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S&C’s Power Systems Services Seminar:

Power Quality

This 1-day seminar provides an in-depth review of the causes of power-quality-related problems on end-user electrical distribution systems. It includes a discussion of the causes and effects of voltage sags and swells, interruptions, harmonics, and flicker, as well as the characteristics of monitoring equipment for capturing these types of disturbances. A detailed discussion of commercially-available solutions for medium and low-voltage applications is covered, including custom-power devices such as the Dynamic Voltage Restorer, Uninterruptible Power Supplies, Flywheel Energy Storage Systems, Source-Transfer Systems, Static VAR Compensators, Adaptive VAR Compensators, and Distribution Static Compensators, as well as passive and active harmonic filters. The course compares the various solutions and gives attendees the tools to find the right solution for their power quality problem.

Who Should Attend

Industrial facilities personnel, consultants, and others involved in electrical system planning, especially for Internet data centers, computer chip fabrication facilities, hospital facilities, and other sensitive process industries such as plastic and glass manufacturing as well as electric utility personnel.

Topics covered in the seminar include:

  • Introduction and brief description of common power quality problems and custom power devices
  • Overview of power quality issues including voltage sags, voltage swells, interruptions, and flicker
  • Monitoring equipment for power disturbance, flicker, and harmonic measurements
  • Overview of custom power devices and harmonic filters
  • Application of custom power devices for specific power quality problems – and the advantages and disadvantages of each device
  • Case studies of power quality problems and solutions

Credit for Professional Development Instruction

Upon completion of the seminar, participants will earn 0.8 CEU credits.

Instructors

Ernst Camm

Ernst Camm is a Senior Engineer in S&C Electric Company’s Power Systems Services Division. He has experience in plant engineering, medium and high-voltage switch product application, and various types of analytical studies for utilities and end users. He has extensive experience in the analysis of capacitor-switching transients and their impact on adjustable-speed drives, harmonics, and the application of custom power devices for mitigating power quality problems. Ernst serves on various IEEE Working Groups and Task Forces on capacitor standards, harmonics, power system dynamic performance, and modeling of wind power plants and power system transients.

Charlie Williams

Charlie Williams is an Electric Systems Consultant for S&C Electric Company’s Power Systems Services Division. He has thirty-three years experience in a Fortune 500 Investor Owned Utility with expertise in Distribution Engineering, Operations, Reliability, Material Standards, System Design, Power Quality, Reliability and Management. This includes 14 years of field engineering and operations experience combined with 19 years of high level technical engineering work including Transformer Loading and Analysis, Power Quality, Harmonics Studies, Surge Protection, Reliability Studies, and Special Projects and Problem solving. Charlie serves on various IEEE Working Groups and Task Forces on power quality and reliability.

Questions?

Call Vince Stewart at (773) 338-1000, Ext. 2619 or contact him by e-mail at vstewart@sandc.com