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

• 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