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overview
Key Learning Objectives
- Understand the key items and processes in substation design
- Understand scoping, standards – especially AS2067, codes and requirements documents
- Be able to prepare the substation design criteria
- Preparation of specifications for the various pieces of equipment
- Be able to prepare design/site options
- Gain an understanding of the design requirements for earthworks, civil, drainage foundations, structures, and buildings for substations
- Appreciate environmental and stakeholder issues
- Understand the requirements for: control and wiring diagrams, voltages, ratings, protection, earthing/bonding, metering, SCADA and communication
- Understand inspection and testing considerations
- Understand brownfields design differentiation
- Review commissioning, start-up, operations and maintenance methods
About the Course
This introductory course in design fundamentals will guide you through a step-by-step study of the substation design and construction process.
The course has been written from the perspective of a (Design and Commissioning) D&C contractor and will discuss various delivery models and the associated challenges. Transmission, sub transmission, distribution as well as private substations will be covered.
You will consider all phases, from initial site review and selection, all the way to substation start-up and commissioning.
You will gain valuable knowledge to help you:
- Develop reliable substation designs
- Develop HV installation specifications
- Understand the requirements of the latest revision of AS2067
The engineering function in substation development is generally more than just the furnishing of a design and specifications. This function becomes especially important when the substation owner/user employs an engineering firm to support the substation development on a D&C basis with a tight time frame.
Unique aspects of building environmental sustainability into site design and layout, structural design, insulation and protection, automation, process control, inspection, testing and maintenance are examined.
The course will provide a comprehensive discussion of all aspects of substation design exploring the issues, criteria and considerations required.
Participants will become more confident with aspects of sustainable substation design, useful during the development of preliminary and front-end studies for substations as well as during detailed design, construction, operation maintenance and start-up/commissioning.
Who Will Benefit
The course is intended for engineers, project engineers, technicians, and designers with an interest in the engineering, design, construction, operation and maintenance of HV electric substations.
- Substation design engineers
- Consulting engineers
- Industrial, planning, utility, or plant engineers
- Project managers
- Construction supervisors
- Engineering technicians
- Managers of design engineering departments
- Electric utility engineers involved in distribution engineering, operations, or planning
Testimonials
“The trainer was very helpful in answering questions and presenting the information.”
Project Engineer, Hydro Tasmania
“Very practical and sound knowledge upon the topic. Up to date knowledge and understanding of various related industrial standards.”
Design Engineer, TEC-C Investments
Course Outline
Pre-planning
- Determine major criteria
- Determine applicable legislation
- Plan contract format. What form of contract is best
- Determine compliance requirements
- Determine required approvals
Planning
- Choose Location
- Acquisition process
- Write functional requirement specification
- Determine reliability requirements
- Determine acceptable losses
Pre-design
- Collect information
- Document criteria
- Select design process
- Obtain Standards and Codes
– Determine which standards are mandatory especially AS2067 and AS3000 - Produce design program
Design
- Gathering data – Design inputs
- Voltage requirements long and short duration
- Current – busbar and feeder ratings
- Structural loads
- Studies load flow, fault, and stability
- Concept expansion
- Equipment selection and specification – AIS, GIS, Hybrid
- Busbar configurations/installation arrangements
- Layout General Arrangement
- Layout considerations – design standardisation
- Clearances
- Vector groups/Phasing
- Insulation coordination concepts
- Lightning protection
- Lightning Interception
- Neutral earthing methods
- Primary equipment specifications/considerations
– Primary plant, Circuit breakers, Disconnectors, Instrument Transformers, VT’s, CVT’s and VT’s
– Power transformers, reactors
– Surge arresters, Spark gaps
– Fuses
– Reactors, Capacitors, Line Traps
– Insulators
– GIS switchgear, GIL
– HV Cables, Cable sealing ends
– Busbar and fittings
– HV Indoor switchgear - EMF considerations
- Civil and structural
– Earthworks and drainage, Civil works, Footings, Structural
– Strength co-ordination, Load calculation, Load Cases - Fire and explosion
– Fire risk assessment, Fire zones, Barriers, Transformers, Oil containment - Noise
– Noise limits, Abatement methods - Earthing
– Earthing system design process
– Conductor sizing, Earthing conductor types
– Earthing of plant and equipment
– EPR, Conductor layout, Hazardous locations, Earthing interconnections
– Hazardous Voltages, Transient design
– Buildings, Modular buildings, Ancillary items to be considered - Secondary systems
– Protection, Auxiliary supplies AC and DC - Brownfields issues
Verification and Validation
- Testing and commissioning, Validation
- FATs and SATs
- Design Reviews
– CHAIR process (constructability review), ensuring designs meet WH&S Legislation requirements for whole of life safety
– Safety in Design - Documentation
when & where
06 - 07 Apr 2020
Sydney
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contact
Still have a question?
Sushil Kunwar
Training Consultant
+61 (0)2 9080 4395
training@informa.com.au