Programs

Course objective:
This course provides information necessary to analyse, monitor and troubleshoot power quality problems commonly encountered in commercial and industrial environments.
The objectives of the workshop are for audience to learn how to:
apply recommended practices for power quality
prepare for and then eliminate the inevitable harmonic interaction
provide for surge and transient protection
perform a power quality analysis
plan for electrical system compatibility.
Target Audience:
Electrical Engineers

course content per day
Day (1)
INTRODUCTION TO POWER QUALITY AND EMC
• What is Power Quality and EMC?
• The IEC/IEEE and FIPS standards
• Interfacing with the electrical utilities
Day (2)
RECOMMENDED DESIGN AND INSTALLATION PRACTICES
• Wiring and earthing for safety and performance
• Wiring and distribution systems
• Dedicated and derived neutral systems
• Earthing and bonding equipment
Day (3)
EARTHING AND NOISE CONTROL
• Site auditing and noise control
• Misconceptions of performance grounding
• ‘Single-Point’ versus ‘Multi-Point’ techniques
• Noise and zero signal reference grid
• Avoiding non-recommended practices
Day (4)
SURGE AND TRANSIENT PROTECTION
• Basics and lightning phenomena
• Power system faults and switching surges
• Mitigation techniques and case study review
Day (5)
CONDUCTING A SITE ANALYSIS
• Overview of sources of power quality problems
• Site survey procedures
• Monitoring and analysis instrumentation
Day (6)
HARMONIC SOURCES AND THEIR EFFECTS
• Principles of harmonic analysis
• Variable speed drives
• Power conversion equipment - apparatus deterioration controllers, power supplies, PC’s and lighting equipment
Day (7)
POWER SYSTEM CAPACITIVE / INDUCTIVE RELATIONSHIPS
• Displacement and distortion power factor
• Reactive power relationships
• Power factor efficiencies
Day (8)
HARMONIC SITE ANALYSIS PROCEDURES
• Measurement fundamentals and true RMS
• Predictive analysis
• Instrumentation and procedures
• Harmonic order, sequences and resonance
• Voltage and current waveshapes
• Harmonic interactive auditing
Day (9)
POWER CONDITIONING
• Power conditioners
• Uninterruptible power systems
• Power quality alternative sources
• Power disturbance cost comparisons
Day (10)
CASE STUDIES