This course incorporates the application of Electrical Engineering principles to the design and operation of oil and gas facilities, and it assumes a certain level of prior experience. The course reinforces these principles by engaging participants in individual and team problem-solving exercises, coordination of one-line diagrams, interpretation of data, and discussions on the interactions between facilities engineers, contractors, and maintenance personnel. By actively participating in the course, participants enhance their comprehension of electrical equipment requirements for facilities and gain valuable insights into the key aspects relevant to the Electrical discipline.

Course Objectives:

Key principles in project management for electrical projects including basics, front end loading, scope definition, brown-field vs. green-field, engineering deliverables, roles and responsibilities, project planning, risk analysis and management, cost estimating, and procurement, construction, contractor and supplier management
Standards and recommended practices through an introduction to ANSI, API, CSA, CFR, IEC, IEEE, IES, ISA, NEMA, NFPA, AND UL
Electrical distribution systems including background, planning, voltage selection, and system protection
How to select, maintain and control DC and AC motors
The characteristics, properties, insulation, shielding, jacketing, short circuit capabilities, and references of wires and cables
Transformers which include operation, models, types, components, turns and voltage ratios, connections, losses, efficiency, ratings, application, selection, and safety
Medium and low voltage switchgear and motor control centers including specifications, maintenance, and distribution
Topics in faults and circuit protection including sensing devices, fuses, direct tripping devices, protective relaying, relaying schemes, major equipment protection, and system relay coordination
Distribution, construction, fuses, circuit breakers, disconnects, grounding, types, and ratings of switchboards and panels
The systems and requirements of uninterruptible power supply (UPS) and emergency power in addition to an overview of generator set, ATSs, and batteries
Fault protection, system grounding philosophy, ungrounded systems, grounded systems, bonding, ignition sources, bonding techniques, separately derived systems, performance, and substation grounding

Who Should Attend?

Facilities and Project Engineers with two or more years of experience; Electrical, Instrumentation or Controls Engineers with two or more years of experience.

Course Outlines:

Electrical project management
Standards and recommended practices
Distribution systems
Motors
Wire and cable
Transformers
Switchgear
Motor control centers
Switchboards and panels
Electrical faults (short circuits) and circuit protection
UPS and emergency power
Electrical system ground and bonding
Hazardous area classification

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