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Introduction to power transformers (A4201)

Duration

2 Days

Who should attend?

Operation and maintenance technicians, graduate engineers, apprentices, and staff new to the power industry, non-technical staff seeking introductory transformer knowledge.

What will I learn from this course?

Gain a basic understanding of power transformer working principles, construction, design and industrial applications in generation and transmission systems.

Topics

Wide overview of what power transformers are today and what the future will be through new solutions.

Transformer safety
Transformer standards (Basic design, Losses, Construction, Transformer behaviour under load changes)
Basic transformer theory
Design characteristics and specifications
Types and designs of transformers
Manufacturing
Transformer oil (Oil quality tests, Dissolved gas analysis)

Transformer cooling
Insulation co-ordination (Winding capacitances, Initial voltage distribution)
Transformer connections
Transformer protection
Voltage regulation and tap changing
Transformer maintenance
Transformer testing
Condition monitoring
Question and answer session with a global transformer expert

Learning path

Prerequisites	A4201	Next step
E-learning	This Course	A4213

This training can be provided on site at your own convenience.

About GE’s Grid Solutions

Grid Solutions, a GE Renewable Energy business, serves customers globally with over 13,000 employees. We provide power utilities and industries worldwide with equipment, systems and services to bring power reliably and efficiently from the point of generation to end power consumers. Grid Solutions is focused on addressing the challenges of the energy transition by enabling the safe and reliable connection of renewable and distributed energy resources to the grid. We electrify the world with advanced grid technologies and accelerate the energy transition.