What will I learn from this course?
This course is designed for electrical engineers responsible for industrial or commercial power systems planning and design for reliability and overall system performance. Practical applications and rules of thumb are emphasized. The student will be given the tools to do a "reality check" on proposed solutions and associated calculations.
Who should attend?
Electrical engineers responsible for industrial or commercial power systems planning and design for reliability and overall system performance.
Prerequisites
Instruction is given in English; therefore, a reasonable ability to read and understand spoken English is required.
Course enrollment is a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 10 participants.
Duration
5 Days
Agenda
- Definitions and Conventions
- Phasors and the "j" and "a" Operators
- System design for reliability and growth
- Voltage standards
- Voltage drop / flicker reduction
- Surge protection
- Short circuit calculations
- Symmetrical Components
- System grounding practices
- Characteristics of System Disturbances
- Application of protective devices
- Protective device coordination
- Motor / generator / transformer protection
- Power factor improvement
- Harmonics
- Harmonic Filter Design
The following training dates are available in 2009:
