UETDRRC008Solve problems in low voltage electrical network circuits in a very remote community

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120 assessable components: 3 elements (26 performance criteria), 13 performance evidence and 81 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 solve problems in LV electrical network circuits

  • 1.1Legislation, regulations, standards, codes of practice and organisational workplace requirements for the work to be performed are referred to and confirmed
  • 1.2Work plan is obtained and confirmed in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 1.3Materials required for work are determined and obtained in accordance with work plan and workplace requirements
  • 1.4Plant, tools, equipment, and personal protective equipment (PPE) required for work are determined, obtained and confirmed in working order
  • 1.5Hazards are identified, risks assessed and control measures identified and applied
  • 1.6Work is prioritised and sequenced for completion in accordance with work plan and workplace requirements
  • 1.7Work permits are received and signed in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 1.8Worksite is prepared in accordance with the work plan and workplace requirements
  • 1.9Traffic management plan is confirmed as being in place in accordance with workplace requirements

2 Solve problems in LV electrical network circuits

  • 2.1Legislation, regulations, standards, codes of practice and organisational workplace requirements for the work to be performed are applied and monitored
  • 2.2Lifting, climbing, working at heights and the use of plant, tools, equipment and PPE are carried out in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 2.3Hazard control measures are monitored in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 2.4Live testing or measuring requirements are determined in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 2.5Electrical network circuits are confirmed as isolated and proved earthed/short circuited in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 2.6Operating parameters of the network electrical circuits are verified in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 2.7Established methodical processes are used to identify electrical network circuit problems from measured and calculated values in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 2.8Electrical network circuit problems are solved without damage to apparatus or circuits to comply with workplace requirements
  • 2.9Earthing/short circuiting equipment is removed, permit signed off and electrical network circuits re-energised in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 2.10Electrical network circuits are tested to determine correct operation in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 2.11Incidents or unplanned events are responded to in accordance with workplace requirements

3 Complete work and documentation

  • 3.1Completed work is checked for compliance against the work plan and workplace requirements
  • 3.2Worksite is rehabilitated, cleaned and made safe in accordance with workplace procedures
  • 3.3Plant, tools and equipment are cleaned, checked and returned to storage in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 3.4Surplus materials are returned to storage or disposed of in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 3.5Incidents or unplanned events are reported in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 3.6Work records, reports and documentation are completed, and appropriate personnel notified in accordance with workplace requirements

Performance evidence

  • applying relevant legislation, regulations, standards, codes of practice and organisational workplace requirements, including: work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS)
  • identifying hazards, assessing risks, identifying, applying and monitoring control measures
  • obtaining, inspecting and using relevant personal protective equipment (PPE)
  • preparing to enter the workplace, including the use of work permits, clearances and isolation permissions
  • confirming network electrical circuits are isolated
  • determining the correct operation of the network electrical circuits
  • using established methodical processes to solve electrical problems in accordance with workplace requirements, including: choosing correct instruments and ranges for testing and measuring values
  • connecting instruments to measure and calculate values in circuits within the electrical network
  • identifying circuit problems, including at least three (3) of the following: high voltage (HV)/low voltage (LV), high resistance, low resistance, fault current (fuses), kilowatt hour meter faults (no supply, reverse polarity, etc), streetlight faults
  • connecting and testing network electrical circuits to determine correct operation
  • working from at least one (1) of the following: elevated work platform (EWP), platform, ladder
  • dealing with an unplanned event on at least (1) one occasion
  • completing relevant work records, reporting and documentation

