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Purpose of Seminar:
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. 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. 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.
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. 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 and Facility Managers
- Plant Electricians
- All Plant & Facility Maintenance Personnel
- Building Engineers
- Apprentice and Experienced HVAC Technicians
- Energy Management Personnel
- Electrical Contractors
- Any Technician needing to develop Multi-Craft Skills
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, students will receive a training certificate and .7 Continuing Education
Units indicating that the student understands:
- 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.
Course Outline / Agenda
I. ELECTRICAL REFRESHER
- Introduction
- Electrical Fundamentals
- Safety
II. UNDERSTANDING POWER QUALITY
- What it is
- Why it is Important
- How it is measured
- Cause and Effect
III. 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
IV. UNDERSTANDING COMMON POWER QUALITY DISTURBANCES
- Causes and Fixes
- Voltage dips & swells
- Transients
- Noise interference
- Harmonic distortion
- Under / over voltage or current
- Voltage unbalance
V. TOOLS FOR POWER QUALITY
CEUs, Testing & College Credit
CEUs
After completion of the Power Quality Principles and Problem Solving class students
will receive a Certificate of Completion and .7 CEUs (Continuing Education
Units) for attending, approved by the Maintenance
Training Association of the Americas.
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