Course Overview
This intensive hands-on program equips technicians and engineers with systematic approaches to diagnose, maintain, and repair industrial electrical equipment, ensuring optimal performance and minimizing downtime.
Course Objectives
Participants will gain practical skills to:
- Apply logical troubleshooting methodologies to electrical systems
- Interpret electrical schematics and ladder diagrams
- Perform preventive and predictive maintenance on electrical assets
- Diagnose common faults in motors, transformers, and switchgear
- Implement safety protocols for electrical maintenance
- Utilize test equipment effectively (multimeters, megohmmeters, thermal imagers)
- Document maintenance activities and failure analysis
Who Should Attend?
- Electrical maintenance technicians
- Plant engineers
- Facility maintenance staff
- Electricians upgrading their skills
- Reliability engineers
- HVAC technicians working with electrical systems
Course Outline
Module 1: Electrical Safety & Standards
- NFPA 70E and OSHA electrical safety requirements
- Arc flash hazards and PPE selection
- Lockout/tagout (LOTO) procedures
- Safe working distances and approach boundaries
Module 2: Electrical Fundamentals Review
- Voltage, current, and resistance relationships
- Power factor and harmonics
- Three-phase power systems
- Grounding and bonding principles
Module 3: Test Equipment & Measurement Techniques
- Proper use of digital multimeters
- Insulation resistance testing (megger)
- Thermal imaging applications
- Power quality analysis tools
Module 4: Motor Systems Troubleshooting
- AC/DC motor fault diagnosis
- Bearing failure analysis
- Starter and contactor problems
- VFD common issues and parameter settings
Module 5: Transformer Maintenance
- Oil testing and analysis
- Winding resistance tests
- Turns ratio measurements
- Cooling system inspections
Module 6: Switchgear & Circuit Breakers
- Contact resistance testing
- Timing and travel analysis
- Infrared inspections
- Medium voltage equipment maintenance
Module 7: Control Circuits & PLC Interfaces
- Reading ladder logic diagrams
- Sensor and actuator troubleshooting
- PLC I/O module diagnostics
- Wiring and termination problems
Module 8: Preventive Maintenance Strategies
- Developing maintenance schedules
- Condition-based monitoring techniques
- Failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA)
- Spare parts management