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TROUBLESHOOTING ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
HOW TO PERFORM A “SITE SURVEY” IN INDUSTRIAL AND TELECOMMUNICATION’S SITES
COURSE OUTLINE
Chapter 1
Electrical Distribution Systems
Generation, Transmission & Distribution Systems
Electrical Systems Theory
Power Problems in Industrial Plants
Power Problems in Telecommunication’s Sites
Power Problems affecting Sensitive electronic equipment
Equipment necessary to perform a “Site Audit”
Industry Standards
Chapter 2
Power System Disturbances
Introduction
Sine wave Disturbances
Voltage fluctuations
Voltage fluctuations effects
Transient overvoltages
Subcycle Disturbances
Electrical Noise
Energy Interruptions
Harmonics
Electromagnetic Interference (EMI)
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)
Chapter 3
Troubleshooting Transient Overvoltage Problems
Technical Criteria
Devices that depend on the frequency
Devices that do not depend on the frequency
Suppression Technologies against transients
Gas tube
Metal Oxide Varistors (MOV)
Silicon Avalanche Diodes (SAD)
Hybrid Circuits
IEEE Location categories
CBEMA Curve
ANSI C62.41-1991
Chapter 4
Troubleshooting Harmonics in the Power System
DC Power Supplies
Harmonic generators
Full wave Rectifier
Harmonics spectrum for a six pulse converter
Resonance problems with capacitors
General solutions to control harmonics
Chapter 5
Corrective Measures for Power Disturbances
Line conditioners
LC Filter
Harmonics Filter
UPS
Interactive UPS
UPS with Rectifier/Charger
Redundant UPS System
UPS with electronic static bypass
Motor-Generator ac-dc
Motor-generator with dc driver
Motor –Generator with ac driver
Energy Study
Chapter 6
Troubleshooting Electrical Grounding Systems
Grounding Systems
Earth Ground
Lightning protection System
Equipment/Safety ground
Grounded conductor
Signal reference ground
Effective grounding
Grounding electrode System
Ground resistance measurement
Computer Room grounding
Chapter 7
Troubleshooting Telecommunications’ Sites
Telecommunications grounding
Exterior ground ring/Interior ground ring
Master Ground Bar (MGB)
Grounding for Lightning Protection
Grounding against Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)
Cable shielding grounding
Chapter 8
Troubleshooting Industrial Plants (Site Survey)
Procedures to perform a site audit
Registration of measurements values
Electrical Parameters Measurements on service Equipment
Measurement of feeder Currents
Measurements on Branch circuits
Neutral-Ground Voltage test
Current on the Neutral conductor
Solutions and Recommendations
Commercial Lighting
Energy consumption
Chapter 9
Troubleshooting Three-Phase Loads
Voltage & Current Unbalance
Transformer Load measurement
Transformer Harmonic spectrum
Power measurements
Harmonic sequence
Total Harmonic Distortion
K Factor
Solution to transformer problems
Chapter 10
Troubleshooting Motors
Voltage unbalance
Current unbalance
THD
Loads on three-phase systems
Equipment inrush current
Inrush current effects
Power Factor/ Displacement Power Factor
Chapter 11
Motor Adjustable speed Drivers (ASD)
ASD as an interference
Six and twelve pulse Converters
SCR Converters
Converters with diodes and broad pulse modulation
PWM
Phase displacement transformers
Power factor displacement
Harmonics and Capacitors
Power System Resonance
TROUBLESHOOTING CASE HISTORIES
Technical TrainingGrounding & Power Quality Courses
GST Electricity Technical Training Institute: Electrical Grounding Courses, IEEE and IEE Certification
- Electrical Grounding Course
- Power Quality
- Electrical Calculations
- Residential Load Calculations
- Commercial Load Calculations
- Delta/Delta Delta/WYE Transformers
- Electrical Theory
NEC, Canadian (CEC) and Mexican Electrical Code (NOM-001, SEDE) and Latin American Electrical Code Requirements, Grounding Electrode System, System Grounding, Safety/Equipment Grounding, Grounding of Separately Derived Systems, Grounding for Multiple Buildings, Lightning Protection Grounding, Telecommunications Site Grounding, Computer/ADP Critical Equipment Grounding, Instrumentation & Control Grounding, Grounding for Electromagnetic Interference (EMI, Grounding for radio Frequency Interference (RFI), Grounding for Electrostatic Discharge (ESD), Cathodic Protection & Grounding, Grounding Grid Design, Grounding Ring design, Grounding Site Surveys
Electrical Theory, The sine Wave, Ohm, Faraday & Lenz Laws, Sine Wave Disturbances, Transient Overvoltage, Voltage & Current Harmonics, Control & Solutions for PQ Problems, Electrical Grounding, Site Survey and Power Analysis, Service Panels Measurements, Transformers, Motors, Grounding of Transformers and Motors,Adjustable Speed Drives,PQ Measurements: Voltage, Current, Load Balance, Harmonics, Power Factor/Displacement Power Factor, Active Power, Reactive Power, apparent Power, Electrical & Magnetic Fields, RF and MW Radiation
Raceway & Box Sizing: sizing raceways, nipples, outlet boxes, junction boxes, pull boxes, surface raceways and wireways, Conductor Sizing & Overcurrent Protection, Grounding conductors sizing, Motor & Transformers, Voltage Drop 
Residential branch circuits, feeder & service calculations, number of circuits, branch circuit conductor sizes & protection for AC, heating, appliances & ranges, multifamily load calculations
Branch circuits,feeders & service calculations, number of circuits, grounding conductos sizing, conductor sizes & protection for AC, heating, appliances & ranges, feeder and service calculations for offices, banks, stores, restaurants, marinas, recreation parks, mobile homes & other commercial facilities
Grounding and Power Quality Site Surveys
- Electrical Grounding Courses,Power Quality Courses and Site Surveys: External & Internal Grounding Systems,
- Grounding Lightning Protection System,
- Grounding of Halo ground Systems,
- Ground Resistance & Resistivity Measurements
- NEC & Industry Standards Compliance
- Telecommunication's Grounding Systems,
- Capacitor Banks,
- Motor Control Centers,
- RF/MW Radiation Safety, Electrical & Magnetic Field Radiation measurements
Design & Engineering
Engineering/Design
- Generation & Emergency Power Systems
- Substation Design & Power Distribution Systems
- Power Protection, Control & Monitoring Systems
- Instrumentation & Controls Engineering
- Software Development & Communications Systems
On-Site Commissioning/Start-Up Support, PLC's (Allen-Bradley, Siemens S7, Modicon, GE Fanuc, Industrial Control) and Distributed Control Systems (Fisher, Bailey, Valmet)
Local Area Network (LAN) Design, PLC Network Design, Supervisory Control & Data Acqusition (SCADA) Network System Design, Telemetry/Radio System Design, Human Machine Interface (HMI).
Scope Management, Construction Management:Quality Assurance and Field Inspections, NESC & Safe Work Practices, NEC Compliance Inspections, Project Startup/Commissioning, Project Documentation & Turnover
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