Grounding / Earthing, Corona, Radio & Audible Noise, Lightning,
Electromagnetic Interference and EMC Analysis
up-to-date engineering knowledge, from the world's leading specialists and
researchers, on how to study and design efficient and economical grounding
and lightning systems and mitigate against any unsafe or undesirable effects or
interference on people, equipment and properties.
Whether you wish to protect a power system, plant or a nearby utility subjected
to electromagnetic interference from power system faults, lightning or switching
surges or simply assess the environmental impact (radio noise, induction, etc.)
of electrical installations on the vicinity, this course will present pertinent
principles for utility, industrial and various public installations, during steady
state, fault and transient conditions, using realistic models of the environment.
The emphasis will be put on demonstrating scientific concepts using practical
examples drawn from the extensive number of engineering studies conducted at
SES since 1978 by Dr. Dawalibi and his team of researchers. Pertinent analytical
derivations are included in the extensive Reference Manual made available to all
course participants. One of the main goals of this course is to explain and
eliminate many misconceptions, ambiguities and incorrect measurement,
analysis and design techniques which still abound in the industry and are taught
at some courses.
The training course consists of two main parts.During Part I, the three modes of
electromagnetic energization will be explained. Earth resistivity measurement and
interpretation techniques will also be discussed, for uniform and multilayered
earth (soils with two and more horizontal and vertical layers). The analysis and
design of simple and complex grounding systems made of arbitrarily oriented
three dimensional conductors buried in multilayered soils will be discussed and
illustrated with practical examples. The case of a grounding system partially
buried in a finite volume (e.g., backfill) of heterogeneous soil will be explored.
Transmission line, buried cable and buried pipeline parameters (self and mutual
impedances) in layered earth will be analyzed and fault current distribution
computation techniques will be described. Electric safety concepts will be
introduced and issues involving body currents, body impedances and foot
resistances will be discussed for power frequency and high frequency electric
exposure.
In Part II, conductive and inductive interference effects caused by energized
conductors on overhead and buried bare or coated metallic structures and
conductors, such as pipelines, fences and communication wires, are introduced
and investigated in detail. Mitigation methods and equipment are presented and
their relative merits are discussed. Finally, electric and magnetic fields generated
by energized overhead and buried conductors at low and high frequencies as
well as during transient conditions, such as lightning strikes, are described and
typical analysis methods and computation results explained.
Click here for a detailed training course Agenda.
The principal course lecturer will be Dr. F. Dawalibi , an internationally
recognized expert and authority in grounding and electromagnetic interference.
In addition to his pioneering research work, Dr. Dawalibi was the project leader of
several research EPRI an CEA projects. He is presently the project manager of
the research group in charge of developing and maintaining CDEGS®, AutoGrid
Pro, and Right-Of-Way software, the most advanced and powerful grounding and
electromagnetic interference software packages. Dr. Dawalibi has published over
160 technical papers, research and engineering reports and has presented
more than 150 technical seminars and short courses. He has written part of
ANSI/IEEE Standard 80 and he has also served as an expert witness at several
challenging court hearings and is a technical advisor and industry consultant to
several leading power and gas pipeline utilities.
Course Fee
The course fee of $1,695 USD ($2,450 CAD) includes an extensive Reference
Manual entitled "Power System Interaction with Earth and Industrial Utility
Installations," annotated copies of course display materials, and several copies
of pertinent technical papers published by the instructors. The fee also includes
coffee and refreshments during the morning and afternoon sessions. More
information will be provided to prospective participants when they enroll.
Education Credit
Participants will be issued a certificate of completion and awarded the equivalent
of 3.5 CEU (35 hours of classroom instruction). The CEU is a recognized unit for
recording participation in noncredit educational programs.
Schedule Changes
SES reserves the right to cancel or change the dates or location of any of the
seminars. In this case, you will be notified immediately and, if applicable, any fee
received will be refunded in full.
Cancellation Policy
SES reserves the right to cancel or change the dates or location of any of the
seminars. In this case, participants will be notified immediately and any fee
received will be refunded in full. Cancellation of course registration is accepted
up to four weeks before the seminar, with a handling charge of 10% of the
seminar fee retained. Cancellation after this date is subject to 50% of the
seminar fee. No cancellation will be accepted two weeks before the start of the
seminar.
How to Enroll
Telephone: 1-800-668-3737 (toll free) or 1-514-336-2511
Fax: 1-514-336-6144
Email: info@sestech.com
Mail:
SES Ltd.
Technical Seminars
1544 Viel
Montreal, Quebec
Canada, H3M 1G4
Enroll Online: Technical Seminar Enrollment Form
