Transformer and Substation Maintenance and Diagnostics – Mastering Reliability, Testing, and Condition-Based Maintenance of Transformers and Substations

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Equipment Diagnostics and Inspection: Learn in detail all the diagnostic techniques and inspections required of critical components of transformers and substations
• Equipment Testing: Understand thoroughly all the routine tests, type tests, and special tests required for the various types of transformers
• Equipment Maintenance and Troubleshooting: Determine all the maintenance and troubleshooting activities required to minimize transformer and substation downtime and operating cost
• Equipment Repair and Refurbishment: Gain a detailed understanding of the various methods used to repair and refurbish transformers and substations
• Efficiency, Reliability, and Longevity: Learn the various methods used to maximize the efficiency, reliability, and longevity of transformers and substations
• Equipment Sizing: Gain a detailed understanding of all the calculations and sizing techniques used for transformers and substations
• Design Features: Understand all the design features that improve the efficiency and reliability of transformers and substations
• Equipment Selection: Learn how to select all types of transformers and substations by using the performance characteristics and selection criteria that you will learn in this course
• Equipment Commissioning: Understand all the commissioning requirements for transformers and substations
• Equipment Codes and Standards: Learn all the codes and standards applicable for transformers and substations
• Equipment Causes and Modes of Failure: Understand the causes and modes of failure in transformers and substations
• System Design: Learn all the requirements for designing different types of transformer and substation systems

• Engineers of all disciplines
• Maintenance personnel
• Managers
• Technicians
• Other technical individuals (this course is suitable for individuals who do not have an electrical background)

• Intermediate

The instructor relies on a highly interactive training method to enhance the learning process. This method ensures that all the delegates gain a complete understanding of all the topics covered. The training environment is highly stimulating, challenging, and effective because the participants will learn by case studies which will allow them to apply the material taught to their own organization.

Your specialist course leader has more than 32 years of practical engineering experience with Ontario Power Generation (OPG), one of the largest electric utility in North America. He was previously involved in research on power generation equipment with Atomic Energy of Canada Limited at their Chalk River and Whiteshell Nuclear Research Laboratories.

While working at OPG, he acted as a Training Manager, Engineering Supervisor, System Responsible Engineer and Design Engineer. During the period of time, he worked as a Field Engineer and Design Engineer, he was responsible for the operation, maintenance, diagnostics, and testing of gas turbines, steam turbines, generators, motors, transformers, inverters, valves, pumps, compressors, instrumentation and control systems. Further, his responsibilities included designing, engineering, diagnosing equipment problems and recommending solutions to repair deficiencies and improve system performance, supervising engineers, setting up preventive maintenance programs, writing Operating and Design Manuals, and commissioning new equipment.

Later, he worked as the manager of a section dedicated to providing training for the staff at the power stations. The training provided by him covered in detail the various equipment and systems used in power stations.

In addition, he has taught courses and seminars to more than four thousand working engineers and professionals around the world, specifically Europe and North America. He has been consistently ranked as “Excellent” or “Very Good” by the delegates who attended his seminars and lectures.

He written 5 books for working engineers from which 3 have been published by McGraw-Hill, New York. Below is a list of the books authored by him;

• Power Generation Handbook: Gas Turbines, Steam Power Plants, Co-generation, and Combined Cycles, second edition, (800 pages), McGraw-Hill, New York
• Electrical Equipment Handbook (600 pages), McGraw-Hill, New York
• Power Plant Equipment Operation and Maintenance Guide (800 pages), McGraw-Hill, New York
• Industrial Instrumentation and Modern Control Systems (400 pages), Custom Publishing, University of Toronto, University of Toronto Custom Publishing
• Industrial Equipment (600 pages), Custom Publishing, University of Toronto, University of Toronto, University of Toronto Custom Publishing

Furthermore, he has received the following awards:

• The first “Excellence in Teaching” award offered by PowerEdge, Singapore, in December 2016
• The first “Excellence in Teaching” award offered by the Professional Development Center at University of Toronto (May, 1996)
• The “Excellence in Teaching Award” in April 2007 offered by TUV Akademie (TUV Akademie is one of the largest Professional Development centre in world, it is based in Germany and the United Arab Emirates, and provides engineering training to engineers and managers across Europe and the Middle East)
• Awarded graduation “With Distinction” from Dalhousie University when completed Bachelor of Engineering degree (1983)

Lastly, he was awarded his Bachelor of Engineering Degree “with distinction” from Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He also received a Master of Applied Science in Engineering (M.A.Sc.) from the University of Ottawa, Canada. He is also a member of the Association of Professional Engineers in the province of Ontario, Canada.

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