Main Duties of Condition Monitoring Technicians (CMT) :
Condition monitoring work will be mostly site based to carry out the condition monitoring
of the assets at respective Electricity Distribution substations. The scope covers all
Electricity distribution Substations located within the state of Qatar and/or under the
jurisdiction of KAHRAMAA. It also includes oice-based work (at KAHRAMAA building /
premises) to prepare reports, update records etc. The Condition Monitoring Technician
deputed daily by the Contractor at EDP (Maintenance Planning & Condition Monitoring)
Section in the KAHRAMAA’s Electricity Distribution Department shall carry out all assigned
works related to Condition Monitoring. The duties to be performed by the Condition
Monitoring Technician (CMT) shall include but not limited to the following:
a.Become familiar with the Electricity Distribution Network.
b.Become familiar with Condition Monitoring techniques for Substation and Overhead
Lines (OHL).
c.To conduct site visits and to carry out non-intrusive condition monitoring of the assets (inlive
condition), collect data and prepare reports for Electricity Distribution Sub Stations.
Following condition monitoring activity shall be performed as follows:
•Partial Discharge (PD) measurement of MV Indoor Switchgears (Vacuum Type and Oil
type), Ring Main Units (SF6 Type and Oil Type), Electricity distribution Transformer HV and
LV Cable boxes,
•PD Localization to identify the source.
•Distinguish PD from External noise
•Infrared (IR) Thermography of MV Switchgears, RMUs, Feeder Pillar, Electricity distribution
Transformers and OHL
•Oil Sampling (as per IEC 60475) from electricity distribution transformers.
•Visual inspection of all assets.
d. Techniques used for PD measurement shall be Transient Earth Voltage (TEV), Ultrasonic /
Acoustic, HFCT, Corona discharge
e.To use the following instruments during condition monitoring:
•UltraTEV plus, UltraTEV Locator and UltraTEV Monitor (Mfg. : EA Technology)
•HVPD PDS Air (Mfg. : HVPD)
•IPEC PD-SGS and IPEC PD-SG1 (Mfg. : IPEC)
•ULD-40
• IR Cameras
f.Collect oil samples for DGA / Furan / Oil quality testing from Distribution Transformers.
g.Keep a record of all resources required for Condition Monitoring work such as availability
of Instruments, Calibration validity etc...
h.Keep a record of work prioritization for the condition monitoring work.
i.Input records of condition monitoring activity and equipment performance in the various
soft-wares applications (Substations Database, e-terra Asset care (ETAC), JDEdwards ERP
suite (JDE), MS Excel) to keep the history up to date.
j.Assist in Preparing monthly, quarterly and annual reports as per KAHRAMAA formats and
directions
k.Assist in preparing monthly, quarterly and annual presentations in MS PowerPoint.
l.For work at site
•All works at site shall be in strict compliance with KAHRAMAA Safety rules, KAHRAMAA
Code of Practice, System Operation Memorandum and other applicable rules / guidelines
and circulars.
•Shall possess necessary competency and authorization certificate from KAHRAMAA to
access and work at substations / sites.
•Shall obtain necessary safety documents for work at site.
m.For Oice work: Shall comply with all KAHRAMAA rules and regulations and maintain a
proper decorum at Oice.
n.Perform other related duties as advised by KAHRAMAA Engineers