?

The course provides an in-depth compressive discussion of the issues involved in the development of electric substations.

Outcomes

• Project scope documents and what they should contain
• Foundation, structure, and ground grid design
• Writing equipment specifications
• Substation layout and bus design
• Protective relaying and control basics
• Auxiliary equipment and systems
• Substation automation and integration
• Managing environmental and permitting issues
• Dealing effectively with the public
• Available industry codes and standards involved in the development of substations
• Safety considerations in substation design

Program Outline

• Substation Types and Purposes

• Fundamentals of power systems operation
• Objectives of substation design

Overview of the Substation Design and Construction Process

• Establishing the need for substation facilities
• The project scope document
• Site selection and environmental considerations
• Engineering design (equipment specification & drawings)
• Construction
• Testing, start-up, and commissioning

Initial Steps in the Design Process

• Reviewing and understanding the project scope document
• Information to gather before the first site visit
• What to look for on the initial site visit
• Determining site adequacy for initial and future requirements
• Environmental, zoning, and public perception issues
• Construction and construction outage requirements
• Material/equipment procurement 

Site Selection and Design

• General requirements
• Environmental and permitting issues
• Site preparation
• Drainage and erosion protection
• Surface materials
• Roads and access

Permitting and Environmental Issues

• Acquiring necessary permits
• Zoning and ordinance restrictions
• Long-term site impacts
• Impacts during construction

Bus Design for Criteria

• Bus configurations and 1-line diagrams
• Forced and planned outage performance
• Cost-reliability comparison

Substation Equipment and Systems

• Circuit breakers
• High voltage and low-voltage switches
• Surge arresters
• AC/DC station power and control system supplies
• Protective relaying and control

Who Should Attend?

• Substation design engineers and technicians
• Managers of design engineering departments
• Industrial, utility, or plant engineers
• Transmission line design engineers and technicians