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Intro to MV Equipment and Components
- Transformer options
- Switching options
- Protective devices
- Shielded cable & conductors
National Electrical Code (NEC) - Over 1000 Volts
- Introduction to the NEC
- NEC vs NESC applicability
- Overview of medium voltage (over 1000 volts) requirements
Medium Voltage Cable / Bus Systems
- Outdoor conduit systems and installation options
- Indoor MV cable / conductor options
- NEC installation requirements
- Coordination with other site utilities
- Soil and site condition impacts
- Ampacity sizing and specification
- Electrical stress and cable failures
- Splicing (cable joints) and terminations
- Intro to overhead conductor/pole systems
- Cable testing
Transformers and Generators
- Sizing and redundancy
- Winding configurations
- Short circuit current and Impedance
- Grounding methods
- NEC installation requirements
- Location and building requirements
- Indoor vs outdoor
- EPA consideration
Overview of Switchgear and Switching Options
(NOTE: This course will only give a brief introduction to switchgear for the purpose of system design and installation considerations. For more in-depth instruction on switchgear, see the companion course “Understanding Medium Voltage Switchgear”)
- NEC installation requirements
- Types of construction
- Indoor and outdoor considerations
- Fault interrupting devices
- Equipment ratings
- System locations for metering, CTs, PTs
- Brief intro to system protective relaying & schematics
Lightning / Transient Protection
- System BIL
- Arrester sizing and applications
- TRV and RC-snubbers
- Capacitors
One-Line Development
- MV drawing symbols and legends
- Overview of MV construction drawing packages
- System layout options
- Utility Inter-connections
- Reliability vs cost
- Planning criteria
- System sizing, layout, and routing exercises
Operations
- Switching procedures
- SCADA/automation
- Maintenance programs
Instructors
Kevin Rogers
Co-Director of Professional Development Programs
Kevin Rogers is Co-Director of Professional Development Programs. An electrical engineer with a background in electrical power systems, he is a registered professional engineer, and his 18 years of industry experience spans across electric utility, government, commercial, and industrial applications. His technical responsibilities have included design and commissioning of mission-critical facilities, underground medium voltage distribution planning, design, and operations, high-voltage substation design, and relaying protection and control for complex interconnections.
Joseph Witzel
Major Account Manager, Eaton Corporation
Joseph Witzel is a Major Account Manager at Eaton Corporation. During his 29 years in the electrical industry, Joe has held a wide range of power systems engineering responsibilities, including NEMA/ANSI application engineer, power systems engineering manager, field testing engineer, and district operations manager. Joe brings with him extensive medium-voltage experience, covering medium-voltage system studies, equipment specification, product application, operations, and testing and commissioning. He received his BSEE Degree from Marquette University and his MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management at Devry University.
Program Director
Kevin Rogers