This unique four-day comprehensive
course
will cover general and detailed principles
used in the protection of medium and
low voltage power systems and the principles
necessary for performance of a
protective
device coordination study. Knowledge of protective
device operating characteristics and their
impact on arc flash hazards
within a system are crucial. This course is
designed to answer your needs as a designer
of power systems related to the integration
of protection, proper application, function,
and safe operation of electrical systems.
Why is this course unique
and necessary to be up-to-date in
coordination techniques?
- Arc flash study
concepts combined into course.
- New 2008 NEC
Article 240.92 changes allow for
engineering design of feeder taps using
principles of this course without blindly
applying older tap rules.
- Integrates the
latest use of current-limiting breakers
for achieving coordination.
- All computer software used for device
coordination assumes ideal relay
operation. This is not reality and is
addressed in the course.
- This course does
not teach software. Instead, it teaches
what all of the other courses leave out
including "What time-current curves cannot
tell you about coordination."
- Most courses do not teach
fundamentals or equipment and protective device limitations that
impact coordination
- Class sizes are kept small to optimize
your personal learning experience
- Coordination of critical systems fed
by generators, UPS, and inverter systems
addressed
- Information not limited to a specific
manufacturer
- Hands-on experience in relay and
breaker operation plus multi-tap transformer
impedance testing performed by
students in lab exercises
- Design "rule-of-thumb" tips provided
to minimize system redesign
- Information exceeds that of any other
similar course on the market
Course
Structure
Although the
depth of the material is geared for
electrical engineers, many plant electrical
technicians responsible for system
protection and equipment have found the material
extremely useful in their job. Depending
upon the students needs, a few
additional
topics specifically address
government criteria, can be added if
requested.
This course is structured to provide information
and methods needed to conducting a
short circuit and protective device
coordination study for both low voltage and
medium voltage distribution systems.
Materials include tips and techniques not
found in other courses or books on the
subject. These tips are
guaranteed to save you time and avoid
mistakes in your system designs. In addition
detailed coverage of proper protective
device selection and application is
provided. The
instructor's 30 years of experience in
commercial, industrial, government, and utility systems will
guide you in basic techniques that can be
used during the initial layout of a one-line
diagram so the protective devices in a
system can be coordinated. Because the
instructor is a full time practicing
engineer, you will be able to draw from the
instructor's current real world experience
in these topic areas.
Unlike other industry courses, It is
not training in how to use a specific
type of software. You
do not even need to bring a computer to
class. Whether you use such as
EasyPower, EDSA, SKM,
or Cyme, or a stubby pencil, you will benefit from this
course. Eight hours are devoted on the
fourth day to actual
practical examples of system design with
coordination as the goal.
The practical examples have been taken from
actual power systems including those brought
to class by the students.
Students will make all technical decisions
during the practical examples.
During
short lab exercises,
students will test actual relays or
breakers and thus receive "real world"
experience in how relays, and molded-case
breakers perform against published curves. Additional
lab exercises will analyze transformer
characteristic impedances to provide the
students expanded knowledge of per-unit
calculation procedures and fundamentals.
Course
Materials
The student will receive a 200+ page
workbook that exceeds the quality of training manuals of
most courses of this type. Each workbook
page contains a single lecture slide and
appropriate comments by the instructor
designed to minimize note taking by the
student and to provide a more useful future
reference.
In
addition each student will receive a copy of
the book
"A
Practical Guide to Short-Circuit
Calculations, 2nd Edition" by Conrad St. Pierre. , a
$140 value. This book is one of the most
comprehensive and useful resources in the
industry for day-to-day use for engineers
performing short circuit calculations and
applying circuit breakers in all types of
systems. It will be used as a reference
during this training course.
Continuing
Education Credits
A maximum of 3.0 CEU's will be provided for through the
I.E.E.E. Education Program for those
students needing professional continuing
education credits. These CEUs will be
available to all
students participating in either the four
day basic material or fifth day extended
material coverage.
Price: $1,900.00 (US)
(There is a 10%
discount available for I.E.E.E. members
only. See registration form. )
(Maximum students - 15 each location)
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August 24-27, 2010 - Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
(class
is full)
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Hotel
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January , 2011 - Tulsa, OK
(15
slots remaining)
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August , 2011 - West Coast Location
Pending
(15
slots remaining)
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Do you have your own preferred dates and
locations in mind? If so, contact us.
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The above courses. related to
fundamentals of power system design. are planned for the
calendar year shown and are joint effort
training offered by Quadrelec Engineering,
the I.E.E.E. Educational Program,
and at times ESA Inc. of Portland Oregon,
developers of the
EasyPower® software.
The courses are designed to give the
student working level engineering skills in
both the topic area. For a current
course brochure
click on the various course titles above.
To optimize your
training funds, on-site training at
your facility is also available for six or
more students. Course material for on-sites
can be customized to your needs with minimal
cost increases in the per-student published
prices. Training at sites outside of the
U.S. may have other requirements.
[$$] The
classes noted with this symbol are
coordinated with ESA Inc. and subject to
their training dates. Check the
ESA Support/Training website for
EasyPower® hands-on classes that may be
offered the week after these courses.
Attendance at these sessions will optimize
your training experience. During our course
you will learn the analysis fundamentals
prior to learning to use the software.
This will enhance your learning experience
at the EasyPower Regional Hands-On session.
Previous participants have included
students from the following industries:
Pulp and Paper, Petrochemical, Major Manufacturing
Plants, U.S. Navy, U.S. Army Corps of Engrs.,
FAA, Nuclear Generation (Canada),
Hydroelectric Generation, Numerous Consulting
Engineers, and General Electric.
EasyPower® by ESA Inc.,
Portland, OR
“The IEEE has been
approved as an Authorized Provider by the
International Association for Continuing
Education and Training (IACET). In
obtaining this approval, the IEEE has
demonstrated that it complies with the ANSI/IACET
Standards which are widely recognized as
standards of good practice internationally.
As a result of their Authorized Provider
membership status, IEEE is authorized to
offer IACET CEUS for its programs that
qualify under the ANSI/IACET Standards.”
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