The unique course will cover general and
detailed theory and principles used for the design of
power system and equipment in systems up to
1,000-V. It is
structured to cover all areas of concern for
practicing electricians and industrial, commercial, and
engineers. It will also point out
major technical errors in Soares latest
grounding book.
Most courses on this
topic only address the "how to ground" but omit the
"why". Consequently, designers and
installers do not have
the requisite knowledge to know how to
handle unique situations and how to
correctly utilize lightning and surge
protection equipment connected to power
systems. This course
will focus on the theory
governing grounding system design and
construction and basic computations
necessary to properly interpret NEC
requirements and when you must go beyond the
minimum NEC requirements to provide a
safe system.
This course will draw into the
curriculum, design and theoretical
principles, published within industry
and national
standards and decades of I.E.E.E.
papers written on the subject. It will also be focused on
the information the instructor has
relied upon during his professional career
as a designer, construction inspector, consultant, and
instructor.
Instructor:
Charles Pratt, P.E.
- Practicing professional
engineer since 1971.
- Life member of various I.E.E.E. power, industry, and EMC
societies
- Member of the Lightning
Protection Institute.
- Member of N.F.P.A.
- Previous instructor for Army Corps of
Engineers in the technical areas
of power, surge protection, and lightning
protection grounding system design
- Design engineer for virtually
all types of industrial ,
commercial , and utility
electrical systems.
- Member of IAEI, International
Association of Electrical
Inspectors
Why is this course unique?
- Covers commercial and industrial
grounding systems
and protection from effects of ground
faults that can present adverse shock
hazards to humans.
-
Proper
interpretation of information in Soares
Grounding book including information
within this book that should not be used
for design. (Examples: Several tables in
Chapter 22 and the statement that "sharp
bends in conductors increases impedance")
-
Will remove much
of the "mystique" and "black magic"
commonly associated with grounding for
safety and low voltage
surge protection including the
mystique of the NEC 25-ohm ground These topics should not
be a mystery!
-
Not a software course. Understanding
principles is more important.
- Taught by an instructor with decades
of experience separating fact from
fiction and "sales pitches.
-
Reveals technical
errors promulgated in various books and
literature including the NEC. (Example:
Table 250.122 is inadequate in many
situations for day to
day use.)
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Provides
students with theory and
lab
demonstrations of voltage profiles
around common grounding electrodes to support the theory
- Covers the electrical theory, system
analysis, and physics which form the basis
for grounding system design. Answers many of the
"Whys" that most grounding
practicioners encounter.
- Grounding
electrode and array performance under
normal power system frequencies and fast transients
.
- Grounding of systems and equipment for
compliance with the NEC and beyond
- Class sizes are kept small to optimize
your personal learning experience
- Grounding system testing and
calculations will be
covered. Handy charts for computing the
resistance of various grounding electrode
configurations along with an equipment
grounding conductor fusing chart
are included. These cannot be found in other
literature.
- Papers
explaining why special considerations
need be made for paralleled conductor
runs, power circuit breakers, and other
confusing topics covered in the course.
- Hands-on experience in seeing and
measuring actual
grounding system conductor and electrode
peformance.
- Design of grounding and bonding
systems for NEC compliance
- Design tips provided
to minimize system redesign
- Information exceeds that of any other
similar course on the market
Course
Structure
The
depth of the material
is
geared for electricians and graduate electrical engineers
.
Standards such as the NEC, I.E.E.E., and
other important standards are addressed. The
IAEI book "Soares Grounding & Bonding-NEC
2020" will be used to drive the curriculum
for this course.
The course is held in conjunction
with other grounding course
modules. Each module can be taken
separately, however maximum benefit
will come from taking all modules at
one time or in order. More details of
the various topics in each module are
contained in the course information
links.
Time
will provided to work through
computations for grounding electrode,
equipment grounding, and surge
protection systems designed to
demonstrate practical use of the
information covered in the course.
Knowledge Base
The student will
benefit from this course if they are
comfortable in the use of basic concepts,
formulas, and methods used to analyze
electrical circuits. Although these
concepts, methods, and formulas are covered
during the lectures, it is assumed that the
student is familiar with them and can apply
them prior to attendance. The following is a
list of those important to this goal.
There are many videos available on the
internet on these concepts if you need a
refresher.
Ohm's Law
Resistance, inductance,
capacitance, and reactance
Combining series and parallel
resistors, inductors, and capacitors
and use of voltage divider formulas
Thevenin equivalent circuit
reduction
For a sample basic system that will
be covered and related circuit theory,
click here.
Course
Materials
The student will receive an extensive
workbook that exceeds the quality of training manuals of
most courses of this type. Workbook pages contain a single lecture slide and
appropriate comments by the instructor
designed to minimize note taking by the
student and to provide a more useful future
reference. (View
sample pages)
In addition, a copy of the IAEI
book "Soares Grounding & Bonding-NEC
2020, 14th Edition" can be provided for those
attendees requiring a copy. For
maximum benefit from the course
attendees are encouraged to order
their own copy
of this book
from IAEI
prior to the course for study.
Doing
so will give the attendee time to read
the material and develop any questions
they may have that the wish to be
addressed during the class.
Schedule
The schedule for
each course varies. See the published
schedule for the specific course listed.
Continuing
Education Credits
CEU's or PDH's will be provided for
each course module through the
I.E.E.E. Education Program for those
students needing professional continuing
education credits. The credits vary for each
module attended and are tabulated in each
course registration form.
Price: $950.00 (US)
(There is a
10%
discount available for I.E.E.E. members
registering at any time in addition to any
other discounts offered. See registration form
for early registration and other discounts. )
See
"Training" webpage.
Participant slots are limited to 16 to maximize
student involvement in lab demonstrations.
If you will be interested in
this or other courses, please contact us with an
email or by phone and let us know
about your needs and topics of
specific interest. This will assist
in optimizing the course development and
optimization.
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