The University of Queensland’s Australasian Transformer Innovation Centre (TIC) is pleased to announce a two-day face-to-face CPD course in Brisbane and focusing on Power Transformer Tap Changers- Design, Maintenance and Testing.

This tap changer course will deliver the theoretical background information necessary along with "hands on" practical experience to understand the issues of tap changes faced by modern power systems and their operators. This course is aimed at procurement, asset strategies, operations and maintenance managers and engineers in generation, transmission and distribution, renewables manufacturing mining industrial and infrastructure organizations.

Key outcomes

  • Understand the basic principles of tap changers, including oil and vacuum.
  • Learn the basic arrangement of regulating windings, benefits and issues of oil and vacuum diverters.
  • Become familiar with OLTC maintenance for oil and vacuum types.
  • Be informed of innovative condition assessment of tap-changers using acoustic measurements, signal processing techniques used and results from field trials, case study.
  • Be exposed to how some utilities are implementing life cycle-oriented maintenance of tap changers.

Presenters

The presenters in this course will include industry experts from:

  • Manufacturers of tap changers.
  • ansmission and distribution companies.
  • Service and testing and companies.
  • Researchers from The University of Queensland

Practical component

The course will have a half-day practical component at the end of Day 2, giving attendees the opportunity to witness firsthand some of the concepts discussed during the course.

Who should attend?

  • Procurement, Asset Strategists, maintenance managers and engineers.
  • Generation, transmission, and distribution personnel.
  • Consultants, designers and operations staff in the renewables, manufacturing, mining, industrial and infrastructure groups.
  • Young engineers starting out in their career, or engineering personal wanting to up-skill.

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Price

TIC Industry Platinum Members

  • One Complimentary attendee (Conditions Apply)
  • Platinum Members additional attendees: $1300 pp.

Non-TIC Members

  • $2000 pp.

Registration

Register online via the UQ payments website at: http://payments.uq.edu.au/ECET104EAI019

Leave ‘VOUCHER CODE’ blank and click ‘Create Booking’.

Registrations close 19 July 2023 (Unless all places are filled earlier).

The registration page can also be accessed via the UQ Payments page: http://payments.uq.edu.au/OneStopWeb/Home/menu and search for “Two-Day CPD Course on Transformer Tap Changers”.

Location

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Enquiries

transformer@itee.uq.edu.au

About Australasian Transformer Innovation Centre webinar and CPD courses

The Australasian Transformer Innovation Centre (TIC) will deliver several webinars and CPD courses. Our Continuing Professional Development courses are designed to fill the training gaps for personnel working in electrical utilities, generation, renewables, mining oil and gas, manufacturers, and service staff.

These webinars will typically be 1 hour to 4 hours long and offer great learning outcomes at low cost. The CPD courses will typically be face-to-face over 2 days offer great learning outcomes at low cost.

Venue

University of Queensland Long Pocket Campus, Brisbane, Queensland
Room: 
Elkhorn Building, Room 206