Powerhouse electrician by laura avila barraza

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What is a Powerhouse electrician and Substation
Technician?
By

• Laura Avila Barraza
• powerhouse electrician working at Cook Chicken
  Inn at Greensboro,North Carolina,USA.

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Powerhouses and substations and with relays
install new equipment, make upgrades and
troubleshoot to fix the issues.

• Powerhouse Electrical Repairs inspect, test,
  repair, or maintain electrical equipment in
  generating stations, substations, and in-service
  relays. They also inspect and test equipment and
  circuits to identify malfunctions or defects,
  using wiring diagrams and testing devices such as
  ohmmeters, voltmeters, or ammeters.
• Power plants that supply electricity to
  residences and commercial buildings rely on
  electricians to install, maintain and repair the
  systems used in these operations.
• Duties of a Powerhouse and Substation Technician
• The Powerhouse
• Substation
• Relays

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Other Task include

• Prepare and maintain records detailing tests,
  repairs, and maintenance.
• Consult manuals, schematics, wiring diagrams, and
  engineering personnel to troubleshoot and solve
  equipment problems and to determine optimum
  equipment functioning.
• Analyze test data to diagnose malfunctions, to
  determine performance characteristics of systems,
  or to evaluate effects of system modifications.
• Open and close switches to isolate defective
  relays, performing adjustments or repairs.
• Notify facility personnel of equipment shutdowns.
• Construct, test, maintain, and repair substation
  relay and control systems.

Laura Avila Barraza
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Types of Electricians

• Residential Electrician
• Commercial Electrician
• Maintenance Electricians
• Highway Systems Electrician
• Electrical Instrumentation Technician
• Industrial Electrician
• Low Voltage Electrician
• Automotive Electrician
• Aviation Electrician
• Wind Turbine Electrician

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Thank You
Laura Avila Barraza