During the course, students will perform core skill tasks and be assessed on performance. Course topics and objectives will include: cable splicing techniques involving heat shrink and pre-moulded splices and high K stress relief principles.
Cable fault location is covered in classroom and field sessions using prefault location methods, TDR (radar) and surge pulse (thumper) and audio frequency receivers. Other topics include:
Second day Utility Work Protection Code and Final Exam
Wye and Delta systems
Three phase transformers
Voltage regulation
Isolation and switching/grounding
Cable spiking
Single and three phase cable identification
Confined space rescue
Underground system troubleshooting