Knowledge evidence

  • relevant legislation, regulations, standards, codes of practice and organisational workplace requirements, including: WHS/OHS
  • wiring rules requirements
  • hazard, risk assessment and risk control requirements, including potential hazards
  • types and application of PPE
  • alternating current (a.c.) quantities, including: sine, cosine and tangent ratios of a right-angle triangle
  • Pythagoras theorem to a right-angle triangle
  • use of the cathode ray oscilloscope (CRO) to measure direct current (d.c.) and a.c. voltage levels
  • sinusoidal voltage generated by a single turn coil rotated in uniform magnetic fields
  • terms ‘period’, ‘maximum value’, ‘peak-to-peak value’, ‘instantaneous value’, ‘average value’, and ‘root-mean-square (r.m.s.) value’, in relation to a sinusoidal waveform
  • calculation of the instantaneous value of induced voltage of a generated sinusoidal waveform
  • measurement of instantaneous, peak and peak-to-peak values and the period of a sinusoidal waveform
  • calculation of r.m.s. value and frequency of a sinusoidal waveform from values of peak voltage and period
  • phasor diagrams, including: purpose of phasor diagrams
  • ‘in-phase’, ‘out-of-phase’, ‘phase angle’ ‘lead’ and ‘lag’
  • phase angle between two or more alternating quantities from a given sinusoidal waveform diagram
  • convention for representing voltage, current and the reference quantity in a phasor diagram
  • drawing phasor diagrams to show the relationship between two or more a.c. values of voltage and/or current
  • determination of phase relationship between two or more sinusoidal waveforms from a given diagram and measurements
  • single element a.c. circuits, including: setting up and connecting a single-source resistive a.c. circuit and taking voltage and current measurements to determine the resistance
  • determining the voltage, current resistances from the measurement of given values of any two of these qualities
  • relationship between voltage drops and current in resistive a.c. circuits
  • applications of resistive a.c. circuits
  • defining ‘inductive reactance’
  • calculation of inductive reactance for a given inductor and the relationship between inductive reactance and frequency
  • application of Ohm’s law to determine voltage, current of inductive reactance in a purely inductive a.c. circuit given any two to these quantities
  • applications of inductive a.c circuits
  • calculation of capacitive reactance
  • application of Ohm’s law to determine voltage, current or capacitive reactance in a purely capacitive a.c circuit given any two of the quantities
  • applications of capacitive a.c circuits
  • impedance a.c. circuits, including: impedance and impedance triangle
  • effects of impedance on the neutral and active conductor
  • determining the impedance, current and voltages for a series a.c circuit
  • drawing and labelling the impedance triangle for a series resistor–capacitor (RC) circuit
  • capacitive components in power circuits and systems and the effect on the phase relationship between voltage and current
  • drawing the equivalent circuit of a practical inductor
  • inductive components in power circuits and systems and their effect on the phase relationship between voltage and current
  • power in an a.c. circuit, including: difference between true power, apparent power and reactive power and the units in which these quantities are measured
  • power triangle to show the relationships between true power, apparent power and reactive power
  • terms: power factor and phase angle
  • methods used to measure single phase power, energy and demand
  • power factor improvement, including: effects of low power factor
  • requirements for power factor improvement
  • methods used to improve low power factor of an installation
  • local supply authority and wiring rules requirements regarding the power factor of an installation and power factor improvement equipment
  • harmonics effect in a.c. systems, including: term harmonic in relation to the sinusoidal waveform of an a.c. power system
  • sources in a.c. systems that produce harmonics
  • problems that may arise in a.c. circuits as a result of harmonics and how these are overcome
  • methods and test equipment used to test for harmonics
  • multi-phase systems, including: features of a multiphase system
  • two-phase systems (230 V/460 V)
  • comparison of voltages generated by single and multi-phase alternators
  • reasons for the adoption of three phases for power systems
  • how three phases are generated in a single alternator
  • calculation of root mean square (r.m.s.) value of voltage generated in each phase given the maximum value
  • relationship between the phase voltages generated in a multi-phase alternator and the conventions for identifying each
  • term phase sequence (also referred to as phase rotation)
  • phase sequence of a multi-phase supply
  • single phase systems
  • three phase star-connections, including: connecting a three phase star-connection load
  • phase relationship between line and phase voltages and line and phase currents of a star-connected system
  • determining the r.m.s. value of line and phase voltage given any one of these quantities
  • determining the r.m.s. value of line and phase current given any one of these quantities
  • terms balanced load and unbalanced load
  • balanced and unbalanced loads in typical power systems
  • three phase four wire systems, including: purpose of the neutral conductor in three phase four wire systems
  • the effects of a high impedance in the neutral conductor of a three phase four wire system supplying an unbalanced load where multiple earthed neutral (MEN) earthing is employed
  • three phase delta-connections and interconnected systems, including: connecting three phase delta loads
  • phase relationship between line and phase voltages and line and phase currents of a delta-connected system
  • determining the r.m.s. value of line and phase voltage given any one of these quantities
  • determining the r.m.s. value of line and phase current given any one of these quantities
  • limitations and uses of open delta connections
  • loads in typical power systems
  • typical combinations of three phase interconnected systems using star-connections and a delta connection
  • relationship between line and phase voltages and line and phase currents in the typical interconnected systems using star-connections and delta connections
  • fault loop impedance, including: term fault loop impedance of an a.c. power system
  • measuring fault loop impedance of typical circuits
  • procedures for testing fault loop impedance
  • safe use of plant, tools and equipment
  • application, purpose and types of permits
  • events constituting an unplanned event or incident
  • procedures for responding to an unplanned event or incident

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