Industrial Fundamentals
August 3-5 | Houston, TX
Training Curriculum
Power Systems: Industrial Fundamentals is an intense three (3) day course, eight (8) hours per day course geared toward answering some of the foundational questions for industrial and institutional power systems. This course is beneficial for hands-on field technicians, new engineers and industry professionals that want to know more about the critical elements of an industrial power system. The course covers the following curriculum.
Industrial and Institutional Power Systems
- Typical Configurations
- High Voltage Distribution
- Medium Voltage Distribution
- Low Voltage Distribution
Protection and Power Control Devices
- Medium Voltage Switchgear
- Protective Relays
- DC Batteries
- Control Power Requirements
- Low Voltage Switchgear
- Low Voltage Circuit Breakers
Emergency Generator Interface
- Life/Safety Requirements
- Critical Power Requirements
- ATS Components
- Synchronized Utility Operations
Power System Documentation
- Single Line Diagrams
- Three Line Diagrams
- Schematic Diagrams
- Power System Modeling (SKM/ETAP)
Instrument Transformers
- CT Basics
- CT Ratios
- CT Classes T&C
- CT Ratings
- Saturation Current and Curves
- Potential Transformer Basics
- PT Ratios
- PT Configurations
Protective Relaying Schemes
- Overcurrent (50/51) Schemes
- Differential (87T, 87B, 87Z) Schemes
- Motor Protection Schemes
- Transformer Protection Schemes
Switchgear Protection and Control
- Medium Voltage Breakers
- Low Voltage Breakers
- Automatic Transfer Schemes
- Synchronized Operations
- Open Transition vs. Closed Transition Switching
- Control Components
- Mechanical Operation
- Trip Circuits
- Close Circuits
- Anti-Pump Circuits
Protective Device Coordination
- Zones of Protection
- Device Coordination
- Device Selectivity
- Device Sensitivity
- Time vs. Current Curves
Arc Flash Incident Energy
- Available Fault Current
- Protective Device Clearing Time
- NFPA 70E/IEEE 1584
- Mitigation Techniques
- Proper PPE Selection
- Arc Flash Reduction Mode