Overview and Purpose
This course presents a logical and systematic approach to troubleshooting electrical equipment that will increase efficiencies.  Electrical equipment failure can mean unplanned equipment or facility shutdowns, loss of production and expensive downtime and repair cost.  Understanding the operation of various electrical equipment and developing necessary troubleshooting skills will significantly reduce the length of a costly outage.

Resources for predicting the likelihood of equipment failure will be provided, as well as, a basic program for clearly identifying the problems that can occur.  Common electrical devices and their operational requirements will be discussed during this course and how to create a diagram for analysis and troubleshooting procedures.

This course is the first step for anyone working near or around power generation, transmission, or distribution systems.  Supervisors, managers, safety personnel, and those responsible for ensuring a safe work environment are also encouraged to attend.

Learning Outcomes
Gain a detailed understanding of:

n Understand the safety issues of troubleshooting electrical equipment
n Indentify and evaluate diagram types, devices & symbols
n Determine the focal point of the problem
n Utilize the initial and focused approach to troubleshooting, including
      test equipment
n Recognize the operational requirements for breakers, relays, switches,
      ATS, and synchronizers
n Troubleshoot issues and equipment problems and apply the right
      solutions to fix them
n Understand the operation/maintenance of industrial equipment and
      tactics to save valuable resources and expense

Important Course Topics
n Safety protection and hazards
n Initial approaches for troubleshooting
n Focused approach to troubleshooting
n Diagram analysis
n Troubleshooting requirements
n Operational issues for given devices and components
n Case studies