Electrical Design for Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Facilities
Vancouver, BC
(Mar 24 - 26, 2010)
Course Code: 00-0333-2052
After participating in this course, you will be able to: • Understand the electrical design process in the industrial and commercial facilities
• Apply the electrical design concepts in your work situations
• Be aware of the liabilities associated with poor electrical design
• Design electrical systems in compliance with the Canadian Electrical Code
• Broaden your knowledge of electrical design concepts and applications
• Review the electrical design procedures and their impact on construction and operation of electrical systems
• Enhance your knowledge of grounding and bonding requirements
• Gain more insight into the fundamentals of electrical design
• Upgrade your electrical design knowledge concepts and applications
• Review transformer, substation, distribution systems, motor and other equipment applications
Description
This course, focused on basic electrical design concepts, revisits low and high voltage electrical circuits, equipment and systems used in industrial and commercial facilities, and provides an understanding of the methods used to design low voltage power distribution systems. You gain practical understanding of design concepts for typical industrial and commercial applications. You study basics of electrical generation, transmission and distribution, basic design philosophy and design procedures, electrical construction materials, services, and grounding and power quality concepts. Application of Canadian Electrical Code is emphasized. Instructors will assume that you have no prior electrical design experience but are currently involved with the electrical equipment and systems.
After the course participants will be able to apply the electrical design concepts in their work situations. They will be able to review the electrical systems for compliance with the Canadian Electrical Code. They will be able to review the substation, distribution systems, motor and other equipment electrical design procedures and their impact on construction and operation of electrical systems.
Objective
To provide participants involved with the design, construction or maintenance of electrical systems, with a sound understanding of the principles used in designing electrical systems for industrial and commercial facilities.
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for electrical engineers with limited design experience, technologists, technicians involved in electrical systems in industrial applications and commercial and institutional buildings and facilities. It will benefit plant, project, and facility engineers, electrical contractors, as well as sales engineers involved with electrical equipment and systems. No electrical design experience is required. All topics begin at the fundamentals level and bring you to the present state-of-the-art.
Special Feature
You will receive the book - IEEE Recommended Practice for Electric Power Systems in Commercial Buildings, published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
Faculty: Ajit Bapat, P.Eng., M.Eng., MBA
Program Outline
Day I
Registration and Coffee
Welcome, Introduction, Workshop Preview, Learning Outcomes and the Assessment Method
Review of Basic Electrical Concepts
• Voltage, current, power
• Resistance, inductance, capacitance
• Ohm’s law, RMS, average values
• Three-phase systems
• Power factor
Grounding and Bonding Concepts • Grounding for safety
• Grounding for equipment operation
Electrical Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution
• Fundamentals of power generation, transmission and distribution
• One-line diagrams
• Power quality
System Design Philosophy • Voltage levels
• Protective relying:fault calculations, interrupting ratings, protective device coordination
• Reading electrical drawings
Day II
Standards, Recommended Practices, Guides and Codes
• Introduction to Canadian Electrical Code
• Key relevant sections of the Canadian Electrical Code
Basic Electrical Equipment
• Transformers: theory, types, connections
• Breakers
• Motors
• Batteries
• Review of electrical distribution equipment
Electrical Construction Materials • Basic electrical construction materials: wires, raceways, devices, boxes, panelboards, switchboards
Case Study
• Step by step design process for the typical small industrial/commercial facility
Fault Current Analysis • Types of faults
• The nature of fault currents in AC systems
• Methods of Fault current analysis
• Phase to phase and phase to ground faults
• Limiting the available fault current level
Questions and Answers and Feedback to Participants on Achievement of Learning Outcomes
There will be a one-hour lunch break each day in addition to refreshment breaks during each morning and afternoon session.
Daily Schedule:
8:00 Registration and Coffee (Day I only) 8:30 Session begins 4:30 Adjournment
1.8 CEU / 18 PDH
Faculty
Ajit Bapat
Ajit Bapat is well known in the electrical distribution field having served over 40 years in the industry. His expertise in the art and science of ground fault protection is acknowledged in North America. He holds Master's Degrees in Business Administration and Electrical Engineering, specializing in Power Systems and Power System Protection, and has particular interest in ground fault protection, digital metering systems, microprocessor based integrated systems for protection, metering, monitoring and control of power distribution systems. He is a member of Professional Engineers Ontario and a senior member of the IEEE.
The fee for this course is $1,875 + Taxes. If you register after February 19, 2010 the fee increases to $2,045 + Taxes.
On-Site Program
EPIC programs can also be delivered on-site at your premises. For more information on our on-site program, please contact Tim Chugh at 1-888-374-2338 ext. 242 or by email at tchugh@epic-edu.com.
Group Discounts, Cancellations And Withdrawals
Registration covers all program materials, refreshments during breaks and lunch but excludes accommodation. For organizations sending more than one participant, the following discounts to the course fee apply: 10% discount to the second, 15% to the third, 20% to the fourth and 25% to the fifth and subsequent registrations.
To withdraw from a course, you must send your request in writing with the official receipt to our office:
• Fifteen or more business days in advance: full refund less $50.00 administration charge.
• Five to fourteen business days in advance: non-refundable credit of equal value for any future EPIC seminar within one year.
Credits are transferable within your organization.
In case of an unexpected event occurring after this time, you may send someone else to take your place without any additional cost. If a speaker is not available due to unforeseen circumstances, another speaker of equal ability will be substituted. EPIC reserves the right to cancel or change the date or location of its events. EPIC's responsibility will, under no circumstances, exceed the amount of the fee collected. EPIC is not responsible for the purchase of non-refundable travel arrangements or accommodation or any associated cancellation/ change fees. To avoid any fees or charges, please call to confirm that the course is running before confirming travel arrangements and accommodations.
