IG-350 – Power Quality/QA Investigations

Elevate yourself to what the IEEE calls ‘the 2%’ers’…those that actually investigate and pinpoint electrical and grounding/bonding problems!

Ever wanted the chance to perform a power quality investigation with an actual expert? Then this 3-day course is for you! This suitcase training class takes a limited number of people on a site investigation at YOUR site. You will learn the steps for fielding PQ/Grounding/Bonding concerns, survey preparation, do’s/don’ts of metering as well as earthing, ac wiring/grounding, telecommunications bonding, voltage quality, electrostatic discharge, and much, much more.

Course Outline

Chapter One – Initiating a Site Survey

• Historical References
• Site Preparation
• Receiving a PQ Concern
• Recommended Approaches
• Three Main Inspection Areas
• Safety Concerns
• Checklists
• Instrumentation
• Site Characteristics

Chapter Two – The Grounding Electrode System

• Review of Purposes
• Soil Resistivity
• Soil Investigation Approach
• Earth Ground Resistance Testing
• Optional Testing Procedures
• Improvement Methods
• Two-Point Bonding Testing
• Earth Ground Resistance Field Testing
• Evaluation of Results

Chapter Three – The Equipment Grounding System

• Equipment Grounding Purposes
• Visual Investigation
• Checklist Review
• Testing Procedures
• Wiring Polarity/Impedance
• High Frequency Noise Inputs
• Voltage Quality Analysis
• Snapshot Waveforms
• Long-term Monitoring
• Isolated Grounding Evaluations
• Other Environmental
• Field Investigation
• Power Line Monitoring Setup
• Review of Field Data

Chapter Four – Telecommunications Bonding System

• Components
• Visual investigation elements
• AC/DC Current Measurements
• Site Testing Approach
• Review of Checklist
• Field Site Testing
• Review Site Results
• Power Monitor Review
• Compiling the Data
• Site Debrief

Chapter Five – Writing the Report

• Review of Sample Reports
• Approaches for presenting data
• Predictive Analysis
• Review Lab Results