• Plan your system and select equipment for it.
• Benefit from a clear understanding of all aspects of power distribution system
• Apply the Electrical Code to your projects
• Deal with the important issues such as load estimating, voltage selection, shortage circuit studies and power protection
• make your distribution system more efficient by applying your new knowledge of the power distribution system and equipment

COURSE CONTENT  

System Planning As Applicable To Industrial Plants

• Load estimates
• Voltage considerations and flicker
• Distribution types
• Substation bus arrangements
• Review of a conceptual single line diagram

Short Circuit Studies for Equipment Rating and Relaying

• Applicable standards
• Method of calculations
• System and equipment data
• An example using hand calculations

Load Flow Calculations

• Importance of load flow
• Voltage drop considerations
• Voltage instability
• Loss of a source
• Effect of current limiting reactors
• Optimization of load flow

System Neutral Grounding

• Ungrounded
• High resistance
• Low resistance
• Solidly grounded systems
• Cable insulation and system grounding
• Generator neutral grounding

Review of Major Equipment

• Motor control centers, switchgear, power transformers
• Application of power cables
• Application of electric motors
• Surge arresters
• Harmonics in power systems and impact of non-linear loads
• Capacitor applications
• Instrument transformers

Development of Single Line Diagrams

• Protective Devices and Relay Setting

• Protection and co-ordination principles
• Feeder and bus protection
• Protection of medium voltage motors
• Transformer protection
• Generator protection
• Relay settings and co-ordination curves

FOR WHOM:

Works, Services and Maintenance Personnel

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

The training methodology combines lectures, discussions, group exercises and illustrations. Participants will gain both theoretical and practical knowledge of the topics. The emphasis is on the practical application of the topics and as a result participant will go back to the workplace with both the ability and the confidence to apply the techniques learned to their duties.

This course is available in the following locations:

Nigeria - $5500
Rwanda - $7500
UK - $8500
USA - $8500