Professional Development Offerings

Learn how to design electrical overhead distribution lines to comply with the recently revised National Electrical Safety Code® (NESC) by participating in group exercises with real-life design problems.

This fundamental course leads you through a step-by-step study of the substation design and construction process. From initial site review and selection to creating substation layout drawings and equipment specifications, you will consider every phase in detail. Expert instructors with decades of substation design experience will guide you in learning how to develop reliable substation designs, control project costs, and keep your project on schedule. In-class exercises will put you in the design environment and give you the confidence to immediately apply what you've learned in this course to your job.

This in-depth course will provide you with the latest criteria and practical techniques used in the design of transmission line structures and foundations. You will gain a solid understanding of line behavior that will allow you to design new transmission lines and upgrade existing ones. Emphasis will be on the fundamental, physics-based analysis and design concepts used in the civil/structural design of transmission structures and foundations. Expert instructors will elaborate on foundation and line design concepts with design examples using traditional design methods and modern computer software.

Expert instructors in this highly rated computer lab course will teach you how to use PLS-CADD software for transmission line design. You will learn how to use this advanced, integrated software to efficiently expedite your line design and upgrade projects. Lectures will present course concepts, and lab sessions will allow you to immediately apply these concepts on your own computer. You will create models for assessment, refurbishment, and strength verification.

Work more efficiently and stay on top of the latest innovations by learning about the expanding industry of power electric drives. You'll learn the latest technologies through hands-on examples you can apply immediately on the job.

The next offering of this course will be fully online and will be held March 6-10th, 2023 from 10am-3:30pm Central Time. The next In-person offering will be in Madison, WI in September, 2023. We'll introduce you to underground components and walk you through the principles of planning, policy, design, construction, cost, and cable testing. You'll work through class exercises in policy, design, system layout, and fuse/protective device coordination. We'll also review operations considerations and NESC safety requirements.

The next offering of this course will be fully online and will be held March 14-17th, 2023 from 10am-3:30pm Central Time. We will introduce you to the fundamentals of utility power system grounding. You will learn the different system configuration methods and the theory behind common methods. Your expert instructors will walk you through the step-by-step process of substation grounding optimization studies and corresponding design and construction drawings.

AC electrical machine design is a key skill set for developing competitive electric motors and generators for applications in industry, aerospace, and defense. In this intensive course, you will learn terminology and analysis for new products or refining existing design.