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 DECLARATI
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lywhatI
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alt
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ni heNAMEOFCOMPANY.Ial
ngatt so
decl
aret
hatt
hist
echni
calr
epor
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evi
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othi
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heri
nst
it
uti
onf
ort
heawar
dofanydegr
ee.Al
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ionusedi
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s
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lyacknowl
edgedbymeansofr
efer
ence.

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eandSignat
ure

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FICATI
ON

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sist
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ti
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hatt
hisSI
WESr
epor
twaswr
it
tenbyERI
C,I
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Mat
ri
cul
ati
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tmentofEl
ect
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calandEl
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cs
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neer
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SOR ………………….
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it
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visor
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eandSi
gnat
ure

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tment
al-
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or) Dat
eandSi
gnat
ure

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edget
heAg.Deanoft
heschool
ofEngi
neer
ingand
Engi
neer
ingTechnol
ogy(
SEET)
,Dr
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ani
yan,Ag.H.
O.Doft
hedepar
tmentof
El
ect
ri
cal& El
ect
roni
cs Engi
neer
ing,Dr
.(Engr
.)M.R.Adu,f
ort
hei
ref
for
tand
i
mmensecont
ri
but
ions.Iappr
eci
atemyschoolsuper
visor
sandamazi
ngl
ect
urer
sin
t
hedepar
tment
,Dr
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.B.A.I
yaomol
ere,amongmanyot
her
s,f
or
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rseasonedl
ect
uresandt
imededi
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ion …………………………………………………….
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edgement…………………………………………………………….
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eofCont
ent
s …………………………………………………………….
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es ………………………………………………….
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gur
es …………………………………………………………….
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Abst
ract …………………………………………………………….
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.xi
CHAPTER1–I
NTRODUCTI
ON
1.
1Int
roduct
ion ……………………………….
..
.. 1
1.
2Nat
ureandscopeofSI
WES ………………………………….
1
1.
3Ai
m andObj
ect
ivesofSI
WES ………………………………….
. 1
1.
4Rol
esofSt
udent
sdur
ingSI
WES ………………………………….
. 2
1.
5TheLogbook ………………………………….
. 2
CHAPTER2–TRANSMI
SSI
ONCOMPANYOFNI
GERI
A
2.
1Gener
alOv
erv
iew ………….
..
.…………………….
. 3
2.
2Egbi
nSub-
Regi
on ………….
..
….………………….
. 3
2.
3Depar
tment
satt
hesub-
regi
on …………………………….
..
..
..
..
. 4
CHAPTER3–I
NDUSTRI
ALTRAI
NINGEXPERI
ENCE
3.
1Heal
th,
Saf
etyandEnv
ironment……………………………….
..
.. 6
3.
1.1Egbi
nSub-
Regi
onTr
ansmi
ssi
onSt
ati
on…………….
..
…………….6
3.
1.2Per
sonal
Prot
ect
iveEqui
pment
………………………………….
8
3.
1.3Saf
etyRul
esandPr
ecaut
ions ……………………………….
…8
3.
1.4Knowl
edgeGai
ned ………………………………….
9
3.
2Pr
otect
ion,
Cont
rol
andMet
eri
ngDepar
tment
…..
.……………….9
3.
2.1Cur
rentTr
ansf
ormerRat
io ……………………………….
…10
3.
2.2Pr
e-commi
ssi
oni
ngt
est …………………………………11
3.
2.3Mai
ntenanceofI
nter
-BusTr
ansf
ormer
……………….
.…………… 13
3.
2.4Tr
oubl
eshoot
ingofSpr
ingChar
gedBr
eaker
……………………….15
3.
2.5Commi
ssi
oni
ngofapowert
ransf
ormer
…………………………… 16

