Mini-Tutorial Topics

OMICRON's mini-tutorials will be held on the OMICRON Roadshow Bus in Booth #2739.

Tutorial lengths: 20 minutes


Performance Testing of HV Circuit Breakers using the CIBANO 500

Tuesday, April 15 – 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday, April 16 – 12:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 17 – 11:30 a.m.

Learn to measure and validate critical performance characteristics of HV Circuit Breakers, including timing, travel, command coil, and main contact condition.

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Online Monitoring of the Dielectric Health of Power Transformers

Tuesday, April 15 – 2:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 16 – 4:30 p.m.

This tutorial will introduce Montrano, a transformer monitor that focuses on the health of the dielectric system by measuring true power factor of the bushings, partial discharges from the transformer, and high voltage transients from the system.

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 A New Approach for Testing Instrument Transformers

Tuesday, April 15 – 11:30 a.m.
Wednesday, April 16 – 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 17 – 12:30 p.m.

New innovative test methods have come out which make CT or PT testing so much easier than before. Learn about how the new approach evaluates the accuracy class, ratio error and phase displacement of instrument transformers according to the IEEE, ANSI and IEC Standards.

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Assessing the Electrical Health of Power Transformers

Tuesday, April 15 –12:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 16 – 2:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 17 – 1:30 p.m.

Join a discussion about the different facets of a transformer's electrical health, and the electrical tests available to assess each one.

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Trying Digital Substations on for Size

Tuesday, April 15 –3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 16 – 10:30 a.m.

Join in a discussion of implementing digital technology incrementally.  You can use Smart Grid standards to your advantage. Examples of how to do it in small bites will be discussed.

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Automated Testing of Recloser Controls

Tuesday, April 15 – 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 16 – 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 17 – 10:30 a.m.

As the technology of Recloser Controls has advanced, so should their testing.  Learn about solutions to make it simple and efficient.

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Testing the Protection System, Not the Element

Tuesday, April 15 – 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 16 – 11:30 a.m.

Explore the shift in traditional relay testing to a more complete system test.  Test the logic of the relay, not the capability of the microprocessor to perform math.

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