Thursday

The term “smart grid” is being used as a way of describing new developments in automation of the power system.  But amidst all the discussion, our ultimate goal remains:  improving power system reliability.

This half day seminar provides practical ways to invest in the right things to improve testing and reliability of protective relay systems, including:

• How to reduce downtime during commissioning.
• When to use automated testing.
• How to use metering, control, and synchrophasor data to validate protection system integrity.
• What data to collect from relays and how to find root cause analysis of some common and not so common system problems.
• How often to test and what to test.
• More lessons learned from commissioning protection systems.

Seminar Objectives

The objective of this course is to assist those, with responsibility for training employees in electrical safety, in developing and effectively presenting OSHA, NFPA 70E and/or NESC requirements.

Who should attend?

This seminar was developed for testing company, commercial, industrial, and electric utility managers, supervisors, engineers, senior technicians, and safety professionals who conduct, or might conduct, electrical safety training.

Seminar Description

With regards to electrical safety, the term "qualified electrical workers" is generally defined in OSHA, NFPA 70E, and/or NESC requirements. These requirements have evolved as these organizations respond to issues within the workplace. The manner in which the requirements are presented can have an impact on how they are accepted by workers and implemented in the workplace.

This seminar will provide a basic guideline on an approach to electrical safety training. This approach will include presenting the content that should be discussed, organizing that content through an effective presentation and handbook, and developing a presentation style that will keep the worker's interest.

This seminar is a must for those who wish to keep informed and increase their understanding and expertise in grounding and bonding of electrical systems and equipment. Completely revised to the current edition of the NEC, it is based on the authoritative text Soares Book on Grounding and clearly explains the fundamentals and practice of grounding in easily understood language. Dozens of new and revised color illustrations and photos of actual installations clarify and simplify the fundamental principles of grounding and bonding.

Seminar Objectives
The objective of this seminar is to help attendees solve an assortment of technical problems that might occur while commissioning, testing, and maintaining electrical power equipment. 

Who should attend?
Testing company electrical test technicians and engineers, as well as utility, industrial, and commercial engineers and facilities managers should attend this seminar.  Technicians preparing for NETA Level III and Level IV exams will find that this seminar is a helpful review in preparing for the exams.

Seminar Outline
Topics and Problems to be discussed will include:

• Understanding phasor diagrams
• Understanding transformer and motor winding configurations
• Calculating transformer fault current
• How to phase and parallel out-of-phase buses and transformers
• How to calculate current in capacitors
• How to identify and solve some transformer turns ratio problems
• How to select transformer taps for specific line voltages
• How to identify some insulation power-factor and dissipation-factor testing problems
• Understanding basic watthour meter calculations
• Understanding circuit breaker time-travel testing calculations
• Understanding protective relay functions
• How to use vacuum to change bottom valves on some transformers
• Understanding the purpose of maintaining nitrogen gas on transformers
• Understanding and correcting corona (partial discharge) problems in bus insulation

How can you ensure your circuit breakers will perform when they are called on?

During this presentation, participants will learn the importance of regular circuit breaker testing. They will see how the right tools and software, used correctly can ensure the continued reliability of the circuit breakers in their systems.

We will look at the basic operation of specific tools like the EGIL Circuit Breaker Analyzer, and the TM1600 and TM1800 Circuit Breaker Analyzer Systems to learn which tools best fit specific types of Breakers and different conditions.

CABA Win software will be covered, looking at data analysis, database interface, archiving and how to export collected data to PowerDB as well as advanced testing techniques.

Finally we will provide time to field participant's questions.

An extension of the morning session, the afternoon will cover more advanced theory and applications, and after taking this course, the participant should:

• Have developed an essential basic understanding of the subject of grounding of electrical systems and equipment for safety, with the material delivered in a concise, yet thorough, manner.
• Know the fundamentals of grounding for systems, services, feeders, branch circuits, and equipment.
• Have an understanding of sizing requirements for bonding and grounding conductors, equipment grounding conductors, grounding electrodes, and grounding electrode conductors.
• Have an increased knowledge of electronic equipment and limited energy system grounding and bonding requirements.
• Be able to apply the NEC rules for grounding special systems such as for hazardous locations, agricultural buildings, health care facilities, swimming pools, and electric signs.