Industrial Power System Fundamentals

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A course designed for Engineers in training, designers, construction and operation personnel who are responsible for the specification, design, installation and maintenance of electrical equipment in industrial facilities.

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Course Description

Learning Objectives

To design an industrial power system distribution system incorporating the appropriate safety, economic reliability, operational and maintenance requirements
To apply the appropriate industry recognized design standards to a design
To understand the terminology used in the context of an electrical distribution system
To be able to use simple "rules of thumb" to estimate the performance and economics of an electrical distribution systems design

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Instructor

Allan Bozek, P.Eng, MBA
Allan has over 30 years experience in the design, construction, commissioning and maintenance of industrial power systems. The scope of his experience includes manufacturing, oil and gas production, refining, water treatment and mining industrial facilities. He is a member of the IEEE industrial applications society, a committee member of the Canadian Electrical Code Section 18 (Hazardous Locations) and is a registered Profession Engineer in Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Ontario.

Detailed Outline

Historical Development of Power Systems

War of the Currents

Overview of the North American Integrated Electricity System

North American Transmission Grid
Management of Power Generation vs. Consumption
Regulated vs. Deregulated Market Systems
How wholesale electricity prices are determined

Design and Safety Standards

Fundamental Safety Principles of Electrical Design
- Shock hazard
  - Industry statistics
- Fire hazard
- Voltage and electromagnetic influences
- Power supply interruption
Prescriptive vs. Objective standards
Electrical Safety Regulatory System
- Safety Codes Act
- Administration of the Act
  - Utility Regulated (BC and Ontario)
  - Deregulated (Alberta)
    - Self regulation for Industrial Users
    - Concept of a variance

Reference Publications

CSA C22.1 Canadian Electrical Code
CSA Z462 Workplace Electrical Safety
CSA M421 Use of Electricity in Mines
IEEE Publications
- Color Book Series
- IEEE 80 - Safety in AC Substation Grounding
- IEEE 519 - Hamonic Control in Electrical Power Systems
- IEEE 1584 - Arc Flash Calculations
IEC Publications

Systems Planning

Electrical Design Economics
Capital vs. Operating Economics
- Energy efficiency evaluation model
- Estimating the cost of a power interruption
Reliability and Availability
- Calculation procedure
Load Forecasting and Equipment Sizing
- Developing a load list for a facility
Voltage Level Section
Harmonics and Power Factor
- Power factor correction formulas
Surge Protection
- When it is required
Utility Substation Design Configurations
Industrial Plant Power Distribution Systems Design Configurations
- Simple Radial Design
- Secondary Selective System
- Emergency Bus Configurations

Engineering Design Analysis

Load Flow Analysis
- Voltage Drop Calculations
Short Circuit Studies
- Estimating short circuit magnitudes in simple applications
Transient Stability Analysis
- Motor Starting
  - When it is required
Protective Device Coordination Analysis
- How to read protective relay time current curves (TCCs)
Harmonic Analysis
- When it is required

Grounding

System Grounding
- High Resistance vs. Low Resistance vs. Solidly grounded systems
Bonding
Substation grounding
CEC requirements

Electrical Distribution System Design

Fundamentals of Circuit Protection
- Fuses vs. Circuit Breakers
  - Principles of operation
- Electrical System Coordination Principles
  - Typical TCCs of fuses and breakers
Conductors
- Copper vs. Aluminum
- Sizing of Conductors
- Shielding and Terminiations
- Bus Duct and Cable Bus applications
Transformers
- Transformer Theory
- Transformer Standards
- Selection and Application
Switchgear and Control Apparatus
- Medium Voltage Switchgear
  - Metalclad vs. Metal Enclosed Standards
  - Arc resistant switchgear
- Low Voltage Switchgear
  - Power Circuit vs. Molded Case Breakers
- Motor Control Centres
  - NEMA vs. IEC Design
  - Short Circuit and Overload Protection

Arc Flash Safety

Root Causes of Arc Flash Incidents
Arc Flash Calculations
- CSA Z462
- IEEE 1584
Arc Flash Mitigation Techniques
- Systems Design Approach to Arc Flash Mitigation
- Equipment Specifications
- PPE
Warning Labels for Equipment

Electrical Substation Design

Equipment Selection
Equipment Spacing Requirements
Conductor and cable support selection
System Auxilaries
Monitoring and Control Requirements
Grounding System Design

A variety of tutorials and hands on working exercises are incorporated into the course to help in the understanding of the course material.

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