UETDRDS017 — Design customer substations

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What an assessment for UETDRDS017 must cover

105 assessable components: 3 elements (14 performance criteria), 25 performance evidence and 66 knowledge evidence requirements. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Prepare to design customer substations

1.1Project requirements are determined
1.2Design specifications are determined in accordance with workplace requirements
1.3Tools, equipment and personal protective equipment (PPE) required for site inspections are determined, obtained and confirmed in working order
1.4Requirements for site inspections are determined in accordance with workplace requirements
1.5Work is prioritised and sequenced for completion in accordance with workplace requirements

2 Design customer substations

2.1Site inspection is performed
2.2Customer substation is designed in accordance with workplace requirements
2.3Systems modelling is used to evaluate and determine best outcomes in accordance with workplace requirements
2.4Sustainable energy principles are used to evaluate and determine best outcomes in accordance with workplace requirements
2.5Design is checked for compliance against legislation, regulations, standards and codes of practice
2.6Health and safety risks are identified and minimised or eliminated by using safety and control measures in the design process
2.7Quality checks of work are undertaken in accordance with workplace requirements

3 Complete work and documentation

3.1Completed work is checked against project and workplace requirements
3.2Work records, reports and documentation are completed, approved and appropriate personnel notified in accordance with workplace requirements

Performance evidence

determining project requirements
determining design specifications
obtaining, inspecting and using relevant personal protective equipment (PPE) for site inspection
determining requirements for site inspections in accordance with workplace requirements
prioritising and sequencing work for completion in accordance with workplace requirements
performing at least one (1) site inspection
demonstrating use of systems modelling to evaluate and determine best outcomes
applying sustainable energy principles and practices
checking design for compliance against legislation, regulations, standards and codes of practice
identifying, and minimising or eliminating health and safety risks by using safety and control measures
performing ongoing quality checks of work in accordance with workplace requirements
checking final design against project and workplace requirements
completing relevant work records, reports and documentation
completing six (6) designs from at least two (2) of the following project types:
single transformer substation
multi-transformer substation
upgrade/alteration to existing asset
auto-changeover system
drafting each of the following for each of six (6) substation designs:
single line diagram
above ground layout diagram
earthing layout diagram
primary plant dimensioning checklist
standards compliance checklist
hazard identification, risk assessment and control measures.

Knowledge evidence

customer substation design, including:
project requirements
design specifications
hazard, risk assessment and risk control requirements, including potential hazards
types and application of PPE
site inspections
application of sustainable energy principles and practices
compliance with legislation, regulations, standards, codes of practice, and project and workplace requirements
work records, reports and documentation
manuals, diagrams and drawings
types, functionality and maintenance of specialist tools, including:
laser scans
geotech studies
survey equipment
ground penetrating radar
buried services and other infrastructure, including:
telecommunications
power
water
sewerage
gas
relationship between primary and secondary systems
types of substations or upgrades, including:
single transformer substations
multi-transformer substations
upgrade/alteration to existing assets
auto-changeover systems
transformers, including:
types
characteristics
basic construction
operation under load/no-load conditions
types and operation of tap changing switches
efficiency and cooling
auxiliary equipment
maintenance
restrictions to parallel operation
harmonics issues and remedies
testing and fault-finding procedures
fire and oil management, including:
bund design
flame traps
oil/water separation systems.
high voltage (HV) switchgear, including:
protection and alarms
operating limitations
protection device rating
switching equipment and practices
paralleling requirements
isolation and earthing procedures
common distribution faults
metering and control equipment including:
types of meters
installation and removal
associated equipment and accessories
testing procedures
automation systems, including:
function
main components
operation procedure
layout principles for a distribution substation including:
relationship to overall power system
purpose
location
equipment layout
principles of computer-aided drafting.

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What does an assessment tool for UETDRDS017 need to cover?

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