Electrical Installation, Commissioning And Maintenance
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The official GTU curriculum for Electrical Installation, Commissioning And Maintenance (subject code 4360901) as prescribed for ELECTRICAL · Semester 6 divides the course into 5 units, covering 45 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (4360901)Unit 1 Installation of Electrical Equipment
- 1.1. Unloading of electrical equipment at site
- 1.2. Inspection of electrical equipment at site
- 1.3. Storage electrical equipment at site
- 1.4. Foundation electrical equipment at site
- 1.5. Alignment of electrical machines
- 1.6. Lists of Tools/Instruments required for installation
- 1.7. Technical report, Inspection, storage & handling of transformer, switchgear & motors and Standard Field quality plan for installation of Power transformer, HT Motor and SF6 circuit breaker.
- 1.8. Standard procedure for Installation of domestic and industrial Solar plant and wind plant
Unit 2 Commissioning and Testing
- 2.1. Tests before commissioning of electrical equipment-Electrical and Mechanical test, Preparations before commissioning of power transformer, Instruments required for testing
- 2.2. Specific tests on -Transformer, Induction motor, alternator, synchronous motor
- 2.3. Commissioning of power transformer, three phase induction motor and switchgear
- 2.4. Transformer insulation oil: Properties as per IS, sampling, testing and filtering/purifying, standard tests as per IS, classification of insulation resistance
- 2.5. Measurement of insulation resistance and drying the winding of electrical equipment/machines
- 2.6. Drying the winding of electrical equipment and its record
- 2.7. Tests before and after commissioning of the Power transformer, Induction motor and HV circuit breaker
- 2.8. Test report on commissioning and test certificate.
- 2.9. Gradually loading of electrical equipment and Commissioning & testing of GIS substation Equipments
- 2.10. Standard procedure for Commissioning of domestic and industrial Solar plant and wind plant.
Unit 3 Maintenance of Electrical Equipment
- 3.1. Need and functions of the Maintenance Department; Reasons of failure of electrical equipment
- 3.2. Preventive maintenance: need, classification, activities, advantages and Frequency of maintenance
- 3.3. Breakdown maintenance: concept, advantages, activities
- 3.4. Factors for preparing maintenance schedule
- 3.5. Maintenance schedule of transformer below and above 1000kVA
- 3.6. Maintenance schedule - Induction motor, Alternator used in TPP and SF6 circuit Breaker
- 3.7. Probable faults due to poor maintenance in transformer, induction motor, Alternator, circuit breaker, overhead lines, battery and solar plant inverter.
- 3.8. Advantages of conditioning and monitoring of equipments
- 3.9. Conditioning and monitoring of three phase Transformer and three phase Induction Motor
- 3.10. Maintenance of domestic and industrial Solar plant and their core components and wind plant
Unit 4 Troubleshooting Electrical equipments
- 4.1. Causes of faults in electrical equipment (Internal and external)
- 4.2. Instruments and tools for trouble shooting
- 4.3. Common troubles in electrical equipment – DC Machines, AC Machines, Transformers, Circuit-breaker, under-
- 4.4. Need of trouble shooting chart.
- 4.5. Trouble shooting chart for DC Machine and both 1 Phase and 3 Phase Transformer.
- 4.6. Trouble shooting chart for Synchronous Motor, Induction Motor and Alternator for thermal power plant.
- 4.7. Trouble shooting chart for SF6 Circuit- breaker and Vacuum Circuit-breaker.
- 4.8. Trouble shooting chart for Domestic appliances-electrical iron, ceiling fan, washing machine, Air cooler
- 4.9. Common causes of faults and their trouble shooting in domestic and industrial Solar Plant and wind plant
Unit 5 Electrical Accidents & Safety
- 5.1. Major causes of electrical accidents
- 5.2. Consequences of electrical accidents, factors affecting the severity of electrical shock and Preventive steps against electrical accidents
- 5.3. Necessity of earthing, various factors affecting on the earth resistance, advantages and types of earth electrodes
- 5.4. Methods of earthing: plate earthing, pipe earthing and coil earthing and Chemical Earthing
- 5.5. Measurement of earth resistance: voltmeter-ammeter method, earth tester method, ohm meter method and earth loop tester method
- 5.6. Earthing procedure - Building installation, Domestic appliances, Industrial premises, earthing of substation, generating station and overhead line
- 5.7. Describe the procedure for shutting down of substation and Certificate of (i) requisition for shut down (ii) Permit to work and (iii) Line clear certificate
- 5.8. Fire Extinguishers-Fixed installation and portable devices