HKIE Professional Assessment - Electrical Discipline case studies
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The HKIE Professional Assessment - Electrical Discipline is the professional assessment stage in the route to professional engineer membership of The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE) for candidates in the Electrical Discipline. It is intended for graduate engineers who have completed accredited education and formal training, typically under a Scheme "A" training programme, and who now seek professional recognition. The HKIE Professional Assessment - Electrical Discipline case studies are 5 cases and about 3,886 words.
1Parallel Transformers, a 3-Pole ATS and a Hospital Imaging Load
A hospital redevelopment adds a new imaging suite to an existing 11 kV/400 V substation. The substation has two 1,500 kVA transformers (Z = 6.25%) fed by a ring from the utility, each with a 2,000 A LV ACB rated Icu 50 kA, and a 1,250 kVA standby generator (X″d = 0.15 pu) connected through an automatic transfer switch.
838 words, about 4 min2Cable Derating, Grouping and a Contractor's 'Equivalent' Substitution
A 400 V submain in a basement plant room runs 90 m from the main switchboard to a mechanical services panel. The design current is 320 A.
795 words, about 4 min3A Scheme A Logbook With Missing Mentor Signatures
A graduate trainee joined a Hong Kong E&M contractor 14 months ago on a Scheme A-type training programme. He has spent 9 months on a hospital site as a site engineer, mainly supervising subcontractors' conduit and cable installation, and 3 months on secondment to a switchgear factory in Dongguan.
740 words, about 4 min4Falsified Insulation Resistance Results and Completion Pressure
Two weeks before practical completion of a 12-storey office fit-out, you are the contractor's electrical project engineer. The electrical subcontractor submits insulation resistance test sheets for 46 final circuits showing values of 550–650 MΩ.
735 words, about 4 min5A CPD Record Built on Hours Rather Than Learning
An electrical engineer with eight years' experience submits her annual CPD record to her employer's training committee. In the year she was on five months' parental leave.
778 words, about 4 min