What an electrician needs to know to repair and maintain electrical equipment

According to the qualification characteristics, an electrician of 4 — 5 category for installation, repair and maintenance of industrial electrical equipment must be able to:

  • monitors the condition of industrial electrical equipment in enterprises and takes timely measures to prevent malfunctions and accidents;

  • carry out current repairs, adjustment and adjustment of the enterprise's electrical equipment, participate in basic and intermediate repair of equipment and repair of windings of electrical machines and apparatus;

  • determine the content and scope of the various types of repairs;

  • determines the technological process of repair, assembly and installation of electrical equipment;

  • use technological documentation, read drawings, draw up diagrams and simple sketches;

  • properly use, fill and store tools, devices, devices and apparatus;

  • comply with safety rules, fire protection measures and internal regulations.

Electrical equipment of industrial enterprises

To meet these requirements, an electrician must know:

  • purpose, device and principle of operation of industrial electrical equipment and rules for technical operation;

  • the main causes of malfunctions and breakdowns in electrical equipment;

  • technological process of repair, assembly and installation of parts of electrical equipment, purpose and application of technological documentation;

  • methods and techniques for performing locksmith, electrical and winding operations and works;

  • device, design, purpose, rules for selection and use of working, measuring, locksmith and electrical tools, handling and storage methods;

  • tolerances and fixtures used in the electrical industry;

  • basics of electrical engineering, science of electrical materials;

  • organization of work and the workplace of an electrician, rules and instructions for safety measures and fire prevention measures;

  • the basics of the organization and economics of production.

The successful training of young workers to perform a variety of work in the installation and repair of electrical equipment largely depends on the development of a course of special technologies.

What an electrician needs to know to repair and maintain electrical equipment

The task of our site is to give students in an accessible form the necessary knowledge when carrying out repair and installation work. All materials on the site can be both young and novice electricians, and already experienced workers in electrical specialties as a guide to improve production skills.

The study of the above questions can begin with these materials:

Requirements for electrical personnel and their training

Electrical safety groups and conditions for their distribution

Organizational measures to ensure work safety

Installation of electrical machines and devices

Asynchronous motor control circuits

Schemes for connecting asynchronous motors to the electrical network

Tasks of diagnostic work during operation of electrical equipment

Planned prevention of electrical equipment

Methods of diagnosing malfunctions of asynchronous electric motors

Measurement of current and voltage during operation of electrical equipment in industrial enterprises

Measurement of insulation resistance with a megohmmeter

Maintenance of electric motors

Operation of in-store electrical networks

Operation of lighting electrical installations

First aid in case of electric shock, actions in case of electric shock

Fire prevention measures during operation of electrical installations

Fire fighting in electrical installations

The training on electrical installation and repair work on the site "Useful for an electrician" aims to ensure that young and novice workers consciously and competently relate to the implementation of work on the installation and operation of industrial enterprises and their electrical equipment.

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