Substations - Volume IX: Substation Structures

Course Number: E-3045
Credit: 3 PDH
Subject Matter Expert: Lee Layton, P.E.
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Overview

In Substations - Volume IX: Substation Structures, you'll learn ...

  • Factors that may affect the choice of material and member type selected for substations structures
  • Three types of substation structures related to the function served in the substation
  • The difference between lattice, solid profile and semi-solid profile structures
  • Determination of design loads for substation structures

Overview

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Credit: 3 PDH

Length: 33 pages

This 3-hour course is the ninth in a series of courses on the design of electrical substations. The courses do not necessarily have to be taken in order and, for the most part, are stand-alone courses.

This course provides a brief introduction to substation structural design issues and methodology.

Specific Knowledge or Skill Obtained

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

  • The issues related to structural design of substations
  • Structural types used in substations
  • The benefits of each structural type
  • How equipment support structures are designed
  • How to calculate wind loads on structures
  • How to calculate short circuit loads on structures
  • How to calculate seismic loads on structures

Certificate of Completion

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 20 questions. PDH credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.

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