Operation and Maintenance of a Gas Insulated Substation

This course presents several real life experiences from existing GIS technology that has been in service for a number of years. It describes the nature and sources of defects including their repair and maintenance. It covers routine measurement methods to determine the quality of the SF6 insulating gas, visual and optical verifications, gas handling records, and leak detection routines. This course also reviews special practices on interlocks, gas zones, spare parts, and special equipment are discussed. Experiences and lessons learned on gas zone identification, secondary interface, and wiring methods. A discussion on preconstruction staff training for continuous monitoring, GIS retrofit and bus leak maintenance topics is included.

This course is suitable for engineers with a desire to understand the fundamentals of GIS technology operation and maintenance. It combines theory with real life experiences and presents methods and strategies that have been successfully used for a number of years. Upon successful completion engineers will be able to address GIS operation and maintenance terms, cause of the defect and methods to fix and mitigate them.

Once you complete your course review, you need to take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of thirty (30) questions to earn 6 PDH credits.

Learning Objectives

This course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:

Review of GIS installation elements
GIS switching principles
Common maintenance procedures
SF6 gas leakage repairs
GIS installation repair nature and sources of faults
GIS retrofit or upgrade process
Determination of the loading and fault limits

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We provide technical courses for PDH credits that meet Board requirements for Professional Engineers, Geologists and Land Surveyors. This courses is guaranteed to be accepted in AK, AL, AR, FL, GA, IA, IL, ID, IN, KS, KY, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV, and WY. Before purchasing this course, please confirm that your state Board is listed above.