A two day course at EA Technology Chester

This course will cover: • Approach to fault location

• Methods of locating faults

• Use of equipment

• Cable diagnostics

Power Cable Fault Location

18th & 19th March 2009

Course Profile This course will enable delegates to become more conversant with diagnosing faults on power cables. The practical approach allows attendees to use a very broad range of fault location equipment. The speakers have been selected for their industrial experience and expertise.

Speakers’ profiles Steve Anderson has an impressive background in cable test equipment and fault location and has worked for Biccotest Instruments, MW Test Equipment and is currently responsible for implementing all sales policies for the Faraday House Group with particular responsibility for the BAUR range. He regularly presents technical papers, runs training seminars, demonstrates equipment and undertakes very low frequency diagnostic testing of cables.

Vince Burgess is a senior consultant within the Cable Consultancy Group at EA Technology. Previously Vince worked as a Development Engineer in the transformer division at Ferranti Ltd. He has over thirty years experience in various aspects of distribution engineering and was responsible for the development of hydraulic methods for locating leaks from pressure assisted fluid-filled cables.

Barry Clegg, recently UK Sales Manager with Hathaway, is now a consultant for training and cable fault location. He is also the author of the book “Underground Cable Fault Location” (available at a special price of £40.00 to delegates) written from his twenty years of experience in the supply industry as well as his time with instrument manufacturers on cable fault location.

Steve McIntosh is a senior technical consultant who for the past eight years has worked within the cables consultancy group at EA Technology. He has particular expertise in condition assessment and failure investigation of cables and accessories. He has also had several years electrical engineering experience in Rosyth Royal Dockyard and on several offshore installations.

Mark Wilding joined the services team at EA Technology in 1991, where he provided a varied range of technology based technical services including high voltage testing and condition monitoring of electricity distribution equipment in both laboratory and substation environments. In his current position as a Principal Consultant within the Technical Services Group the majority of his work is associated with research, consultancy and technical services relating to high voltage cables.

Benefits of attending As a result of attending you will gain:

• An understanding of fault location techniques

• An appreciation of equipment used in fault location

• An opportunity to use fault location equipment

• An awareness of future developments

Who should attend? Engineering professionals working within the electricity supply industry and related fields, practising transmission and distribution engineers, managers, cable engineers and fitters, graduate trainees, manufacturers, suppliers and contractors. The course can be used as a briefing for more experienced engineers and managers including those new to cables, particularly from maintenance.

Mollington Banastre Hotel and Spa Situated two miles from the city of Chester, the Mollington Banastre is set in eight acres of grounds and gardens. All bedrooms are comfortably furnished, each with en-suite bathroom, television, telephone and a welcome refreshment tray. The hotel has its own leisure club with pool, jacuzzi, sauna and steam rooms.

Venue The course will be held in the Business Centre of EA Technology, situated six miles to the north of the beautiful and historic City of Chester. The Business Centre comprises high quality meeting and training facilities.

Programme

Wednesday 18th March 2009 08:30 Registration and Coffee 09:00 Introduction

Terry Keenan, EA technology 09:30 Cables & Mode of Failure

Barry Clegg, Consultant 10:30 Coffee 10:45 Fault Location Methods – Part 1

Safety: • Hazards & Safety issues particular to fault

location • Cable identification & location Barry Clegg

Correct Approach • Diagnosis • Pre-location – bridge methods Steve Anderson, BAUR Test Equipment Ltd

12:15 Lunch 13:00 Fault Location Methods – Part 2

• Pre-location – pulse echo, dynamic methods

• Pin-pointing - acoustics Barry Gregg

14:30 Tea 14:45 Fault Investigation

Steve McIntosh, EA Technology 15:30 Practical Demonstrations – Part 1

Steve Anderson and Barry Clegg 17:00 End of Day 1 19:00 Reception for workshop dinner 19:30 Dinner at the

Mollington Banastre Hotel & Spa, Chester

Thursday 19th March 2009 09:00 Fault Location Methods – Part 3

• Pin-pointing – audio frequency, pool of potential • Confirming, repairing & reporting Barry Gregg

10:00 Equipment Overview Steve Anderson 10:30 Coffee 10:45 Practical Demonstrations – Part 2

Steve Anderson and Barry Clegg 11:45 Oil Leak Location

Vince Burgess, EA Technology 12:15 Lunch 13:00 New Testing Techniques

• Vlf on polymeric cables • Balancing vlf v power frequency • PD Mapping • Sniffer Mark Wilding, EA Technology • Available equipment • Vlf test sets – portable and test van systems Steve Anderson

14:00 Case Studies

Barry Clegg 14:30 Tea 14:45 New Techniques

Steve Anderson and Barry Clegg 15:45 Questions & Discussion 16:15 End of Course

Programme may be subject to amendment

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) EA Technology is an IET Endorsed Training Provider of courses, bespoke course, seminars & conferences in Power

Systems Electrical Engineering. This event may be counted towards your CPD providing it is appropriate for the maintenance or enhancement of a competence relevant to your professional development.

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