Course name:
The new Arc Flash Energy and Safety Standards AND what they mean to you.
“Not just a concern for the industrial facility”
This course is offered in conjunction with the IEEE Industrial Application Society’s Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Conference. GE encourages your participation. Attending this informative conference is a great way to get involved in your industry while exchanging ideas with the leaders and who are setting the new standards.
Click here for further IEEE Conference details.
http://ewh.ieee.org/soc/ias/icps2005/
Course Specifics:
Dates & Time: May 9, 2005, 10AM – 5PM
Cost: Admission is free
Location: Prime Hotel, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, NY
http://www.primehotelsandresorts.com/hotel.php?id=1
For details on the area and other events see link for IEEE I&CPS conference.
Reduced rates available to conference participants who register prior to April 6th.
Meals: Lunch will be provided 12:00-12:30
Course Registration page
Course outline:
1. Introduction
a. Standards overview
b. Types of electrical hazards
c. Physics of the hazard and energy released
d. Accident experience in the US
2. Key terms and concepts
a. Boundaries
b. Bolted fault magnitude and arcing fault magnitude
c. Incident energy calculations
d. Protective device clearing times
3. Effects on the owner
a. Required markings for equipment
b. Protective equipment overview
c. Work permit considerations
4. Low Voltage design considerations
a. Sample system calculations
b. Large capacity systems – high fault current
c. Restricted fault current – delayed device operation
d. Problem areas in LV distribution systems
e. 120/208Volt systems
5. Mitigation techniques
a. Lower capacity systems
b. Enhanced protection schemes
c. Ground fault protection
d. High resistance grounding
e. Current limiting devices
f. Zone based protection
g. Equipment construction types
h. Protection/trip setting control
6. Medium voltage systems
a. Sample system calculations
b. Common problem areas
c. Relay scheme gaps
d. Coordination philosophy
e. Restricted fault current – delayed device operation
f. Problem areas in MV distribution systems
g. Resistance grounding
h. Mechanical relays, electronic relays and minimum coordination margins
i. Arc resistant switchgear – is it the solution?
7. Equipment & control layout to minimize risk
a. Remote racking Low and Medium Voltage
b. Remote operation and supervision
c. Redundancy
d. Maintenance needs, thermal surveys, scheduled maintenance
8. New Solutions
a. The single processor concept & GE Entellisys Low Voltage Switchgear
b. Selective current limiting circuit breakers
Brief Course Description:
This course is designed to equip the electrical consultant, system designer or any other professional responsible for designing or modernizing commercial and industrial electrical power distribution systems with the fundamentals of the Arc Flash Energy phenomenon.
The current Safety and Arc Flash concerns can trace their history back to NFPA and IEEE activity dating back to the 70’s. Many industrial users have been incorporating concepts developed from these activities for decades. Awareness of the risks associated with electrical arc flash energy has increased since the incorporation of labeling requirements in the 2002 code and the publication of IEEE 1584 Guide for Performing Arc-Flash Hazard Calculations in 2002.
Consideration for Electrical Safety and the potential arc flash incident energy can start with the first design decision. The intent of this course is to acquaint the electrical design professional with concepts that may allow for better design choices from this important perspective.
Course Instructors:
David E. Rice, PE: Mr. Rice has over 30 years experience in the electrical power distribution industry. With experience in product manufacturing, application engineering and system analysis of low and medium voltage power distribution systems. David has published four papers in IEEE journals, several of which have won first place prizes and is registered professional engineer in the state of Texas. Currently he holds the position of Senior Power Systems Engineer for GE Energy, Engineering Services Business Houston Texas.
Marcelo E. Valdes, PE: Mr. Valdes has over 25 years in the electrical power distribution and controls industry. With experience as field engineer, sales engineer, marketing manager and application engineer for power distribution products. Marcelo is the author of several IEEE IAS papers and has several patents in process in the field of low voltage electric circuit protection. Currently he holds the position of manager application engineering for GE Consumer & Industrial’s - Electrical Distribution in Plainville, Connecticut. Mr. Valdes is also a member of the current IEEE 1584 standard working group.
For more information about this event, please email us at:
marcelo.valdes@indsys.ge.com
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