207 Electrical Grounding and Application 3-Day Training

 
 
     
 

Objectives:

  • There is a lot of misunderstanding in the subject of electrical grounding. This course will help you understand the subject of grounding and bonding from its basic principles to the most common applications in the industry today. This course will discuss the NEC requirements for proper grounding and bonding, equipment ground fault protection & coordination, lightning protection system grounding & bonding, and substation grounding grids.
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  • After taking this course, you will be able to address the majority of grounding challenges you might find at work. Also, you will be able to apply this newly acquired knowledge to situations not specifically explained in this course.

Why You Should Attend this Course:

  • Electrical grounding is essential to electrical safety, equipment protection, and continuity of service. Electrical shock in general, electrocution, uncontrolled arcing ground faults, thunderstorm damage to crucial electronic sensitive devices (computers, telecom, controls, etc.), and many other challenges affecting power quality are consequences of bad electrical grounding.
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  • Since all these adverse consequences are related to bad electrical grounding, it is imperative that the responsible engineer understands how to identify and correct electrical installations with bad grounding. Additionally, these issues should have high priority when allocating budgets for running a reliably electrical distribution system.

Prerequisites:

  • Basic computer skills
  • Basic working knowledge of the SKM PTW Software
  • Students are urged to review:
  • NEC 2014: Section 250, Grounding and Bonding
  • IEEE STD 142-2007, Green Book
  • IEEE STD 1100-2005, Emerald Book
  • IEEEE Std. 80-2000, IEEE Guide for Safety in AC Substation Grounding

Course Description:

The first part of this course will cover grounding and bonding according to the NEC and other IEEE standards. We will explain the basics concepts on why and how to ground.

Demonstrate that the main challenge is potential difference and that bonding is the preferred solution method instead of having a low resistance to ground (the proposed magic bullet to solve grounding problems). There will be hands-on exercises where you will apply the acquired knowledge to solve grounding challenges.

This course will also cover ground fault protection and coordination. The SKM software will be used to simulate grounding challenges and propose solutions. Again, you will engage in hands-on exercises to solve ground fault protection and coordination problems.

Lightning phenomena will be explained to show why it is important to understand these phenomena when designing adequate lightning grounding systems. Negative effects of direct lightning strikes as well has how this energy is coupled to our electrical system in indirect strikes will also be discussed.

Understand how to calculate step and touch potentials for a reliable and efficient grounding grid for outdoor substations using the formulas contained in IEEE Std 80-2000. The SKM Ground Mat software will be used to provide a hands-on exercise designing an outdoor substation grounding grid and solve a grounding grid challenge.

Students will earn 2.4 CEUs for this course.

  
 
   
   
 
 

Target Audience:

This course is intended for electric power engineers responsible for the designing, maintaining, inspecting, or managing electrical distribution systems. No previous electrical distribution or ground system analysis experience is required.		  
     
     
 
Course 207 Electrical Grounding and Application
Course Hours Web training: 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM Pacific Time
Course Fees Click Enroll button below to see latest fees. 
Registration Fees Include 1 Training Manual
SKM will provide the latest version of the PTW software prior to the class for installation. License key will be provided the week before the course.
Course Location Web-Based Live Training - This online training will be conducted live by a senior SKM engineer and other SKM engineers will be available via chat or phone to assist with questions.  The same level of instruction, content, and practice projects will still be covered as we normally do. Software activation details will be provided as we get closer to the class.  A hardcopy training manual will be shipped about 10 days before the first day of class. Student within the continental US qualify for free shipping (UPS) of the hardcopy student manual. Students outside of the US are responsible for delivery fees and duties and/or customs fees.

Live online training will be conducted using the GoToTraining platform. We recommend using a Chrome browser for the instant join feature without having to download and install extra software. Consider a dual-monitor setup so that you can view the instructor’s screen while performing hands-on exercises. Alternatively, you can join the meeting on a tablet using GoToTraining’s app or use another computer next to you.
Check your system compatibility before training begins here: https://support.goto.com/meeting/system-check
 
     
     
   
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