Electrical Grounding Seminar - The Basic Course
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Earn Continuing Education Unit (CEU) Credits
Successful completion of this course qualifies delegates to receive a certificate of course completion with indicated CEUs. CEUs are granted by the Engineering Institute of Canada. One CEU is equivalent to 10 professional development hours of instruction.
The following course earns 1.4 CEUs.
BONUS FEATURES
- FREE 108-Page Power Quality Vol 7 Handbook (Value $35)
- A FREE subscription to Electricity Today Magazine (Value $40),
- An Electricity Forum Coupon (Value $100) to be used against any future 2006/07 Electricity Forum event (restrictions apply)
- Forum Presentations in Paper Format
- CD Rom containing Presentations
COURSE BENEFITS
It has been determined that over 70 per cent of all electrical problems in industrial, commercial and institutional power systems are due to poor grounding and wiring errors. Without proper grounding, sensitive electronic equipment is subjected to destruction of data, erratic equipment operation, and catastrophic damage. This electrical grounding seminar will give participants a comprehensive understanding of practical applications of proper grounding and wiring practices.
Increase Your Knowledge
- Focus on specific electrical grounding problems and consequences relating to fires, safety of personnel, and damage to equipment
- Participate in discussion of electrical grounding problems and how to overcome or avoid them
- Gain a firm foundation of knowledge for your next project involving electrical grounding
- Develop your knowledge of theory and practice
Learn About
- The requirements of the Canadian Electrical Code
- Specific grounding problems, installations and code requirements
- Testing procedures for residential, industrial, commercial and institutional electric power grounding systems
- Practical solutions to grounding problems
After Attending, You Will
- Work more safely and efficiently
- Have a better understanding of Article 250 in the 2002 N.E.C.®
- Be more aware of the benefits of good grounding systems
- Be better prepared to design your next grounding system
Who Should Attend
This electrical grounding seminar training is a must for electrical engineers, design engineers, electrical engineering managers, project managers, power quality specialists, maintenance managers, consultants and technologists responsible for the design, construction, installation, inspection, operation, or maintenance of electrical systems, designers, contractors, and electrical technicians, inspectors, safety personnel and other employees responsible for the operation and maintenance of electrical grounding systems in a commercial, industrial, institutional or utility setting
Without good grounding, sensitive electronic equipment is subjected to destruction of data, erratic equipment operation, and catastrophic damage. Allen G.W. Segall (IBM Study) determined that 88.5% of all disturbances are caused by transient overvoltage and therefore, it is of critical importance to know the "state of the art" protection technologies.
Inductive effects of lighting including transients, wiring errors, and code violations cause damages estimated at about $20 billion dollars in the US and Canada each year, based on the following considerations: risk to personnel, equipment replacement cost, repairs cost, and destroyed data.
The economics: Loss of sales, Loss of production, Loss of work in process.
The knowledge acquired in this course will enable the participant to apply correct electrical installation procedures (CEC/NEC), effective cabling and state of the art technologies available for the protection of equipment and circuits. A code violation poses hazards to human life and equipment.
Other considerations:
Sometimes a system shut-down can cause a telecommunications company thousands of dollars per hour. To a petrochemical company, an unplanned shut down can cost millions of dollars.
With the practical application of the Electrical Code (CEC) and electrical grounding practices, and minimization of probabilities of mis-operation or loss of equipment with all its collateral damage, the cost of the course will be amortized many times over.
Other considerations are Warranties and Guarantees. For insurance validation, these warranties/guarantees are based on compliance with the Electrical Code (learned in this course).
