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SF6 Maintenance Level II

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8 Hour Program

Given this 8 hour workshop participants will be able to identify why SF6 is used in electrical equipment and will be introduced to the manufacture and industry best work practices.
Participants will be able to react in a safe manner to an emergency situation relating to the accidental release from the switchgear or from the maintenance equipment.
Proposed deliverables

• Introduction to Sulphurhexafluoride
• Properties of Sulphurhexafluoride
• Physical Form of SF6 Gas
• Sublimation and Density Chart
• Properties of New, Unused Gas
• Properties of used gas
• Low Level Arcing
• High Level Arcing
• By-product Generation
• Characteristics of Decomposition Products
• Solid Arc by-products
• Gaseous Arc by-products
• Purpose of absorbers
• Toxicity of SF6 and its Decomposition Products
• Threshold Limit Values
• Expected emergency response actions

Additional Learning Opportunities

1. To make some technical recommendations relating to the inspection and maintenance of gas insulated switchgear and equipment
2. To answer any technical related questions relating to the gas insulated switchgear
3. To provide recommendations relating to the emergency response actions to be taken in event of a station fault or abnormal operation

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