Lightning Protection Training Course - 12-Hour live online, instructor-led course. Learn how to minimize damage to Utility, Industrial, Commercial & Institutional power systems from lightning strikes.
Lightning damage to equipment results in losses exceeding twenty-six billion dollars annually in North America, and nearly three times that worldwide with more than 150 strikes per second. Insurance payout resulting from lightning damage, accounts for approximately 6.5 per cent of all industrial, commercial and institutional property and casualty claims. Ironically, lightning damage to equipment can be all but totally prevented.
Special lightning protection systems prevent damage and are simple, very reliable, and inexpensive, particularly when compared to the cost of equipment repair and replacement, as well as the possible consequences of harm to personnel. However, methods for lightning special protection cannot be found in the code books, i.e.; National Electrical Code (NEC).
In less than 20 years, cellular mobile towers have proliferated on every continent, and are perfect lightning targets! To a lesser extent, AM, FM, and TV towers have also sprouted, sometimes sharing with cell systems. Not only are the towers at lightning risk, but also the cellular, broadcast, and communications antennas mounted on them. At risk too, are the attached cell site equipment, radio transmitters, coaxial cables, and tower light systems.
This Lightning Protection Systems Training course provides a general review of protection schemes and their impact on various industries. Strategies for mitigating damage and improving overall equipment performance are discussed.
After Attending, You Will Understand:
This lightning protection training course is designed for those who are required to design, plan, install, maintain and/or supervise contractors who are providing grounding and lightning protection systems, such as: Electrical Engineers, Project Engineers, Design Engineers, site Engineers or those who are responsible for the engineering, design, construction, installation, inspection, operation, or maintenance of lightning protection grounding systems.
LIGHTNING PROTECTION INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL SITES
Course Outline
DAY ONE
Introduction
Chapter 1 - Definitions
Chapter 2 - Lightning Protection Codes, Standards, Guidelines
Chapter 3 - Grounding
Chapter 4 - Lightning Protection Systems
Chapter 5 - Conductors
Chapter 6 - Materials
DAY TWO
Chapter 7 - Connectors
Chapter 8 - Zones of Protection
Chapter 9 - Bonding
Chapter 10 - Surge Protection Devices (SPDs)
Chapter 11 - Power Station/ Substation Lightning Protection
Chapter 12 - Wind turbine Lightning Protection
Case History
LIGHTNING PROTECTION CASE HISTORY (Actual Case from our Site Inspections work)
Review of expectations
Questions and Answers
COURSE SCHEDULE:
Both days:
Start: 10 a.m. Eastern Time
Finish: 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time
The registration fee to attend this live online training course is $599 + GST/HST.
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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.
This course earns 1.2 CEUs.