Career Details :: Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay
Description
Inspect, test, repair, or maintain electrical equipment in generating stations, substations, and in-service relays.
Experience
Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
Education
A bachelor's degree is the minimum formal education required for these occupations. However, many also require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Training
Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
Tasks
- Repairs, replaces, and cleans equipment, such as brushes, commutators, windings, bearings, relays, switches, controls, and instruments.
- Repairs or rebuilds circuit breakers, transformers, and lightning arresters by replacing worn parts.
- Prepares reports of work performed.
- Tests insulators and bushings of equipment by inducing voltage across insulation, using testing apparatus, and calculating insulation loss.
- Disconnects voltage regulators, bolts, and screws, and connects replacement regulators to high-voltage lines.
- Analyzes test data to diagnose malfunctions and evaluate effect of system modifications.
- Paints, repairs, and maintains buildings and sets forms and pours concrete footings for installation of heavy equipment.
- Tests oil in circuit breakers and transformers for dielectric strength and periodically refills.
- Notifies personnel of need for equipment shutdown requiring changes from normal operation to maintain service.
- Inspects and tests equipment and circuits to identify malfunction or defect, using wiring diagrams and testing devices such as ohmmeters, voltmeters, or ammeters.
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Important Abilities
General Work Activities
- Repairing & Maintaining Electrical Equipment
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, Material
- Monitor Processes, Material, Surroundings
- Getting Information Needed to Do the Job
- Handling and Moving Objects
Important Skills
Frequent Work Context
- Consequence of Error
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
- Importance of Being Sure All Is Done
- Using Hands on Objects, Tools, Controls
- Hazardous Conditions
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