High Voltage Winding Best Practice Training

The High Voltage Winding Best Practice training is a high-quality technical course that provides solid knowledge, both practical and theoretical, on best practice operations in High Voltage systems and equipment.

Duration: 2 days

Time: 9 -17 Central European Time (CET)

Fees: £990 GBP EASA Members - £1090 GBP Non-members

Available Online and in Classroom. Private sessions upon request (6 minimum)

The  course is divided into 6 sessions:

Session 1: Introduction and HV coil design

Introduction

  • What the course contains
  • Tools and equipment
  • Resources

HV Coil manufacturing

  • HV coil insulation design
  • VPI insulation system
  • Roebel coil design

Coil testing & coil test standard

HV Coil insulation basics

  • Requirements for coil insulation
  • Introduction to dielectric stress
  • Introduction to partial discharge
  • Insulation temperature classes
  • Introduction to mica

Session 2 Fundamentals

  • Basic electrical theory
  • How windings work
  • Coil connections
  • Transpositions
  • Bar forces

Session 3 Recording coil & stator data

  • Slot measurement & winding detail, left & right, handed coils
  • Wedges, transpositions, end-winding blocking etc
  • Core inspection & testing
  • Control of partial discharge

Session 4: HV Winding Essentials and best practice

HV Coil installation & shaping

  • Coil fit tolerances in slot, to bracing rings
  • Endwinding blocking & bracing
  • Multi-turn coil connection
  • Stator half-bar alignment & connection
  • Coil & Winding testing

Varnish and epoxies

  • Difference between materials
  • Purpose of varnish protection
  • Types of epoxy for VPI

Session 5 Testing

  • Recommended winding tests
  • Reasons for performing tests
  • Theory behind tests
  • Common mistakes
  • Interpretation of results

Session 6 Case studies

A look at a few examples of rewinds and highlighting specific features

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