Course Description:

This course provides a comprehensive overview of transformer operation, maintenance, installation, and troubleshooting. It is designed to develop basic competencies of electrical apprentices and beginning learners. This training course will provide an understanding of Power Transformers, their materials, components and how they operate. It also emphasizes the importance of QA/QC in relation to transformers. The course will address in detail all aspects related to transformer principles, calculations, operation, testing and maintenance

Course Goal:

To enhance the delegate knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to understand basic fundamentals and constructional features of Power Transformers with particular reference to the design, testing, operation and maintenance of transformers in power systems.

Course Objectives:

By the end of this course the participant will be able to:

1. Refresh your knowledge of the basic theory of transformers
2. Understand the principles of operation of the transformer
3. Identify the different features of power transformers, distribution transformers and instrument transformers
4. Appreciate the principles of transformer design, ratings, windings, core structure and materials, insulation and cooling methods, insulation and lifetime
5. Be familiar with construction of the transformer, transformer winding connections
6. Recognize the effects of transformer load changes and off-load and onload tap changers
7. Utilize thermal limits and loading guides of transformers
8. Analyze transformer failure modes
9. Perform transformer maintenance and transformer testing

Course Outline:

1. Transformer construction
2. Transformer Principles and classification
3. Circuitry and cooling
4. Tap changers
5. Transformer connections
6. Special transformers
7. Reactors
8. Transformer maintenance

Who Can Benefit?

This program is recommended for experienced electrical technicians, supervisors and engineers involved with the operation and maintenance of transformers.