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Substation and MCC lab · Level 1 of 8

Read the single-line diagram

Level 1 of 8 in the Substation and MCC lab: a free substation and MCC exercise at Foundation level. Walk a small 11/0.415 kV substation and its MCC on the single-line diagram. Name every device and its rating.

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Read the single-line diagram

The brief

Client
Brackenfield Utilities
Site
Brackenfield pumping station, substation 1
Work order
WO-MCC-101
Task code
MCC-01
Difficulty
Foundation
Type of work
Reading drawings

Walk a small 11/0.415 kV substation and its MCC on the single-line diagram. Name every device and its rating.

Skills you practise

  • Single-line diagrams
  • IEC 60617 symbols
  • IEC 81346 reference designations
  • Equipment ratings

What the test checks

The acceptance test marks the skills this level practises.

  • Single-line diagrams
  • IEC 60617 symbols
  • IEC 81346 reference designations
  • Equipment ratings

In this lab

  • Safe isolation: lock, tag, prove, test, earth
  • Cables, breakers, relays and fault levels
  • A 3D switchroom and transformer bay

Levels in the Substation and MCC lab

Next: Safe isolation of an MCC bucket

  1. Read the single-line diagram
  2. Safe isolation of an MCC bucket
  3. Size a motor circuit
  4. Commission a star-delta starter
  5. Grade the incomer relay
  6. Fault level and breaker check
  7. Correct the power factor
  8. Find a fault in the MCC

Part of the Substation and MCC lab

Walk a small substation, isolate a motor bucket safely, grade a relay and fault-find a motor control centre.

About the Substation and MCC lab

Feeds these internships: Control Panel Design and Wiring, Commissioning and Maintenance, Electrical Design.