December 8-11, 2025 | Louisville, KY
Instructor: Eric Goetz, PE
Course Credits: 32 CEHs and 32 NETA CTDs – The Power Systems Seminars have been approved by the Florida Board of Professional Engineers for CEHs.
Overview: Industrial Fundamentals is geared toward answering some of the foundational questions for industrial and institutional power systems. This course is beneficial for hands-on field technicians, new engineers and industry professionals that want to know more about the critical elements of an industrial power system. Through classroom learning, exercises, and activities, attendees will gain both theoretical and practical understanding of the fundamentals that govern electrical power distribution and use.
Target Participants:
- Engineers, Technicians, Electricians that work at/with industrial and generation facilities
- Entry level design engineers
- Project managers
- Client managers
Course Outline:
Introduction to Power
- Introduction to Power Calculations and Conventions
- Power Grid Overview
Switchgear and Breakers
- Typical Switchgear Construction and Configurations
- Voltage Levels and Application
- Circuit Breaker Anatomy
- Equipment Operation
- Electrical Testing
Transformers
- Transformer Anatomy and Construction
- Winding Configurations
- Insulating Fluid
- Transformer Alarms
Cables
- Cable Construction
- Cable Testing
Battery Banks
- Battery Types and Specifications
- Battery Bank Testing
- Battery Safety and PPE
Emergency Systems
- Types of Emergency Systems
- Source Transfer Systems and Equipment
Rotating Equipment
- Synchronous and Induction Motor Anatomy
- Motor Starters
- Generator Anatomy
- Introduction to Generator Operation and Control Theory
Protection and Control
- Introduction to Relaying
- Instrument Transformers
- Introduction to Protection Elements
- Protection Coordination
- Protection and Control Schemes
Electrical Documents
- System Single-Line, Three-Line, Control Schematics, and More
- Document Control and Reconciliation
Power System Studies
- Short Circuit, Coordination, and Arc Flash
Electrical Safety
- Arc Flash Incident Energy
- Electrical Work PPE
- Arc Flash Hazard Mitigation Techniques