Standby Generator Maintenance
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Course Overview
Entry requirements
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This comprehensive course will cover many practical examples, and will be interactive for learners to gain a broad overall understanding of standby generator maintenance.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course participants will:
- Understand specific purpose, requirements and recommendations for the maintenance of generator systems
- Understand how and when to successfully test onsite generator equipment
- Understand the protection and transfer of electrical power
- Understand Mechanical and electrical systems and components
- Understand how to troubleshoot using a logical, systematic approach to isolate and repair generator problems
- Understand generator testing and interpretation of results
- Understand troubleshooting and corrective maintenance principles and practices
Assessment is delivered in the form of a multiple-choice test and practical assignments.
Outline
Importance of Standby Generators and Characteristics of Diesel Systems
- The Purpose of Standby Generators and their applications
- Generator Types and Construction
- Introduction to Diesel as Prime Movers
- Diesel System Components
- Diesel Systems and Terminology
- Compression Ratio
- Bore
- Stroke
- Combustion Chamber
- Diesel Generator Operation
- Safety Principles and Practices
- Types of tests to be performed on generators
- Purpose of test
- Scope
- Description
- Interfaces
- Test Instrument, Tools, Equipment and Calibration
- Parameters to check before starting a generator
- Start procedure
- Parameters to check after starting a generator
- Stop procedure
- Calculate Max Current
- AC vs. DC
- Real vs. Apparent Power
- Brushless
- Zigzag
- Exciter
- Voltage Regulator
- Transient Voltages
- Recovery Time
- Startup Current
- Generator Sizing
- UPS Systems Fundamentals
- Portable vs. Mobile Generators
- Bonding vs. Grounding
- Setting up a Grounding System
- Generator Connection One-Line Diagrams
- Circuit Breakers
- Switchgear
- Transfer Switches
- Parallel Operation
- Open vs. Closed Transition
- Load Bank
- Wet-Stacking
- Most common control boards
- How to read and navigate control boards
- Governors
- Voltage Regulator
- PID Loops
- Load Sharing
- Prime Movers
- Fuel Systems
- Cooling Systems
- Exhaust Systems
- Vibration Attenuation
- Sound Attenuation
- Engine Starting Systems
- Load Banks
- Emissions Control
- Application of Recommended Generator Maintenance Safety Practices
- Developing a Generator Inspection and Servicing Schedule
- Logging
- Common Generator Problems
Entry requirements
- Level 11 vocational qualification in a related field (Minimum)
- Related workbased-experience
- Wilingness to learn
Delivery: Instructor-led; blended Learning; practical activities
Assessment: Written test and practical Work-based assignment
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2024 Admissions open…
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Intake Dates
- Duration: 9 Weeks
- Time: 9 am - 1:00 pm (Sat)
- Delivery: Blended
- Tuition: JMD 40,000.00
- Registration: $2,500.00
March 9 - May 11, 2024
July 6 - August 6, 2024
October 5 - November 9, 2024
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