Electric Distribution Systems
A course for those responsible for the construction, maintenance, operations and management
of electric utility distribution systems.
Electric Distribution Systems Course (EDS)
EDS covers a utility’s electric distribution system in more depth as well as systems inside customer facilities. It is a 2-day class that is a follow-up for people who previously attended the introductory EUSO course or who have extensive electrical training. EDS covers in more detail topics like distribution substations, maintenance, testing, designs, grounding and secondary voltages provided to customers.
Who Should Attend?
EDS is designed for personnel who are responsible for the construction, operation and maintenance of an electric utility's distribution system. This includes line workers, substation workers, recent electrical engineering graduates, and apprentices in all of the electrical trades.
What does EDS Cover?
Design and Engineering of Substations
Testing (meggering, hi-potting, TTR, power factor, dissolved gas)
Fault Currents - Calculation of and Use in Coordination Studies
Distribution System Design Concepts
SCADA Systems
Common Problems & Troubleshooting
Open and Loose Neutrals
Stray “Voltage”
Step and Touch Potential
Power Quality, Including the Cause and Remedies for Harmonics
Conductors
Transformers' Secondary Connections for 120/240 Delta, 120/240 Open Delta, Wild Legs, 208Y/120 & 480Y/277
Transfer Trip Systems
Ferroresonance
Wave Traps
Professional Learning Hours
EDS’ 2-day course is 16 hours.
Pricing
$12,700 for the first 24 and $530 for each additional person, plus instructor expenses from Portland, Oregon and shipping of books and demonstration items.
If you are a smaller municipal utility or co-op without 24 people for a class, have a utility association to which your utility belongs sponsor the class. If the association cannot, we have two recommendations. One is to contact neighboring utilities and determine their interest in jointly sponsoring a class. The second is to email PTS@utilitytraining.net and request a list of other associations who are conducting a class. PTS will provide links to the associations for any classes that are currently scheduled.
Interested in Attending Classes?
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PTS conducts classes at utilities, utility associations,
utility conferences and classes where open registration is available.
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— CHELCO, Application Project Engineer