MODULE 1 – POWER SYSTEM DESIGN

• Introduction to Electrical Power System Design
• Primary Selective Systems
• Electrical Safety Considerations
• Economic Considerations of Design
• Delta vs. Wye Configurations
• Radial Distribution Systems
• Networks
• Electrical Codes and Standards
• Double Ended Substation
• Loop System
• Selecting the Appropriate Voltage
• Voltage Drop Calculations

MODULE 2 – CALCULATIONS

• Appliance Loads
• General Lighting Load Calculations
• Receptacles Load Calculations
• National Electrical Code Article 220 Requirements
• Demand Factors
• Continuous vs. Non-Continuous
• Panel Schedules

MODULE 3 – CONDUCTORS, PANELBOARDS & SWITCHBOARDS

• Conductor Selection
• Conduit Sizing
• Insulation Type
• Bus Bracing
• Series Ratings
• Correction Factors
• Series Rated vs. Fully Rated Panels
• Switchboard Bus Ratings
• Breaker and Fuse Selection
• Temperature Considerations
• Neutral and Ground Conductors

MODULE 4 – DESIGN & CASE STUDIES

• Small Industrial Switchboard Circuit Design
• Lighting Design
• Lighting Layout
• Zonal Cavity Lighting Calculations
• Case Studies

MODULE 5 – TRANSFORMERS

• Types of Transformers
• Cast Coil Designs
• Sizing and Protecting Transformers
• Insulation Characteristics
• Transformer Protection

MODULE 6 – MOTOR CIRCUITS, LOCATIONS, SWITCHES & POWER SUPPLIES

• Locked Rotor and Overload Protection
• Insulation Class / Service Factor
• Motor Tables
• Grounding Electrode System Requirements
• Equipment Grounding Conductor Selection,
• Power Quality Issues
• Sizing of Feeders
• Motor Short Circuit Protection
• Designing Motor Circuits
• Hazardous/Classified Locations
• Explosion Proof Equipment
• Intrinsically Safe Circuits
• Size and Ratings of Transfer Switches
• Heat Loss
• Compatibility with Generators
• Designing a Transformer Circuit
• Uninterruptible Power Supplies
• UPS Types and Operation

MODULE 7 – SHORT CIRCUIT ANALYSIS

• Short Circuit Analysis – Introduction
• Interrupting and Withstand Ratings
• Data Requirements
• Available Utility Short Circuit Current
• Short Circuit Study
• Conductor Impedance

MODULE 8 – CONDUCTOR IMPEDANCE AND SHORT CIRCUIT CALCULATIONS

• Determining the Source Impedance
• Conductor Calculation Worksheets
• Calculating the Conductor Impedance
• Conductor Impedance Tables
• Short Circuit Calculations with Conductor Impedance

MODULE 9 – TRANSFORMER IMPEDANCE AND SHORT CIRCUIT CALCULATIONS

• Transformer Testing and Percent Impedance
• X/R Ratio
• Using Percent Impedance for Short Circuit Calculations
• Transformer Calculation Worksheets
• Short Circuit Calculations with Transformer Impedance
• Determining the Source Impedance in Percent
• Infinite Bus Calculations

MODULE 10 – MOTOR CONTRIBUTION

• Impact of Motor Contribution on Short Circuit Current
• Multipliers for Motor Contribution.
• Theory of Motor Short Circuit Contribution
• Sub-Transient Reactance
• Consideration of Motor Contribution – Case Study

MODULE 11 – DEVICE INTERRUPTING & SERIES RATINGS

• Circuit Breaker and Fuse Interrupting Ratings
• Development of Series Ratings
• Proper Application of Series Ratings
• Symmetrical and Asymmetrical Short Circuit Current
• Dynamic Impedance
• Fully Rated vs. Series Rated
• UL and ANSI Testing Methods
• Current Limitation
• Short Circuit Study of Small Industrial System

MODULE 12 – COORDINATION STUDIES 

• Setting Ground Fault Devices
• Protective Relay Operation
• Amp Tap Setting
• Time Dial Operation and Setting
• Instantaneous Function
• Selective Coordination Basics
• Understanding Time Current Curves (TCC)
• Overload Region of TCC
• Minimum Melting and Total Clearing Curves
• Coordination of Electronic Trip Circuit Breakers
• Residually Connected Ground Fault Schemes
• Instantaneous Region
• Fixed vs. Adjustable Instantaneous
• Determining the Setting of the Instantaneous
• Time Current Curves of Fuses
• Zero Sequence Ground Fault Relaying
• Feeders and Equipment
• Nuisance Tripping
• Current Transformers
• Study of Small Industrial Plant

MODULE 13 – POWER FACTOR AND HARMONIC ANALYSIS 

• Power Factor Correction
• Power Factor Calculations
• Third Harmonics
• Utility Rate Structure
• Harmonics
• Harmonic Related Problems
• Resonance
• Evaluating Harmonics
• Correction of Harmonic Problems
• Design of a 5th Harmonic Filter for an Industrial Plant