Power System Training

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Our Power System Training Course offers students a comprehensive look into how to design a proper functioning electric power industrial distribution system that is vital to safety, maintenance, troubleshooting and the efficient operation of a modern industrial plant.

A robust and well designed power distribution system includes high voltage utility tie circuit breakers, main transformers, medium voltage switchgear, distribution transformers, motor control centers, electric motors, variable speed drives, etc. Our in-depth course is designed to demonstrate all aspects of proper industrial power system design, including system planning, equipment selection, specification and application, system grounding, protection and conformity with electrical code requirements, etc. Typical one-line and relaying diagrams will be discussed for various applications.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Learn industrial power systems design principals, planning and analysis. Our Power System Training Course is designed for electrical power engineers to review, reinforce and refresh their knowledge of power system design, operation and troubleshooting.

Advance your knowledge and skills in system planning, equipment selection, specification and application. Learn and understand important aspects of power distribution system design steps. Improve your knowledge of how to operate your industrial power system efficiently, securely and safely.

These Power System Training Course will provide a systematic approach to design of a new Electrical Power System or retrofit an obsolete system, encompassing distribution, transformers, MCC, panel boards, lighting loads and manufacturing plant electrical system.

Our Power System Training Course Will Teach Students How To:

Design electrical power systems more efficiently Better select and size power system components Understand the fundamentals of short circuit studies Understand the basics of coordination studies Calculate overcurrent device settings Understand power system design and analysis
Provide the optimum sizing of the Electrical System for a specific Application to obtain maximum performance and reliability
Select the best electrical equipment for retrofitting an old system
Design electrical power systems more efficiently
Better select and size power system components
Understand the fundamentals of short circuit studies
Understand the basics of coordination studies
Calculate overcurrent device settings
Understand power system design and analysis

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Electrical Engineers, technicians and technologists in the industrial,commercial, and institutions, consulting electrical engineers, and electric utilities who involved in power system design. This course is also appropriate for power system operation and maintenance personnel who require knowledge of electrical system design techniques.

STUDENTS RECEIVE

This Course Includes Our Latest Electrical Handbook!! (Value $20)
$100 Coupon Toward any Future Electricity Forum Event (Restrictions Apply)
1.2 Continuing Education Unit (CEU) Credits (12 Professional Development Hours)
FREE Magazine Subscription (Value $50.00)
Forum Presentations in Paper Format

Power System Training Course

DAY ONE

Session 1: Introduction to Industrial/Commercial/Institutional Power Systems

Power System Fundamentals
Power Flow from Generation to industrial power system
Electrical Equipment Ratings
Sustainability of the power flow in today's industrial Environment
Adapting the power system for future requirements
Codes and standards for Industrial/Commercial/Institutional electrical power systems

Session 2: Major Equipment and Components of an Industrial Power System

Writing a design requirement for major electrical power equipment
Example of switchgear configurations for different power and voltage levels
Customer owned substation design requirements
Industrial substation design considerations and selection of configuration based on reliability
Electrical power availability for different design topologies
How to select and size an electrical power generator
Major considerations for selection of power transformers
Properly sizing and selecting circuit breakers and switchgear

Session 3: Major implication of the evolution of the Solid State Technology on Equipment Selection

Session 4: Industrial Electrical Substation Structures and Arrangements

Major Substation Components
Typical One line of a Substation
Selecting the required configuration to achieve the design requirements performance parameters
Operability, Maintainability, Constructability of a New Substation
Procedures to maintain the Power Equipment
OEM Maintenance Requirements, example of a circuit breaker

Session 5: Typical Maintenance issues

Power Factor Correction Units
Protection, Monitoring and Control Systems
Substation Grounding Key Points and Considerations
Power cables key point for selection and installation

DAY TWO

Session 6: Electrical System Design for Industrial/Commercial/Institutional Buildings

Low Voltage Main Input Feeder to facilities
Major Building loads: HVAC Units; illumination; fire protection and detection and process power
Spare capacity and calculations required before detailed design start
Separating static and dynamic loads: MCC; Distribution Panels and Switchgear
Tap changers to compensate for low power factor
Power Factor Compensation requirements to eliminate voltage sags
Providing Backup power for critical loads
Backup Generators; UPS Systems; Static Switches and Power Conditioning
Using VFD for low inrush and how to minimize equipment stress
ATS assessment and considerations; 3 or 4 Line ATS
Surge Protection for sensitive electronic equipment
Selecting Motor Control Centers and Distribution Panels for correct loads
Creating artificial Neutrals if required
Selecting proper transformers for the load type
Fire Alarm Systems - electrical power requirements
IT LAN and Communication System Backup Power requirements
Building Automation System Monitoring and Control
Arc flash ratings for major electrical distribution panels
Building Grounding and lightning protection
Avoiding grounding loops
Standards and Codes applicable to building electrical systems

Session 7: Protection and Monitoring of the Backup Generator Units

Backup generation systems overview
Typical protection for electrical power generators
Control of Electrical Power Generators, the AVR System, Isochronous and Drooping
Governor Control Units, selection and design recommendations
Integrated Protection of electrical power generators
Characteristics of electrical generators under stress and step load condition
Vibration Monitoring, avoiding resonant effects
SCADA systems for large transmission networks
Grounding considerations for generator units

Session 8: Electrical Loads

Static and Dynamic Loads, e.g. Electrical Motors
Short circuit rating and terminology
Balanced fault calculation
Overcurrent coordination fundamentals
Protective devices time/current characteristics and protective relays

Session 9: Unbalanced Systems and what harm may cause in Major Electrical Equipment

Considerations for loads with high inrush power and non-linear magnetic cores
UPS loads feed from backup generators via ATS - Case study
How to avid current circulation due to grounding loops
Bonding need to be assess, may help or may not
What helps in electrical systems to avoid EMI
Case Study of a high EMI illumination system

Session 10: Tools to consider for the Selection and configuration of Electrical Power Systems

Analytical approach of a Power System design
Available power system design software, category, classification and level of trust
Requirements of the software design tools for an application
Standards incorporated in software tools
Data validation for modeling a power system
Output Validation of a Simulation using Software Tools
Example of a power system calculation
Grounding and grounding interconnections
Power Flow - structural design correlation
Testing, calibration and instrumentation considerations

COURSE TIMETABLE

Both days:
Start: 8:00 a.m.
Coffee Break: 10:00 a.m.
Lunch: 12:00 noon
Restart: 1:15 p.m.
Finish: 4:30 p.m.

Live Online Course Registration Fees & CEU Credits

The registration fee to attend this live online training course is $0 + GST/HST.

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EARN CONTINUING EDUCATION UNIT (CEU) CREDITS

Successful completion of this course qualifies delegates to receive a certificate of course completion with indicated CEUs.

CEUs are granted by the Engineering Institute of Canada. One CEU is equivalent to 10 professional development hours of instruction.

This course earns 1.4 CEUs.