Course Description
Estimates put power quality related losses at over $80 billion per year in the United States. In fact, power quality related downtime can cost over $5 million per hour in industrial facilities and credit card data centers alone. This course is designed to provide you the knowledge to manage power quality, as well as give you real world "hands-on" hours of practice using the Fluke 435 3-Phase Power Quality Analyzer (PQA).
Who should take this course?
This course is designed for anyone who is responsible for electrical system installation, maintenance and troubleshooting in commercial and industrial facilities. It is designed so that, when completed, the individual will have a solid understanding of how to use the Fluke 435 Power Quality Analyzer to locate and solve power quality problems. Attendees come from a wide variety of industries, skill levels, company sizes, and job titles, so if you're not sure you'll fit in or will benefit from the class, don't worry - you will - as long as you have an interest in power quality and system reliability. People who will benefit from attending this seminar include…
All maintenance personnel in:
- Manufacturing Plants
- Commercial Buildings
- Utilities
- Shopping Centers
- Apartment Complexes
- Government Buildings
- Airports
- Schools & Universities
Including:
- Plant Electricians
- All Building Maintenance Personnel
- All Plant & Facility Maintenance Personnel
- Building Engineers
- Plant & Facility Managers
- Apprentice and Experienced HVAC Technicians
- Energy Management Personnel
- Electrical Contractors
- Any Technician needing to develop Multi-Craft Skills
About the Fluke 435 PQA
The Fluke 435 Logging Power Quality Analyzer features 0.1 percent voltage accuracy and GPS time sync option, making it fully compliant with the IEC 61000-4-30 Class A standard. Fluke has doubled the memory, allowing the Fluke 435 to be configured for any test condition with memory for up to 400 parameters at user defined intervals.
Users can easily view logged data and generate reports with the new Fluke Power Log software. Additionally, the Fluke 435 features Mains Signaling capability that enables users to measure interference from ripple control signals at specific frequencies. It includes new 3000 A flexible current probes that are 600 V CAT IV-rated and do not require additional powering, eliminating the need for batteries. The Fluke 435 comes complete with a new rugged transit case with rollers. It is available from all Fluke authorized distributors. US list price is $6,410.
Power Quality Analyzer ( PQA ) Applications
- Frontline troubleshooting - quickly diagnose problems on-screen to get your operation back online
- Predictive maintenance - detect and prevent power quality issues before they cause downtime
- Quality of service compliance - validate incoming power quality at the service entrance
- Long-term analysis - uncover hard-to-find or intermittent issues
- Load studies - verify electrical system capacity before adding loads
- Energy assessments - quantify energy consumption before and after improvements
to justify energy saving devices
Training Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will receive a training certificate and .8 Continuing Education Units for each day attended (1.6 credits for 2 days), indicating that the student has learned to:
- What power quality is and why it is important to your facility.
- How power quality impacts your electrical system and equipment.
- How to properly and safely measure power quality factors.
- How to read various power quality outputs, charts, graphs and reports.
- How to troubleshoot and diagnose power quality problems.
- How to use the Fluke 435 PQA to address all power quality needs.
What You Will Take Home
• American Trainco Seminar Manual - detailing all Solving Power Quality Problems material covered in the class.
• Personalized Solving Power Quality Problems using the Fluke 435 PQA Training Certificate 1.6 CEUs for attending both days. American Trainco CEUs are approved by the MTAA.
• All the information you need from asking our instructors specific questions about your power quality problems or how to use PQAs or applications of the Fluke 435 PQA.
Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
All students attending our seminars receive a personalized Certificate of Completion and .8 CEU’s (Continuing Education Units) per day of training. Over 40,000 employers and government agencies who have sent their employees to our classes accept American Trainco CEUs for continuing education requirements. Our administration and record keeping practices meet or exceed the standards of ACE (American Council on Education) and we are able to provide transcripts of all classes attended and tests taken by individual students. Please contact us if our CEUs are not yet accepted by your authority. We will initiate an application to get the approval process started.
No Risk Registration & Money-Back Guarantee
U.S. and Canada
If you're not yet sure you'll be able to attend a seminar, you can still make a reservation to hold your space in class. While payment is due prior to the start of the seminar, you may choose a full refund or credit for cancellations made at least 24 hours in advance. Student substitutions can also be freely made at any time prior to the start of the seminar. Refunds will not be issued for registered attendees who fail to show up and have not given a notice of cancellation.
In the rare event that should you not receive the expected value after attending our seminar, simply notify us in writing of your reasons and your money will be promptly refunded.
International and Overseas
If you're not yet sure you'll be able to attend a seminar, you can still make a reservation to hold your space in class. However, payment for international and overseas students must be made prior to the start of the seminar (in Dollars U.S.), and all seminar fees are non-refundable. Student substitutions can be freely made at any time prior to the start of the seminar. American Trainco’s Money-Back Guarantee does not apply for international and overseas registrations.
Canada price is different, please call to verify.
Agenda
DISCUSSION TOPICS - DAY 1
Understanding Power Quality Principles, Practical Application and Tools
Power quality is often an invisible and overlooked factor when trying to get the most out of your plant or facility electrical systems and equipment. So the first day of this power quality training will concentrate on teaching the student exactly what power quality is, how it can be monitored, and the effect it can have on your equipment and maintenance operations. By the end of this first day of training, students will have a clear understanding of why it is important to monitor power quality and how proper management of power quality can save your plant or facility tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars depending on its size. Training like this doesn't cost - it pays.
Course Outline
Electrical Refresher
- Introduction
- Electrical Fundamentals
- Safety
Understanding Power Quality
- What it is
- Why it is Important
- How it is measured
- Cause and Effect
Diagnosing Power Quality Problems
- Troubleshooting Overview
- Symptoms of Power Quality Problems
- Power outages
- Tripping circuit breakers and ASDs
- High utility bills
- Flickering lights
- Equipment running noisy and hot
- Premature equipment failure
- Poor performance & unexpected shutdowns
- Lost data in electronics
Understanding Common Power Quality Disturbances
- Causes and Fixes
- Voltage dips & swells
- Transients
- Noise interference
- Harmonic distortion
- Under / over voltage or current
- Voltage unbalance
Tools for Power Quality
DISCUSSION TOPICS - DAY 2
Using the Fluke 435 PQA for Power Quality Maintenance
In the second day, students will apply what they have learned from day one in a "hands-on" session using the Fluke 435 Logging Power Quality Analyzer. During this session students will learn how to set the analyzer up, what different modes are available to help you perform your work, how to read the various charts, graphs and reports, and how to use this information to improve performance of your systems and equipment. By the end of this second day, students will not only have a received a solid education on power quality, but they will have been introduced to practical, real-world tools that will help them immediately apply what they have learned the moment they get back to work.
Course Outline
Introduction to the Fluke 435 PQA
Applications for the Fluke 435 PQA
Using the Fluke 435 PQA to Identify Power Quality Problems
Inter-Harmonics
- Make Power & Energy measurements
- Real Power (kW)
- Apparent Power (kVA)
- Reactive Power (kVAR)
- Power Factor (W/VA) and DPF (cos Phi)
- Monitor energy use
- Measure Flicker including short and long term severity
- Measure Unbalance
- Capture Transients
- Measure Inrush
- Monitor a power system for conformity to limits specified in EN50160 or to your own custom limits
- Use FlukeView Software
- Use Mains Signaling
- Set up and use Logger and PowerLog
- Use the Report Generator