Transformers

Catalog description

Credits: 3 Typically Offered: FALLSPR This course furthers a students understanding by introducing basic diagrams, transformers, and basic substation safety and performing inspection. Topics covered in this course will include interpreting one-line diagrams, exploring power and specialty transformers, and lock-out/tag-out (LOTO) procedures for transformers. This course will also introduce power transformers and the role they play in the overall electrical system, including switchyards, substations, and distribution networks. In addition, the study of basic switching procedures and the role and responsibilities of lineworkers, switchmen, system operators and dispatchers in these procedures will be a focus.