"The perfect power quality course…"
Purpose of Seminar:
Estimates put power quality related losses at over $80 billion per
year in the United States. In fact, power quality related downtime can
cost over $5 million per hour in industrial facilities and credit card
data centers alone. This course is designed to provide you the knowledge
to manage power quality, as well as give you real world "hands-on"
hours of practice using the Fluke 435 3-Phase Power Quality Analyzer
(PQA).
Who should take this course?
This course is designed for anyone who is responsible for electrical
system installation, maintenance and troubleshooting in commercial and
industrial facilities. It is designed so that, when completed, the individual
will have a solid understanding of how to use the Fluke 435 Power Quality
Analyzer to locate and solve power quality problems. Attendees come
from a wide variety of industries, skill levels, company sizes, and
job titles, so if you're not sure you'll fit in or will benefit from
the class, don't worry - you will - as long as you have an interest
in power quality and system reliability. People who will benefit from
attending this seminar include…
All maintenance personnel in:
- Manufacturing Plants
- Commercial Buildings
- Utilities
- Shopping Centers
- Apartment Complexes
- Government Buildings
- Airports
- Schools & Universities
Including:
- Plant Electricians
- All Building Maintenance Personnel
- All Plant & Facility Maintenance Personnel
- Building Engineers
- Plant & Facility Managers
- Apprentice and Experienced HVAC Technicians
- Energy Management Personnel
- Electrical Contractors
- Any Technician needing to develop Multi-Craft Skills
Training Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will receive a training certificate
and .8 Continuing Education Units for each day attended (1.6 credits
for 2 days), indicating that the student has learned to:
- What power quality is and why it is important to your facility.
- How power quality impacts your electrical system and equipment.
- How to properly and safely measure power quality factors.
- How to read various power quality outputs, charts, graphs and reports.
- How to troubleshoot and diagnose power quality problems.
- How to use the Fluke 435 PQA to address all power quality needs.
Course Outline / Agenda
DISCUSSION TOPICS - DAY 1
Understanding Power Quality Principles, Practical
Application and Tools
Power quality is often an invisible and overlooked factor when trying
to get the most out of your plant or facility electrical systems and
equipment. So the first day of this power quality training will concentrate
on teaching the student exactly what power quality is, how it can be
monitored, and the effect it can have on your equipment and maintenance
operations. By the end of this first day of training, students will
have a clear understanding of why it is important to monitor power quality
and how proper management of power quality can save your plant or facility
tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars depending on its size.
Training like this doesn't cost - it pays.
Course Outline
Electrical Refresher
- Introduction
- Electrical Fundamentals
- Safety
Understanding Power Quality
- What it is
- Why it is Important
- How it is measured
- Cause and Effect
Diagnosing Power Quality Problems
- Troubleshooting Overview
- Symptoms of Power Quality Problems
- Power outages
- Tripping circuit breakers and ASDs
- High utility bills
- Flickering lights
- Equipment running noisy and hot
- Premature equipment failure
- Poor performance & unexpected shutdowns
- Lost data in electronics
Understanding Common Power Quality Disturbances
- Causes and Fixes
- Voltage dips & swells
- Transients
- Noise interference
- Harmonic distortion
- Under / over voltage or current
- Voltage unbalance
Tools for Power Quality
DISCUSSION TOPICS - DAY 2
Using the Fluke 435 PQA for Power Quality
Maintenance
In the second day, students will apply what they have learned from
day one in a "hands-on" session using the Fluke 435 Logging
Power Quality Analyzer. During this session students will learn how
to set the analyzer up, what different modes are available to help you
perform your work, how to read the various charts, graphs and reports,
and how to use this information to improve performance of your systems
and equipment. By the end of this second day, students will not only
have a received a solid education on power quality, but they will have
been introduced to practical, real-world tools that will help them immediately
apply what they have learned the moment they get back to work.
Course Outline
Introduction to the Fluke 435 PQA
Applications for the Fluke 435 PQA
Using the Fluke 435 PQA to Identify Power Quality Problems
Inter-Harmonics
- Make Power & Energy measurements
- Real Power (kW)
- Apparent Power (kVA)
- Reactive Power (kVAR)
- Power Factor (W/VA) and DPF (cos Phi)
- Monitor energy use
- Measure Flicker including short and long term severity
- Measure Unbalance
- Capture Transients
- Measure Inrush
- Monitor a power system for conformity to limits specified in EN50160
or to your own custom limits
- Use FlukeView Software
- Use Mains Signaling
- Set up and use Logger and PowerLog
- Use the Report Generator
About the Fluke 435 PQA
The Fluke 435 Logging Power Quality Analyzer features 0.1 percent voltage
accuracy and GPS time sync option, making it fully compliant with the
IEC 61000-4-30 Class A standard. Fluke has doubled the memory, allowing
the Fluke 435 to be configured for any test condition with memory for
up to 400 parameters at user defined intervals.
Users can easily view logged data and generate reports with the new
Fluke Power Log software. Additionally, the Fluke 435 features Mains
Signaling capability that enables users to measure interference from
ripple control signals at specific frequencies. It includes new 3000
A flexible current probes that are 600 V CAT IV-rated and do not require
additional powering, eliminating the need for batteries. The Fluke 435
comes complete with a new rugged transit case with rollers. It is available
from all Fluke authorized distributors. US list price is $6,410.
Power Quality Analyzer ( PQA )
Applications
- Frontline troubleshooting - quickly diagnose problems on-screen
to get your operation back online
- Predictive maintenance - detect and prevent power quality issues
before they cause downtime
- Quality of service compliance - validate incoming power quality
at the service entrance
- Long-term analysis - uncover hard-to-find or intermittent issues
- Load studies - verify electrical system capacity before adding loads
- Energy assessments - quantify energy consumption before and after
improvements
to justify energy saving devices
What You Will Take Home
• American Trainco Seminar Manual - detailing all Solving Power
Quality Problems material covered in the class.
• Personalized Solving Power Quality Problems using the Fluke
435 PQA Training Certificate 1.6 CEUs for attending both days. American
Trainco CEUs are approved by the MTAA.
• All the information you need from asking our instructors specific
questions about your power quality problems or how to use PQAs or applications
of the Fluke 435 PQA.
Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
All students attending our seminars receive a personalized Certificate of Completion and .8 CEUs
(Continuing Education Units) per day of training. Over 40,000 employers and government agencies who
have sent their employees to our classes accept American Trainco CEUs for continuing education
requirements. Our administration and record keeping practices meet or exceed the standards of ACE
(American Council on Education) and we are able to provide transcripts of all classes attended and
tests taken by individual students. Please contact us if our CEUs are not yet accepted by your authority.
We will initiate an application to get the approval process started.