Power Quality Harmonics

Course Description:
The Power Quality and Harmonic Analysis Seminar combines extensive field measurement and study experience to familiarize attendees with the terminology and concepts to evaluate power quality. The effects of harmonics on various power system components and methods of reducing excessive harmonics will also be addressed. IEEE recommendations, National Electric Code requirements and Canadian Standards Association are also emphasized in this course.

• Describe various equipment used for power monitoring.
• Recognize the cause and source of power system disturbances.
• Explain how to mitigate any existing and potential problems, thereby minimizing equipment disoperation and process downtime.
• Analyze types of electrical systems loads and their power quality considerations.
• Calculate harmonic voltages and currents

Who Should Attend:
This course is intended for graduate engineers or personnel with equivalent work experience in electrical power systems.

Course Content

• Introduction to Power Quality Analysis
  Review of Industrial Power Systems Concepts
  Power Quality Definitions
  Equipment Ratings
  Effects of Disturbances on Equipment and Processes

  Industry Commitment to Power Quality

  IEEE Standards and Recommendations

  EPRI Survey Results

  Harmonics

  Sources of Harmonics

  Symptoms and Effect on Equipment

  Power Factor Capacitors and Resonance

  Harmonic Limitations (IEEE Standard 519)

  Series Resonance and Filter Design

  Third Harmonic Neutral Current

  Calculation of Harmonic Voltages and Currents

  System Harmonic Models

  The Current Injection Method

  Frequency Response Modeling

  Grounding

  Types of Grounding

  Arcing Ground Faults

  Symptoms of Ineffective Grounding

  Electronics and Computer Grounding

  Voltage Disturbances

  Lightning

  System Switching

  System Faults

  Sags

  Swells

  Measurement Techniques

  IEEE Emerald Book -Conducting Site Surveys

  Manufacturers' Terminology

  Grounding Measurements

  Disturbance Measurements

  Waveform Signatures

  Mitigation Techniques

  K-Factor Transformers

  Power Line Conditioners

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