Operations training
High Voltage Standard / V0 - DRAFT 2025-03-21
ANNEX 1 - EQUIPMENT LIST
The following pages contain the lists of equipment required for delivering the High Voltage standard.
All equipment shall be maintained and where appropriate, inspected and tested in accordance with current national standards/ legislation and manufacturers’ recommendations.
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Equipment List for High Voltage Operations
Facilities and equipment for practical exercises HV Equipment / Apparatus
• At least one high voltage Switchgear of a type found in industry must be available for training, including features of: Circuit breaker, Disconnector, Earth Switch. • Suitable features and functions are required to conduct all the scenario-based learning activity as detailed in the module including realistic Switching, Isolation, Testing/Proving, Earth scenarios. • Exercises may be completed on one or multiple items of equipment to provide access to the functions and features required. • In many cases, HV equipment used in a training centre settings will be configured to function realistically without any actual high voltages being supplied or present, in order to reduce the risk to participants - this is perfectly acceptable for training. • Simulation systems may be utilised alongside actual equipment to provide exposure to a wider range of different HV systems and equipment types relevant to the wind industry.
Use of operational high voltages during training
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• It is not required to supply live high voltages to equipment used in training. • Although it also perfectly acceptable, training conducted using any HV equipment or system supplied with live high voltages requires particular planning and safe control. • It is the responsibility of the training provider to ensure safety at all times during training in accordance to the GWO Requirements for Training, all training must be safely managed and risk assessed.
Simulation of HV equipment and systems
• Some features or functions may not be available on all HV switchgear but may be able to be effectively simulated, including features related to remote switching, SCADA controls, umbilical control, etc. • Any simulation system utilised to support elements of practical training exercises must provide a high level of fidelity - this means it must function and respond realistically to the actions of the participant, providing a realistic response. The simulation system must be capable of supporting the learning activity specified and the related learning objectives.
Global Wind Organisation / www.globalwindsafety.org
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