Program Outline
DAY ONE
Session 1: ELECTRICAL GROUNDING – OVERVIEW
- Grounding- Definitions
- Grounding methods
- System Grounding
- Single Point Grounding
- Solid Grounding
- Impedance Grounding
- Reactance Grounding
- Resistance Grounding
- Isolated Grounding
- Ground Faults
- Why Ground Circuits and Systems
- Grounding Systems
Session 2: Standards and Codes
- Classification Of Various Grounding Standards. Codes and Rules
- Canadian Standards Association:
- CSA Grounding and Bonding (C22.1 – 98, Section 10)
- CSA Protection and Control (C22.1 – 98, Section 14)
- CSA Installation of Electrical Equipment (C22.1 – 98, Section 26)
- CSA Electrical Communication Equipment (C22.1 – 98, Section 60)
- Canadian Electrical Code:
- Bonding and Grounding of Electrical Equipement (C22.2 No. 0.4 – M1982 R1993)
- Grounding and Bonding Equipment (C22.2 No. 41 – M1987 R1993)
- (C22.2 No. 0.4 – M1982 R1993)
- NEC – National Electrical Code
Session 3:
- Electrical Grounding Electrode System
- Grounding Theory
- Parmeters, Measurements and Calculations
- Grounding Electrodes: Construction And Installation
- Ground Resistance and Resistivity
- Grounding Electrode Conductor
- Electrical Grounding and Corrosion
- Materials-Splicing
- Installation and Protection
- Sizing the grounding Electrode Conductor
Session 4:
- Circuit grounding
- Grounded Conductor
- Direct Current Systems
- Alternating-Current System
Session 5:
- Equipment Grounding
- Major Requirements: Leakage Current, Proper Sizing
- Generators
- Substations
- Transformers
- UPS systems: Online, Standby, Line Interactive, Alternative
- Installation
- Sizing the Equipment grounding
- Identification of the Equipment grounding Conductor
- Electric Shock
- Grounding and electric Shock
Session 6:
- Separately Derived Systems
- Main Bonding Jumper
- Portable generators
- Vehicle Mounted Generators
Session 7:
- Electrical Grounding two or more Buildings
- Grounded and Ungrounded Systems
- Grounding the Second Building
DAY TWO
Session 8:
- Lightning Protection- Electrical Grounding
- Lightning- Characteristics
- Protection Systems
- Rolling Sphere Concept
- Lightning Protection System Specifications
Session 9:
- Electronic Equipment Grounding
- Introduction and Definitions
- Computer and Electronic Equipment Grounding
- Telecommunication Rooms and Closets
- Data Processing Equipment Grounding
- Electronic Security Equipment Grounding
Session 10:
- Telecommunication Site Grounding
- Grounding Subsystems
- Exterior Ground Ring
- Interior Ground ring- Halo Ground
- Low Frequency Networks
- High frequency Networks
Session 11:
- Computer Room Grounding
- System Reference Zero
- Detection of a faulty Neutral-Ground System
- Sizing Wiring to meet Computer Industry Standards
- Grounding line Treatment Devices
- Transient Overvoltage Protector Grounding
- Gas Tubes
- Metal Oxide Varistors
- Silicon Avalanche Diodes
Session 12 (A):
- Instrumentation and Control
- EMI (Electromagnetic Interference)
- Inductive, Capacitive and Radiation Coupling
- RFI (Radio frequency Interference)
- Electrostatic Discharge
- Shields grounding
- Coaxial Cables
- Telephone Lines
- Data lines grounding - RS232
Session 12 (b):
- EMI on Electronic Circuits
- Susceptibility- Immunity
- Cable Shielding and Grounding
- Losses by Absorption and reflection
- Grounding Low and High frequency Shielding
- Grounding High frequency Shielding
- Coaxial Cables
- Superficial Resistivity
- Resonance and Skin Effect
FOUR CASE HISTORIES INCLUDED:
THERE ARE FOUR CASE STUDIES THAT WILL BE PRESENTED: PETROCHEMICAL, TELECOMMUNICATION, COMPUTER FACILITY, AND A MANUFACTURING PLANT. SECOND DAY ALSO INCLUDES A LABORATORY SECTION WHERE A THE PARTICIPANTS ARE TAUGHT HOW TO PERFORM A GROUNDING AND POWER QUALITY SITE SURVEY. MEASURMENT PERFORMED: GROUND RESISTANCE AND RESISTIVITY, POWER QUALITY PARAMETERS SUCH AS: VOLTAGE, CURRENT, LOAD BALANCE, POWER FACTOR, DISPLACEMENT POWER FACTOR, VOLTAGE AND CURRENT HARMONICS, EFFECTIVE POWER (KW), APPARENT POWER (KVA), REACTIVE POWER (KVAR), K FACTOR FOR TRANSFORMERS, ETC, TO DIAGNOSE AND SOLVE MOST COMMON PROBLEMS.
TUTORIAL TIMETABLE:
Both days:
Start: 8:30 a.m.
Coffee Break: 10:00 a.m.
Lunch: 12:00 noon
Restart: 1:15 p.m.
Finish: 4:30 p.m.
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