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 3.
2.6Knowl
edgeGai
ned …………………………………16
3.
3El
ect
ri
cal
Mai
ntenanceDepar
tment
………………………………. 16
3.
3.1Mai
ntenanceofGasCi
rcui
tBr
eaker
s……………………………… 17
3.
3.2Decommi
ssi
oni
ngofGasCi
rcui
tBr
eaker
………………………….
.18
3.
3.3I
nst
all
ati
onofnewGasCi
rcui
tBr
eaker
……………………………. 21
3.
3.4Tr
oubl
eshoot
ingoft
heswi
tchy
ardi
l
lumi
nat
ionsy
stem…………… 23
3.
3.5Knowl
edgeGai
ned …………………………………24
3.
4Li
nesMai
ntenanceDepar
tment…………………………………25
3.
4.1Ov
erv
iewofTr
ansmi
ssi
onl
i
nesandt
ower
s……………………….
.25
3.
4.2LandPat
rol
ofTr
ansmi
ssi
onLi
nes ……………………….
..
..
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..
. 27
3.
4.3Mai
ntenanceofTr
ansmi
ssi
onLi
nes.
..
……………………………… 29
3.
4.4St
ri
ngi
ngofConduct
orst
oBr
eaker
sandCTs………………….
..
… 30
3.
4.5Decommi
ssi
oni
ngandI
nst
all
ati
onofCur
rentTr
ansf
ormer
……….
.31
3.
4.6Mai
ntenanceof33kvBusI
sol
ator …………………………………31
3.
2.7Knowl
edgeGai
ned …………………………………32
3.
5Communi
cat
ionDepar
tment …………………………………33
3.
5.1Mai
ntenanceandi
nst
all
ati
onofBat
ter
yBank….
..
………………… 33
3.
5.2Fusi
onSpl
i
cingofOpt
icFi
bercabl
e….
…………………………… 35
3.
5.3Mai
ntenanceofCommuni
cat
ionEqui
pment…………………….
..
. 36
3.
5.4Knowl
edgeGai
ned …………………………………37
3.
6Sy
stem Oper
ati
ons ……….
.………………………37
3.
6.1Fr
equencyCont
rol ……………………………….
.38
3.
6.2Swi
tchi
ngOper
ati
ons ……………………………….
.39
3.
6.3Pr
otect
ionr
elay
sinEl
ect
ri
cal
Subst
ati
ons……………………….
..40
3.
6.4Knowl
edgeGai
ned ……………………………….
.41
CHAPTER4–CONCLUSI
ONANDRECOMMENDATI
ON
4.
1Chal
l
engesEncount
eredandSol
uti
ons…………………………….
. 42
4.
2Concl
usi
on ………………………………………. 42
4.
3Recommendat
ions ………………………………………. 43
Ref
erences ………………………………………………………………. 44

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STOFTABLES
Tabl
e Name page
1 Di
ff
erencesbet
weenI
sol
atorandCi
rcui
tBr
eaker
…………………….
. 25
2 Oper
ati
onal
For
ms …………………………………………….
.. 39

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ii
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 LI
STOFFI
GURES
Fi
gur
e Name Pageno
1 TCNDi
vi
sion ………………………………………… 3
2 TCNEgbi
nSub-
Regi
onOr
ganogr
am…………………………………….
. 5
3 SLDofEgbi
n330kv
/132kvsubst
ati
on…………………………………… 7
4 Par
tsofaTr
ansmi
ssi
onTower …………………………………………. 26
5 Fusi
onSpl
i
cingofOpt
ical
Fiber………………………………………… 35

