A two day course at

EA Technology
Chester
This course will cover:

Approach to fault location
Methods of locating faults
Use of equipment
Cable diagnostics
Power Cable Fault
Location
18
th
& 19
th
March 2009


Course Profile
This course will enable delegates to become more conversant with diagnosing faults on power cables.

The practical approach allows attendees to use a very broad range of fault location equipment.

The speakers have been selected for their industrial experience and expertise.
Speakers profiles
Steve Anderson has an impressive background in cable test equipment and fault location and has worked for
Biccotest Instruments, MW Test Equipment and is currently responsible for implementing all sales policies for the
Faraday House Group with particular responsibility for the BAUR range. He regularly presents technical papers,
runs training seminars, demonstrates equipment and undertakes very low frequency diagnostic testing of cables.
Vince Burgess is a senior consultant within the Cable Consultancy Group at EA Technology. Previously Vince
worked as a Development Engineer in the transformer division at Ferranti Ltd. He has over thirty years experience
in various aspects of distribution engineering and was responsible for the development of hydraulic methods for
locating leaks from pressure assisted fluid-filled cables.
Barry Clegg, recently UK Sales Manager with Hathaway, is now a consultant for training and cable fault location.
He is also the author of the book Underground Cable Fault Location (available at a special price of 40.00 to
delegates) written from his twenty years of experience in the supply industry as well as his time with instrument
manufacturers on cable fault location.
Steve McIntosh is a senior technical consultant who for the past eight years has worked within the cables
consultancy group at EA Technology. He has particular expertise in condition assessment and failure investigation
of cables and accessories. He has also had several years electrical engineering experience in Rosyth Royal
Dockyard and on several offshore installations.
Mark Wilding joined the services team at EA Technology in 1991, where he provided a varied range of technology
based technical services including high voltage testing and condition monitoring of electricity distribution equipment
in both laboratory and substation environments. In his current position as a Principal Consultant within the
Technical Services Group the majority of his work is associated with research, consultancy and technical services
relating to high voltage cables.
Benefits of attending
As a result of attending you will gain:
An understanding of fault location techniques
An appreciation of equipment used in fault location
An opportunity to use fault location equipment
An awareness of future developments
Who should attend?
Engineering professionals working within the
electricity supply industry and related fields,
practising transmission and distribution
engineers, managers, cable engineers and
fitters, graduate trainees, manufacturers,
suppliers and contractors.

The course can be used as a briefing for more
experienced engineers and managers
including those new to cables, particularly from
maintenance.
Mollington Banastre Hotel and Spa
Situated two miles from the city of Chester, the
Mollington Banastre is set in eight acres of grounds and
gardens. All bedrooms are comfortably furnished, each with
en-suite bathroom, television, telephone and a welcome
refreshment tray. The hotel has its own leisure club with
pool, jacuzzi, sauna and steam rooms.
Venue
The course will be held in the Business
Centre of EA Technology, situated six miles
to the north of the beautiful and historic City
of Chester. The Business Centre comprises
high quality meeting and training facilities.


Programme
Wednesday 18
th
March 2009
08:30 Registration and Coffee

09:00 Introduction
Terry Keenan, EA technology

09:30 Cables & Mode of Failure
Barry Clegg, Consultant

10:30 Coffee

10:45 Fault Location Methods Part 1
Safety:
Hazards & Safety issues particular to fault
location
Cable identification & location
Barry Clegg
Correct Approach
Diagnosis
Pre-location bridge methods
Steve Anderson, BAUR Test Equipment Ltd

12:15 Lunch

13:00 Fault Location Methods Part 2
Pre-location pulse echo, dynamic
methods
Pin-pointing - acoustics
Barry Gregg

14:30 Tea

14:45 Fault Investigation
Steve McIntosh, EA Technology

15:30 Practical Demonstrations Part 1
Steve Anderson and Barry Clegg

17:00 End of Day 1

19:00 Reception for workshop dinner

19:30 Dinner at the
Mollington Banastre Hotel & Spa, Chester
Thursday 19
th
March 2009
09:00 Fault Location Methods Part 3
Pin-pointing audio frequency, pool of potential
Confirming, repairing & reporting
Barry Gregg

10:00 Equipment Overview
Steve Anderson

10:30 Coffee

10:45 Practical Demonstrations Part 2
Steve Anderson and Barry Clegg

11:45 Oil Leak Location
Vince Burgess, EA Technology

12:15 Lunch

13:00 New Testing Techniques
Vlf on polymeric cables
Balancing vlf v power frequency
PD Mapping
Sniffer
Mark Wilding, EA Technology
Available equipment
Vlf test sets portable and test van systems
Steve Anderson

14:00 Case Studies
Barry Clegg

14:30 Tea

14:45 New Techniques
Steve Anderson and Barry Clegg

15:45 Questions & Discussion

16:15 End of Course




Programme may be subject to amendment
Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
EA Technology is an IET Endorsed Training Provider of courses, bespoke course, seminars & conferences in Power
Systems Electrical Engineering. This event may be counted towards your CPD providing it is appropriate for the
maintenance or enhancement of a competence relevant to your professional development.


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EA Technology Limited f. +44 (0) 151 347 2410
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