The title of the Seminar was “Metal Clad Switchgear – Design & Type Test ”.
Following the recitation of the Holy Quran, Chairman IEEE PES Engr. Ishtiaq ul Haq welcomed the participants and shared that IEEE PES is regularly conducting its activities intending to disseminate technical, relevant, and advanced knowledge on products and matters concerned with the engineering community.
Engr. Moiz Uddin, has decades of experience in switchgear assembling, designing and product research and development and is currently associated with HRA Switchgear Pvt. Ltd as Sr. Manager Production Planning explained the assembly and unit compartments of Metal Clad Switchgear along with the design guidelines, highlighting the main causes of substation equipment failure, and tests that are conducted by various laboratories to ensure quality.
Engr. Moiz uddin, with the help of animated videos, clarified the concept of design and type testing of various required tests conducted on the Metal Clad switchgear.
There were special student groups who attended the seminar from various universities and took keen interest in the topic. Also, among the participants were people from utility companies , academia and industries.
Some of the important questions addressed in the presentation included:
What is the difference between metal enclosed and metal clad switchgear? What are alternate sources of SF6 switchgear? What maintenance interval should there be? What kind of maintenance is needed?
Engr. Ishtiaque ul Haque Chairman PES thanked Engr. Moiz Uddin, for his time and effort. He encouraged students and young professionals to join IEEE & PES society to get to the maximum benefit of the enormous knowledge available on the platform.