Power and ElectricalSwitchgear Life Assessment and Condition Testing
Deciding whether a switchboard has another decade in it, or needs replacing now, is a capital decision usually made on age because nobody has assembled the condition evidence. This course covers assembling it. Delegates work through the degradation mechanisms that actually end switchgear life, the diagnostic tests that reveal each, and the interpretation of results across a population rather than a single panel. Partial discharge measurement, thermographic survey and mechanism timing are covered in depth. The course then moves to the decision itself: building a condition based ranking across a fleet, estimating remaining life with its uncertainty stated, and presenting a replacement case that a capital committee will fund.
Course objectives
- Identify the degradation mechanisms that actually end switchgear life
- Select diagnostic tests that reveal each mechanism
- Measure and interpret partial discharge in service
- Apply thermographic survey and mechanism timing to condition assessment
- Interpret results across a population rather than a single unit
- Estimate remaining life and state the uncertainty honestly
- Build a replacement case a capital committee will fund
Who should attend
- Asset managers and asset strategy engineers
- Electrical engineers in utilities and heavy industry
- Condition monitoring and testing specialists
- Maintenance managers
- Capital planning staff in networks and plants
Course outline
- 01What actually ends the life of switchgear
- 02Diagnostic test selection against mechanism
- 03Partial discharge measurement in service
- 04Thermographic survey and interpretation
- 05Mechanism timing and travel analysis
- 06Population level interpretation and ranking
- 07Remaining life estimation and its uncertainty
- 08Presenting a replacement case
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 to 7 September 2026 | Gaborone, Botswana | Classroom | R11,995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 30 September to 2 October 2026 | Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe | Classroom | R11,995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 9 to 11 October 2026 | Port Louis, Mauritius | Classroom | R11,995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 30 October to 1 November 2026 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Classroom | R11,995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 2 to 4 November 2026 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Classroom | R11,995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 18 to 20 November 2026 | Gaborone, Botswana | Classroom | R11,995 per delegate | Register Now |