Substation Design Course

Arabian Infotech’s substation design course is designed to provide you with the skills to design a substation from the basic concept to the final construction. Become an expert in anticipating the requirements, selecting an appropriate design, and dealing with all issues with our substation course. Join the course today to boost your career.

Substation Design Course Overview

The complexity of the design of substations is not the same. It varies depending on the functions of the substation. Substation training equips you with the knowledge and skills to handle complex designs with lots of efficiency and confidence. Covering all aspects from the basic design principles to the complex calculations, electrical substation courses from Arabian Infotech will prepare you to face for real challenges.

Substation Course Syllabus

The Substation design training course includes the following topics.

1. Introduction

• Have an overview of the types of power stations, including transmission, distribution, industrial, and switching.
• Understand the classification of substations based on voltage levels, installation, and type of insulation.
• Study the various components of a substation, like power transformers, circuit breakers, isolators, busbars, and insulators, and their function.
• Learn the basics of substation layouts, substation regulations, and codes.

2. Single Line Diagrams

• Understand what a single line diagram is, its purpose, the importance of them in substation design, and how they are different from wiring and schematic diagrams.
• Become familiar with the symbols used in SLDs.
• Find out how to represent substation equipment such as power transformers, circuit breakers, isolators, and busbars on an SLD.
• Learn how to create SLDs for distribution and transmission substations.

3. Practical Training – Earthing Calculation

• Know the types of earthings used in substations, including neutral, equipment, and lighting protection.
• Have a detailed overview of the standards and guidelines used for earthing.
• Find out how to make calculations for earth conductor sizing, permissible voltage, and earth resistance.
• Learn about the common mistakes of earthing calculations and how to avoid them.
• Practical training in calculations.

4. Earthing Design

• Understand the important objectives of earthing design in substations, such as protection of equipment, human safety, and reliability of system operation.
• Study the factors to be considered, like soil characteristics, soil resistivity, and the effects of soil layering.
• Learn about the design principles of the Earth mat, including conductor sizing, grid spacing, etc.
• Study the design of neutral earthing, lightning protection earthing, and equipment.
• Hands-on training in design and layout drawings.

5. Substation Design

• Have an overview of the selection of sites, requirements of space, and substation layouts.
• Study in detail about the various drawings, like layout drawings and earthing drawings, and documentations like BOQ.
• Understand the design of auxiliary systems such as AC, DC, battery systems, and charger systems.
• Learn about the design of lighting and illumination, cable trenches, and routing.
• Practical sessions with real examples.

6. Lightning Protection Design

• Understand the nature and different types of lightning and their effects on substations.
• Know the various components of lightning protection systems, such as air terminals, down conductors, surge protection devices, earth termination systems, and lighting masts.
• Study in detail the various protection methods for substations, including the shielding angle method, rolling sphere methods, etc.
• Learn about the design of air terminals, lightning masts, and surge protection.
• Find out the integration with earthing.
• Become familiar with testing, regular maintenance, and inspection.

7. Equipment Sizing and Selection

• Study the steps in sizing a power transformer, including transformer rating selection, voltage ratio, tapping range, and short circuit considerations.
• Learn about the steps in the selection of circuit breakers, such as continuous current rating, short-circuit breaking, rated voltage level, and selection of vacuum circuit breakers.
• Understand material selection, temperature rise limits, and current-carrying capacity for busbar sizing.
• Understand the principles of CT selection and PT selection for selecting instrument transformers.
• Study the things to be considered for the selection of a surge arrester.
• Learn about the selection of cables, conductors, and auxiliary equipment.

8. Switchyard Design

• Understand the various types of switchyards and the planning of their layouts.
• Study the different busbar arrangements, including single bus, double bus, ring bus, transfer bus, and main bus.
• Become familiar with the major switchyard equipment, such as circuit breakers, isolators, busbars, insulators, transformers, surge arresters, and traps.
• Learn about the electrical clearances and insulation coordination needed for switchyard design.
• Study the safety considerations to be followed for switchyard design.
• Know the drawings, documentation, testing, commissioning, and the best practices to be followed.

Substation Training Outcome

The learning outcome of electrical substation courses include

• Skills in substation planning, layout, and design
• Knowledge of equipment selection and sizing
• Expertise in creating technical drawings, reports, and documents
• Practical knowledge in the design of earthing, lightning protection, and safety systems
• Exposure to appropriate design tools like AutoCAD
• Attaining job-ready skills to meet real industry challenges
• Globally recognized certificate

Substation Design Training - Tools You Learn

Substation design classes make you an expert in using

• Electrical calculation tools
• AutoCAD for layout design and creating precise drawings
• Reporting and documentation tools
• BOQs and spreadsheet tools like MS Excel

Who Can Attend Substation Training?

• Electrical engineers who are interested in substation design can join the electrical substation design training.
• Electrical technicians who want to upgrade their skills can enroll in a substation certification course.
• Substation automation training is for fresh graduates and diploma holders in electrical engineering.
• The electrical substation safety training is designed for professionals seeking to enter a career in power utilities.

Why Join Arabian Infotech for Substation Training in Qatar?

Arabian Infotech is popular for its short-term technical courses designed for professionals to update their knowledge and advance their careers. You should join the substation automation system training because of its

• Comprehensive syllabus
• Hands-on training
• Experienced trainers
• Flexible schedules
• Career support

Join Arabian Infotech today to master your skills in substation design. Fill out the application form on the official website and submit it. If you have any queries, contact the support team.