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 LI
STOFPLATES
Pl
ate Name Pageno
1 Megger(
Cur
rentI
nject
ionTestSet
)……………………………………… 12
2 I
nsul
ati
onResi
stanceTest
er(
MEGGER)
………………………………… 13
3 Di
ver
terSwi
tch(
IBTR2) ………………………………………. 14
4 TapChanger(
IBTR2) ……………………………………… 14
5 Mechani
sm BoxofCB52-
4(RØ)Ci
rcui
tbr
eaker
.……………………… 15
6 60MVA132/
33KVPowerTr
ansf
ormeratEgbi
nT/
S…………………… 16
7 Sol
enoi
dVal
ve ………………………………………. 18
8 Compr
essor ………………………………………. 18
9 Tool
sBox ………………………………………. 19
10 Pneumat
icCi
rcui
tBr
eaker ……………………………………… 19
11 Decommi
ssi
oni
ngofGasCi
rcui
tBr
eaker
s……………………………….
. 20
12 Ci
rcui
tBr
eaker
sInt
err
upt
ers ……………………………………… 21
13 Mar
kingOut ……………………………………… 21
14 Br
eakerSt
and ……………………………………… 21
15 Ci
rcui
tBr
eakerPol
es(
R,Y,
&B) ………………………………………. 22
16 NewCi
rcui
tBr
eaker …………………………………………. 23
17 SF6GasCy
li
nder ………………………………………… 23
18 Aut
omat
icVol
tageRegul
ator ………………………………………… 24
19 Pr
event
ivepat
rol
onN7K&N8KATTower58…………………………. 29
20 St
ri
ngi
ngofAACf
rom CTt
oCi
rcui
tBr
eaker(
CB52-
18)
………………. 31
21 Cor
rect
iveMai
ntenanceon33kvbay
…………………………………….
. 32
22 Mai
ntenanceof48VDCbat
ter
ybank…………………………………….
. 34
23 Newl
yInst
all
ed48VDCBat
ter
ybank……………………………………. 34
24 Fusi
onSpl
i
cingMachi
ne ………………………………………… 36
25 Cont
rol
Boar
datEgbi
nCont
rol
Room……………………………………. 40
26 Rel
aysatTCNEgbi
nRel
ayRoom ……………………………………….
. 41

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 ABSTRACT
Thest
udenti
ndust
ri
alwor
kexper
iencescheme(
SIWES)est
abl
i
shedbyt
hef
eder
al
gov
ernmentofNi
ger
iawasdesi
gnedt
opr
ovi
deeachst
udent
sofhi
gheri
nst
it
uti
on
t
he oppor
tuni
tyf
orpr
act
icalexper
ience and i
ndust
ri
alski
l
lsi
nindust
ri
es and
est
abl
i
shmentr
elat
edt
othei
rfi
eldofst
udy
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 CHAPTERONE

I
NTRODUCTI
ON

1.
1 I
NTRODUCTI
ON

TheSt
udentI
ndust
ri
alWor
kExper
ienceScheme(
SIWES)
,al
soknownasI
ndust
ri
al
Tr
aini
ngi
sacompul
sor
yski
l
lst
rai
ningpr
ogr
am desi
gnedt
opr
epar
eandexpose
st
udent
s of Uni
ver
sit
ies,Pol
ytechni
cs,Col
l
eges of Technol
ogy
,Col
l
eges of
Agr
icul
tur
eandCol
l
egesofEducat
ionf
ort
hei
ndust
ri
alwor
ksi
tuat
iont
heyar
eli
kel
y
t
o meetaf
tergr
aduat
ion.The scheme af
for
ds st
udent
sthe oppor
tuni
ty of
f
ami
l
iar
izi
ngandexposi
ngt
hemsel
vest
ohandl
i
ngequi
pmentandmachi
ner
ythatar
e
usual
l
ynotav
ail
abl
eint
hei
rinst
it
uti
ons.

1.
2 NATUREANDSCOPEOFSI
WES

Pr
act
icalknowl
edger
elat
est
odoi
ng,pr
act
icali
slear
ningwi
thoutwhi
chmast
eryof
anar
eaofknowl
edgemay
bet
oodi
ff
icul
ttoachi
eve.I
tal
soi
nvol
vesdev
elopi
ngski
l
ls
t
hrought
heuseoft
ool
sorequi
pmentt
oper
for
mtaskst
hatar
erel
atedt
ofi
eldof
st
udy
.SI
WESi
saski
l
ldev
elopmentpr
ogr
am desi
gnedt
opr
epar
est
udent
sofhi
gher
i
nst
it
uti
onsort
ransi
ti
onf
rom col
l
egeenv
ironmentt
owor
k.Thi
swor
kexper
ience
al
sogi
vesst
udent
stheoppor
tuni
tyt
obepar
tofanact
ualwor
ksi
tuat
ionout
sidet
he
cl
assr
oom.SI
WES i
s a cooper
ati
vei
ndust
ri
ali
nter
nshi
p pr
ogr
am t
hati
nvol
ves
i
nst
it
uti
ons ofhi
gherl
ear
ning,i
ndust
ri
es,t
he f
eder
algov
ernmentofNi
ger
ia,
i
ndust
ri
al t
rai
ning f
und (
ITF)
, Ni
ger
ian uni
ver
sit
ies commi
ssi
on (
NUC) and
NBTE/
NCCEi
nNi
ger
ia.St
udent
sthatpar
ti
cipat
eint
hiswor
kexper
iencepr
ogr
am
i
ncl
ude sci
ence,engi
neer
ing,v
ocat
ional
,technol
ogi
caland r
elat
ed cour
ses i
n
i
nst
it
uti
ons.

