During the month of July, the Course “Predictive maintenance of power transformers” was provided at ceis facilities.

The Course was attended by 10 ALSTOM employees.

The content of the course was the following:

I. INTRODUCTION – POWER TRANSFORMERS (Types, Parts and Fittings that make them up, Maintenance (Types, typical tests)).

II. MINERAL INSULATING OILS FOR TRANSFORMERS AND SWITCHGEAR. (Types, characteristics and differences).

III. LABORATORY TESTS ON DIELECTRIC OILS. (Description of tests, procedures and information they provide).

IV. ASSESSMENT AND INTERPRETATION OF THE PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF DIELECTRIC OIL. – PRACTICAL CASES.

V. ASSESSMENT AND INTERPRETATION OF GASES AND FURANS DISSOLVED IN DIELECTRIC OIL. – PRACTICAL CASES.

VI. WORKOVER AND/OR REGENERATION OF DIELECTRIC OIL. – PRACTICAL CASES.

At the end of the course, there was an interesting guided tour of the oil laboratory.

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