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- Historical References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