1.
3 AI
M ANDOBJECTI
VESOFSI
WES

TheSchemei
sdesi
gnedt
obr
idget
hegapbet
weenempl
oyer
s’expect
ati
onsand
act
ual
per
for
manceofNi
ger
iangr
aduat
es.Someoft
heobj
ect
ivesofSI
WESar
efor
;

1.Fi
eld Exper
ience:I
tpr
ovi
desst
udent
swi
th an oppor
tuni
tyt
o appl
ythei
r
knowl
edgei
nrealwor
ksi
tuat
ion,
ther
ebybr
idgi
ngt
hegapbet
weent
heor
yand

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act
ice.

2.Ski
ll
sDev
elopment
:Itpr
ovi
desanav
enuef
orst
udent
sini
nst
it
uti
onsof
hi
gherl
ear
ningt
oacqui
rei
ndust
ri
alski
l
lsandexper
iencei
nthei
rcour
seof
st
udy
.

3.Pr
act
icalKnowl
edge:I
texposesst
udent
stowor
kmet
hodsandt
echni
quesi
n
handl
i
ng equi
pmentand machi
nes t
hatmay notbe av
ail
abl
eint
hei
r
i
nst
it
uti
ons.

4.Cor
por
ateEnv
ironment
:Itpr
epar
esst
udent
sfori
ndust
ri
alwor
ksi
tuat
iont
hey
ar
etomeetaf
tergr
aduat
ion.

5.Net
wor
king:I
tmakest
het
ransi
ti
onf
rom schoolt
othewor
ldofwor
keasi
er
andenhancest
udent
s’cont
act
sforf
utur
ejobpl
acement
.

6.Sy
ner
gy:SI
WESenl
i
standst
rengt
henempl
oyer
s’i
nvol
vementi
ntheent
ir
e
educat
ional
process.

1.
4 ROLESOFSTUDENTSDURI
NGSI
WES

Dur
ingSI
WES,
thest
udent
sar
eto;

1.At
tendi
nst
it
uti
on’
sSI
WESor
ient
ati
onpr
ogr
ammebef
oregoi
ngoni
ndust
ri
al
at
tachment
.

2.Compl
ywi
tht
heempl
oyer
’sr
ulesandr
egul
ati
ons.

3.Keep pr
operr
ecor
ds oft
rai
ning act
ivi
ti
es and ot
herassi
gnment
sint
he
l
ogbook.

4.Ar
ranget
hei
rownaccommodat
iondur
ingt
heper
iodofat
tachment
.

5.Submi
tlogbooks,
repor
tandot
herdocument
srel
atedt
oSI
WESasr
equi
redby
t
hei
rinst
it
uti
onatt
heendoft
het
rai
ningper
iod.

6.Submi
ttoI
TFt
hrought
hei
rinst
it
uti
on,ev
aluat
ionf
orm compl
etedbyt
he
st
udent
,empl
oyerandt
hei
rinst
it
uti
on.

7.Av
oidchangi
ngofpl
aceofat
tachmentexcepti
nspeci
alci
rcumst
ancesand
wi
tht
heper
missi
onofy
ourCent
redi
rect
orandt
heSI
WESDi
rect
orat
e.
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1.
5 THELOGBOOK
TheSI
WESl
ogbookhel
pst
hest
udent
sinkeepi
ngaccur
ater
ecor
dofal
ltr
aini
ng
act
ivi
ti
esdur
ingSI
WES.I
tal
soi
ndi
cat
esaspacef
orsect
ion/
depar
tmentt
hest
udent
wor
keddur
ingeachweek,commentbyst
udentandt
hei
ndust
rybasedsuper
visor
commentonst
udent
’sweekl
yper
for
mance

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