Transmission Technician Certification Program

MODULE DETAILS

PER MODULE Training Hours: 150+ Sections: 10 Exams: 10 Tuition: $602 per module, per trainee Online Testing (optional): Online Testing fee of $50 per apprentice is waived through 2021. Training Videos: Included with tuition

See pages 24-29 for section descriptions.

Puller

Grounded rollers on both sides of energized crossing

Netting-type guard structure 60 ft. Rolling Grounds

Energized Distribution Line 180 ft. Tensioner and Position pulling or tensioning Conductor Trailer equipment far enough from the first structure to avoid excessive down strain and bending of the conductor. A pulling slope of three horizontal to one vertical is a good guideline.

Transmission Tension Stringing

1. New poles are set and guard structures are installed. 2. Pulling line is strung through rollers from the puller to the tensioner. 3. Conductors are attached to pulling lines and pulled back to the puller at 3 to 5 miles per hour. 4. Conductors are sagged and clipped in and guard structures are removed. 5. Line is energized. CHAPTER FOUR | STRINGING AND SAGGING

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module one

• Introduction to Power Delivery • Safety 1 • Working in Elevated Positions • Knots, Splices, and Rope • Electrical Systems • Disconnects and Switches • Wood Structure Maintenance • Basic Electrical Theory • Transformer Basics • OSHA 1

module two

• Safety 2 • AC Fundamentals • Personal Protective Grounding • Live-Line Equipment and Methods • Rigging • Transmission Inspections • Overhead Conductors • Electrical Test Equipment • Introduction to Substations • OSHA 2

module three

• Safety 3 • Special Elements 1 • Transmission Conductor Installation • System Power Flow • Advanced Transformers • Maps and Standards • Substation System Protection • NESC 1 • NESC 2 • OSHA 3

module four

• Safety 4 • Substation Communication Systems • Special Elements 2 • Vegetation Management • System Operation • System Automation • Overhead Line Design • Steel Structure Maintenance • Substation Transformers • Crew Leadership