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Electrical Switchboards, Circuit Breakers, Protective Relays
Course Description
Switchboards and circuit breakers are critical components in electrical systems and their operation significantly affects the overall performance of the system. This course will discuss the application, Operation, installation, maintenance and testing issues relating to medium and high voltage Switchboards and circuit breakers. Attends will gain a solid understanding of the issues associated with the proper application, installation and maintenance of these critical items of equipment with an overriding emphasis on safety. Case studies covering the main manufacturers' equipment will illustrate the important practical principles. Other power system protection components will be discussed as well to ensure that Switchboards is understood in the correct context. In summary, at the end of the course, the attendees will have a solid background in Switchboards operation , Maint. Moreover protection circuit breakers.

This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit for:

  • Electrical Engineers
  • Electrical Supervisors
  • Maintenance Technicians
  • Electricians
  • Project Engineers
  • Operation &maintenance engineers,

This interactive training course includes the following training methodologies as a percentage of the total tuition hours:

  • 35% Lectures, Concepts, Role Play
  • PowerPoint
  • Projector and white board
  • 30% Workshps & Work Presentations, Techniques
  • 20 % In-Class
  • Group Exercises
  • Individual & Group Exercises
  • Case Studies
  • work project
  • 15% Videos, Software & General Discussions
  • Pre and Post Test

 

Module One:

  • Switchboards components, selection and mechanism
  • MV and HV Switchboards operation and function
  • Difference between LV and MV Switchboards.
  • Types of Switchboards
  • Switchboards manufacturers
  • Selection of Switchboards
  • Switchboards relays
  • Switchboards Circuit breakers
  • Switchboards mechanism
  • Factors affecting Switchboards selection
  • Alternative forms of MV Switchboards – ring main units and load breaking/fault making switches
  • understand the different types of circuit breakers

 

Module Two:

  • Principle of protection system design
  • Importance of protection systems
  • Selection of protection devices
  • Types of protection criteria
  • Switchboards protection relay
  • Types of switchboard protection relay
  • Electromechanically Relay
  • Solid State Relay
  • Microprocessor (Digital) Relay
  • Adjusting switchboard protection set points
  • Selectivity and coordination
  • Short circuit levels
  • circuit breaker mechanism
  • circuit breaker selection guide
  • installation Medium Voltage / High Voltage Circuit breaker
  • Troubleshooting Medium Voltage / High Voltage Circuit breaker
  • Transfer earth circuit breakers
  • Different application of circuit breakers and relays.
  • Types of Fuses
  • Using fuse in discrimination
  • installation Fuses
  • Troubleshooting Fuses
  • Difference between fuses and circuit breakers
  • Fuses selection guide

 

Module Three:

  • Instrument system types.
  • Instrument system types.
  • Current transformer
  • Voltage transformer
  • Selection of instrument devices.
  • switchboard instrument transformer used for metering
  • switchboard instrument transformer used for protection
  • Instrument devices installation.
  • Instrument transformers types
  • Saturation of instrument transformer
  • Instrument transformers testing
  • Selection of instrument devices.
  • Instrument devices installation.
  • Troubleshooting Instrument devices
  • Switchboards arc flash calculations

 

Module Four:

  • Principle of protection system Operation
  • Importance of protection systems
  • Selection of protection devices
  • Types of protection criteria
  • Installation LV Voltage Switchboards protection system
  • Troubleshooting LV Switchboards protection system

 

Module Five:

  • Switchboards Cable terminations
  • Installation LV Switchboards Cable system
  • Troubleshooting LV Switchboards Cables system
  • Switchboards maintenance and troubleshooting
  • Switchboards RF
  • Switchboards PM
  • Switchboards CM
  • Switchboards PPM
  • Switchboards testing types
  • Switchboards check lists
  • Importance of Thermograph survey
  • Thermograph survey procedures
  • Thermograph survey frequency
  • Switchboards inspection methodologies
  • General Discussion

BTS attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing a minimum of 80% of the total course duration.

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Course Rounds

5 Days
Code Date Venue Fees Action
EE118-01
2026-04-05
Dubai
USD 5450
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EE118-02
2026-07-12
Amman
USD 5450
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EE118-03
2026-10-12
Kuala-Lumpur
USD 5950
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EE118-04
2026-12-20
Dubai
USD 5450
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