Power Quality Analysis Training - This 12-hour live online instructor-led course is important because power quality and harmonics analysis, measurement, and mitigation of electrical disturbance is no longer an option in our modern electronic society, it is a necessity. The course is designed to help organizations to recognize power quality problems by their symptoms and waveforms and to understand the root causes of electrical power quality problems as well as typical remedies.
Microprocessor-based industrial controls - PLCs, industrial computers, HMI, drives, motion controllers and sensors - are the foundation of high productivity, quality and competitiveness. If there is one universal factor that can and will disrupt microprocessor-based controls and cause downtime, it is power quality. Since industrial electrical systems frequently experience voltage fluctuations, harmonic distortions, noise and short- or long-term power outages, it is essential to ensure maximum uptime. The ability to quickly identify and remedy power quality problems will help ensure metering accuracy, lengthen the life of electrical equipment and improve power system availability.
Power quality failures are expensive and can significantly impact the bottom line of an organization. Electrical engineering and maintenance personnel have long been aware that identifying, monitoring and correcting power quality problems is vital to keeping facilities and processes running smoothly. This forum offers electrical professionals the opportunity to keep abreast of the latest technologies and techniques available in this area. It also offers an excellent opportunity for delegates to ask specific questions and exchange ideas relating to their own applications. This is designed to be an interactive, problem-solving, learning environment for delegates of all disciplines.
Upon completion of this Power Quality Analysis Training course, students should have a meaningful understanding of various types of power quality disturbances associated with typical motor control applications. They should understand the causes of these problems, symptoms and problems associated with each, as well as the typical means of solving or preventing these problems.
This course includes a Power Quality Analysis Training Course Materials and Training Course Certificate.
Our 12-hour, Live Online Instructor-Led Power Quality Analysis Training Course offers:
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
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Power Quality Analysis Training Course Outline
Instructor
John Houdek, Power Quality Consultant, The Electricity Forum
DAY ONE
POWER QUALITY DISTURBANCES
• Typical Disturbances
• Disturbances associated with motor control applications
• Voltage quality
VOLTAGE SAGS
• Across the line motor starting
• What are effects of voltage sags
• Motor inrush current
• Flat – topped voltage
• Preventing Voltage sags
• Soft starting with VFDs, RVSS
POWER FACTOR
• Fundamental Frequency Power Factor
• Causes of low power factor
• What are effects of low power factor
• Motor currents
• Power factor vs energy savings
• Improving Power Factor
• Selection methods for power factor capacitors
• Cost of low power factor
• Locating PF capacitors
• Capacitor applications issues
• Best practices
VOLTAGE TRANSIENTS
• Sources of transients
• What are effects of transients
• Capacitor switching transients
• Effects of Transients on drives
• Voltage notching
• Best practices
DAY TWO
HARMONICS
• What is harmonic distortion and what does it look like?
• What are effects of harmonics
• Causes of harmonic distortion
• Power system reactance – effect on harmonics
• AC-DC Rectifier types
• Problems caused by harmonics
• Harmonics vs energy loss
• Harmonic Voltage distortion & effect on circuit elements
• Capacitors vs harmonics
• Harmonic resonance
• IEEE-519-2014 harmonic distortion limits
• Analyzing harmonic distortion
• Remedies for harmonic distortion
• Line reactors
• Tuned harmonic filters
• Wide band harmonic filters
• Multi-pulse drives
• Active filters
• Filter for grid connected inverters
• Symptoms of harmonics
• Best practices
PWM Voltage effects on motors
• PWM effects on motor temperature
• What are effects of PWM Voltage
• PWM voltage when motors have long cables
• Motor bearing currents
• Remedies for PWM motor issues
EMI / RFI
• Definition of EMI and RFI
• What are effects of EMI/RFI
• Equipment vulnerable to EMI
• Causes of EMI
• EMI propagation methods
• Measuring common mode current
• Remedies for EMI
• Best practices
Cautions for Retrofits
• Starter to VFD upgrades
• LED lighting upgrades
• Best practices
Waveforms & Measurements
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.