The GWO Basic Maintenance Training (BMT) is developed to provide basic technical knowledge to personnel designated to perform some minor maintenance jobs in mechanical, hydraulic and electrical systems of a Wind Turbine Generator (WTG) under a competent supervision. The course contains 3 modules and is sometimes spitted into separated trainings i.e. GWO BMT Electrical Module or GWO BMT Hydraulic Module.

Objective:

Each of the 3 main sessions of the GWO Basic Maintenance Training (BMT) pursues their own targets such as:

Mechanical module:

• Introduction of delegates to the main components of the wind turbine e.g. foundation, tower, nacelle, rotor and blades, etc.
• Familiarization with mechanical systems of the wind turbine, their components and necessary lubrications;
• Providing knowledge about threads, threaded components and maintenance of bolted elements;
• Ensuring that participants will be able to make a correct selection of instruments and equipment required to carry out maintenance;
• Sharing best industry safety and PPE operation practices.

Hydraulic module:

• Providing an understanding of Pascal’s Law;
• Introduction to risks of hydraulic work on WTG;
• Demonstration of the correct use of PPE;
• Familiarization with the integral parts of the hydraulic system of a wind turbine including symbols;
• Providing detailed information about valves, sensors, pipes and hoses in the hydraulic system of a wind turbine.

Electric module:

• Familiarization with a wind turbine electrical system and symbols used in a simple electrical circuit diagram;
• Briefing delegates regarding risks and hazards associated with electrical systems of wind turbines and necessary protective equipment;
• Overview of the main components of the electrical system i.e. resistors, switches, relays, contactors, diodes, bridge rectifiers, capacitors, transformers, generators and so on and their maintenance principles;
• GWO Basic Maintenance Training (BMT) instructors will demonstrate the correct way to measure current, voltage, resistance and perform continuity test;
• Introduction to Lock out/Tag out process;
• Familiarization with sensors system of a WTG.

Course content:

• Mechanical module;
• Hydraulic module;
• Electric module.

Target Audience: Personnel of wind turbines required to perform some basic maintenance jobs under supervision of more qualified personnel.

Pre-requisites: None, but some previous technical experience would be an advantage.

Duration: 6.5 days.

Note: WINDA ID is required for the course admission.