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Advanced Circuit Breakers Operation and Maintenance

An Interactive 5-Day Training Course

Advanced Circuit Breakers Operation and Maintenance

Principles of ARC Extinction and Alternatives to SF6 Gas Circuit Breakers

NASBA
Classroom Schedule
Date Venue Fees
01 - 05 Jun 2026 Dubai $ 5,950
09 - 13 Nov 2026 Dubai $ 5,950
Online Schedule
Date Venue Fees
09 - 13 Nov 2026 Online $ 3,950

Course Summary

This Advanced Circuit Breakers Operation and Maintenance training course begins with the fundamental principles of arc extinction with progression of incorporating green gas resulting in the reduction of global warming potential and reduction of carbon footprint.

Circuit breakers play an important role in the safe distribution of electrical power. The equipment needs to be operated, maintained, and installed in a safe manner securing continuity of supply to consumers. Circuit switchers have been developed to overcome some of the limitations of fusing for substation power transformers. The method or arc extinction determines the types of circuit breaker.

Hybrid circuit breakers, and state of the art high voltage circuit breakers incorporating alternatives to sulphur hexafluoride are the more efficient and safe for the environment. Higher ratings for high voltage vacuum circuit breaker are commonly installed today.

This GLOMACS training course will highlight:

  • Electric power systems are designed to be as fault free as possible through appropriate network design, equipment design, proper installation, and on-going maintenance
  • The Circuit breaker and its associated fault detection equipment, protective relaying, is an extremely important device, through its role of clearing short-circuit currents, disconnecting faulty elements from the power network, and thus maintaining the overall integrity of the power network
  • The characteristics of hybrid high voltage circuit breaker and operations
  • The introduction of new types of green gas and clean air as the state-of-the-art arc quenching medium in high voltage circuit breakers
  • Minimising downtime by proper and systematic maintenance program
Course Outline
Day 1

Roles of Circuit Breakers under Fault Conditions

  • Distinction between Load and Fault Current
  • Sources of Short-circuit Current
  • Introduction to Fault Calculations
  • Symmetrical and Asymmetrical Faults
  • Overview of Power System Categories and with Time Current Curves
  • Importance of Instrument Transformers
  • Types of Protection Systems with LSIG Characteristics
  • The Role and Importance of the Circuit Breaker in Power Systems
Day 2

General Principles of Arc Extinction Air, Gas and Vacuum Circuit Breakers

  • Air-Break or Air Circuit Breaker
  • Performance Characteristics and Arc Chute Functions
  • Vacuum Circuit Breaker Design and Construction
  • High Voltage Live Tank and Dead Tank Vacuum Circuit Breaker
  • Maintenance and Testing Requirements for VCB
  • Gas Insulated Switchgear SF6 Circuit Breaker Construction and Operations
  • Substation Layouts and Merits
  • Digital Substation Circuit Breakers
Day 3

Eco Efficient Gas for New Generation Circuit Breakers as Alternative to Sulphur Hexafluoride (SF6)

  • Hybrid High Voltage Circuit Breakers
  • Green Gas for Grid or g3 alternative to SF6
  • SF6 alternative Eco Efficient Gas
  • Air Plus Insulation an alternative to SF6
  • Fluoroketone alternative to SF6
  • 8VN1 Clean Air Insulation
  • Blue GIS VCB with Clean Air Technology
  • Roles of Circuit Breakers and Substation Protection
Day 4

Operations and Maintenance of SF6 Gas Circuit Breaker

  • Properties of SF6
  • Principles of Arc Extinction
  • Features of Construction
  • Insulation Principles
  • Gas Leak Problems
  • Specific Supervision Requirements
  • Circuit Power Factor Considerations
  • Maintenance and Testing Requirements
Day 5

Circuit Breaker Specifications, Testing and Maintenance Programmes

  • Importance and Relevance to Specifications
  • Circuit Breaker Failure and the Effects on Power System Operation
  • Circuit Breaker Inspection, Testing and Maintenance Program
  • The Principles of Modern Substation Control Systems
  • Power Circuit Breaker Maintenance
Certificates
  • On successful completion of this training course, GLOMACS Certificate will be awarded to the delegates. Continuing Professional Education credits (CPE): In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, one CPE credit is granted per 50 minutes of attendance.
Providers and Associations

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