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Objective:

Learning Outcomes:

• State the purpose of symbols, conventions, and abbreviations used on blueprints
• List three types of scales used on blueprints
• Identify various components used in schematic diagrams
• Identify the symbols for transformer connections and associated electrical equipment
• List the proper procedures to follow when setting up measuring instruments
• Calculate the measure of angles without the use of a protractor
• Calculate the unknown lengths and angles of a right triangle
• List three factors that should be considered when picking a site for a substation
• List two requirements of an SPCC plan
• State the IEEE standard that rates the maximum allowable temperatures for connectors
• List the three most common types of connectors used on substation ground grids
• State the OSHA standard that applies to steel erection
• Identify different types of insulators
• List three types of substation bus arrangements
• List two methods used in substations to interrupt an arc and thereby protect a feeder
• List three safety factors associated with operating switches in a substation yard
• State the three major types of reactors used in substations
• List the two most common types of lightning protection used for substations
• Define voltage, current, resistance, and power
• Analyze components in a combination circuit to determine whether they are connected in series or parallel with other components
• Calculate current flow through components or through complete combination circuits
• Define inductance, self-inductance, and mutual induction
• State the need for everyone on a job site to work in an alert and safety-conscious manner
• Identify the elements necessary for all lockout/tagout programs
• Identify different types of transformers
• Draw and explain the internal leads brought out from transformer coils
• Draw a vector diagram for a 3-phase bank connected wye-delta 0° displacement
• State industry standards as they apply to transformer polarity
• Diagram three connections that can be made with a single-phase transformer
• Identify the different types of voltage and current test instruments and their relative advantages and disadvantages
• Calculate full load currents at various points in wye-wye and delta-delta banks
• Understand both step potential and touch potential, and the difference between them
• State two regulations or standards pertaining to ground rods

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