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Objective:

Learning Outcomes:

• List six basic elements of construction that apply to the need to organize
• Demonstrate an understanding of the history, growth, and development of the NEBF
• Identify the terms that are used in negotiations
• List the essential steps involved in quality instruction
• State the standard where personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements for arc flash protection can be found
• Identify some of the sources of induced voltage and current
• State the proper order of applying and removing temporary grounds
• List two of the most common sticks used by a Qualified Electrical Worker working on a substation
• Calculate the current-carrying capacity difference between two levels of transmission voltages
• Identify the different types of distribution systems most commonly in use
• List the major pieces of equipment used to create a substation
• Understand what is involved in cable splicing safety procedures
• Identify the different types of material used in making a medium voltage splice or termination
• Describe cable preparation steps, starting with the jacket and ending with the conductor
• Identify the important parts of a termination
• Calculate cable preparation dimensions from a manufacturer’s instructions
• Operate (make or break) an elbow connection using a shotgun stick
• Explain the advantages and disadvantages of single-point grounding, double-end grounding, shield breaks, cross bonding, quarter mile grounding, and concentric neutral grounding
• List three reasons cable may fault other than lightning or traffic accidents
• List the IEEE standards that apply to splice, termination, and elbow kits
• Select a proper kit based on cable, application, and environmental information
• List advantages of and identify standards of fiber optics
• List some of the items found in test results that show transformer malfunctions
• Demonstrate how to interpret the test results of an insulation resistance test
• List the protective equipment that should be used when working with decomposed SF6
• List where vacuum interrupters are used
• List the materials used to create an oil containment
• Describe the basic operating principles of circuit breakers and identify and list the different types of circuit breakers
• Interpret the test results of a time-travel test and note when the breaker is not operating correctly
• Perform maintenance, test and analyze results on a capacitor bank
• Identify common bus connection traits
• Identify which animals cause the most problems in substations and Identify animal protection measures installed
• Identify the different elements of protective relays
• Identify the equipment needed for a power line carrier system
• Explain the functions of SCADA and why SCADA systems are used
• Name the three different types of line faults and explain the difference between the types of line faults
• Explain the basic components of a backup generator and how they perform station backups
• List the equipment in a substation that requires commissioning and explain how to commission the supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system.

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