An Introduction to Electrical Safety: Substations and Switchgears
This online engineering PDH course provides an introduction to electrical safety when working around electric power distribution substations and switchgear. For the purposes of this discussion, a substation refers to substations and switching stations.
A substation provides a protected area for switching power circuits and may include transforming power from one voltage to another. A substation presents an inherent safety hazard because usually only some portions of the substation apparatus can be deenergized for maintenance. For safe operation and maintenance, a thorough knowledge of the substation, including aerial and underground line connections, is necessary.
This 2 PDH online course is intended for electrical engineers and electrical maintenance technicians interested in acquiring knowledge about safe working procedures around electrical substations and switchgears.
This PE continuing education course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Learning about the basic safety considerations when working at substations
- Understanding the importance of interlocking to electrical safety
- Learning how to safely open or close a power switch
- Learning how to safely operate gang-operated airbreak switches
- Understanding the safety consequences of operating a faulty oil switch
- Understanding the safety consequences or closing into a faulted circuit with an oil switch
- Knowing the proper procedures for working with surge arresters
- Learning how to work safely with current transformers
In this professional engineering CEU course, you need to review the document titled, "An Introduction to Electrical Safety: Substations and Switchgears".
Once you complete your course review, you need to take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of fifteen (15) questions to earn 2 PDH credits. The quiz will be based on the entire document.
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