Circuit Breaker Conference Session Highlights
Arcing from 138-kV Gang-Operated Disconnect Switches
National Grid U.S. experienced a large amount of arcing when opening 138-kV gang-operated disconnect switches to isolate 138-kV SF6 breakers with capacitors. ...
Oil Containment Systems for Electric Utility Substations
The Environmental Protection Agency’s deadline for compliance with Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plans for utilities is July 2009...
Bottom-Up Asset Management
As organizations seek to increase productivity, they must make better decisions on spending both operation and capital dollars. ...
Analyzing First-Trip Test Results
Utilities are experiencing problems that are not easily detected anymore because of a reduction of personnel and older maintenance practices...
Oil Analysis for Condition Based Maintenance
The condition assessment of high-voltage electrical equipment has become increasingly important as electric utilities face increasing pressure from market and regulatory forces to meet performance or risk targets. ...
Acoustic Emissions Testing of Dead Tank Circuit Breakers
The purpose of acoustic emissions testing is to detect problems that might develop before the regular, scheduled annual maintenance and to avoid a failure or detect problems well in advance “before they get out of control,” according to Jay Garnett, substation maintenance engineer at National Grid USA. ...
Arc Flash Hazard Analysis Presentation
Caribbean Utilities Co., Ltd (CUC) plans to present its findings and long-range plans from the recent completion of an Arc Flash Hazard Analysis project, performed by Jaker Engineering, PC, at Finepoint's 15th Annual Circuit Breaker Test & Maintenance Training Conference, scheduled for Oct. 6-10, 2008, at the Omni William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ...
Idaho Power and ABB to Present Radiography Session
Idaho Power and ABB will jointly present real-life case studies on the practical use of digital radiography as it applies to the power T&D maintenance industry at this year's Fineoint Circuit Breaker Conference....
Approaching Transformer Circuit Breaker Condition Assessment
Over the past few years, electric utility maintenance personnel have been inundated with test techniques that promise to reduce operating and maintenance costs. ...
How to Correct Switching-Induced Failures in Capacitor Cans
Don Burton, electrical engineer from Worthington Steel, will present the solution to a problem at his session at the Finepoint Circuit Breaker Test & Maintenance Training Conference in October. The problem is switching-induced failures in capacitor cans, and the solution is prevention. ...
Siemens Offering Half-Day Seminar on BZO Oil Circuit Breaker Maintenance
Siemens PTI will be presenting a half-day training course on BZO6/6C Breaker Maintenance...
Seminar to Feature Actual Disassembly & Rebuild of Air Disconnect Switch
Pascor Atlantic will be presenting a half-day seminar at the Finepoint conference in October on the restoration of 30- to 40-year old air disconnect switch equipment. ...
