Introduction
These free seminars cover the most important
Power Quality and Resilience issues faced by businesses today. PQ problems lead to
unplanned downtime, wasted resources and higher energy costs, yet they can be easily
detected in advance by measurement and monitoring, and cured by the application of the
most appropriate mitigation techniques. Best of all, the effects can be avoided
altogether by good design practices and by choosing the right equipment.
If your installation is experiencing any of
the following you could have a PQ problem:
All the
speakers come from a solid technical background and have many years of hands-on experience
in the industry. Individually they are experts; as a group they offer unrivalled
expertise in all aspects of Power Quality and related issues.
CDA is an IET Endorsed Provider.
Registration is essential to secure your place.
Who should attend
- Consultants and Design Engineers who need to design robust and reliable
installations.
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- Maintenance Engineers who need to monitor the functionality of
installations and ensure continued high performance.
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- Facilities Managers with responsbility for production or business
continuity
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- Electrical Engineers and Contractors who need to provide 'right first time' low
maintenance, high quality installations.
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| Attendees should have a technical background
and a basic knowledge of electrical installation practice. No prior knowledge of PQ
issues is assumed. We suggest you
scan the PQ primers on our website before the event. Copy of the presentations will be provided, together with an
electronic copy of the full Power Quality & Utilisation Guide. |
Typical Programme
| 9.30-9.55 |
Registration -
Tea/Coffee |
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| 9.55-10.15 |
Introduction - David
Chapman, Copper Development Association |
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Programme, content of the day and speakers. |
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| 10.15-11.00 |
Power Quality and
Voltage Disturbances - Stephanie Horton, ERA Technology |
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The structure of the electricity system, why
failures occur and what performance can be expected - what will it be like in the future?
Standard EN50160 defines voltage quality in public supplies. What does it
achieve and where does it fail? The voltage stability of the network will be
discussed in relation to the requirements of the equipment that it supplies. The
compatibility gap between equipment and network will be examined and generic solutions
discussed. |
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| 11.00-11.15 |
Tea/Coffee |
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| 11.15-12.00 |
Measurements for Power
Quality - Ken West, Fluke |
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The range of power quality measurements,
including thermal imaging, will be described. The range of power measurement
instruments available will be presented with emphasis on correct measurement techniques,
instrument selection, safety in measurements and diagnostics. The value of long term
logging as a diagnostic method will be discussed. |
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| 12.00-12.45 |
PQ and Energy Surveys
- Steve Robinson, PEML |
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This presentation will focus on practical
power measurement examples using the results of survey work. Survey planning and
management will be discussed. Typical waveforms and event recordings, illustrating
the issues will be presented. |
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| 12.45-14.00 |
Lunch and Exhibition |
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| 14.00-14.40 |
Voltage Quality:
Flicker - John Outram, Outram Research |
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An introduction to the regulatory background,
the causes of flicker, how it is measured and various solutions in use for flicker
mitigation around the world will be presented together with a look at the current thinking
on the subject. |
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| 14.40-15.20 |
Standards for
measurement instruments - Ian Murdoch, IMH |
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The standards for PQ measurement instruments
will be discussed and compared. |
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| 15.20-16.20 |
Power Factor
Correction and Passive Harmonic Filters - Paul Mainey and Jim Bridgeman, PFC Engineering |
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The cost of reactive power, supplier tariffs
and cost/benefit analysis for power factor correction will be discussed. Practical
aspects of power factor correction and harmonic filtering will be presented, including the
relative advantages and disadvantages of passive and active filters, connection topologies
and economics. |
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| 16.20-16.50 |
Tea/Coffee |
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| 16.50-17.30 |
Resilient Power
Supplies - Leo Craig, Riello |
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The options for backup power supplies will be
discussed and compared. The relative advantages and areas of application of the
various types will be explained. This presentation will look at the options for
voltage disturbance mitigation, such as UPS, DVRs, voltage regulators, etc. |
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| 17.30-18.10 |
UPS Systems and
Harmonic Conditioners - Shri Karve, MGE |
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The technology and topologies used in UPS
systems will be presented and their relative advantages and efficiencies compared.
Methods of achieving high availability supplies will be discussed. The prinicples of
harmonic mitigation will be discussed including passive and active filtering and vector
cancellation techniques. |
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| 18.10-18.25 |
David Chapman, Copper
Development Association |
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| 18.25-19.30 |
Questions and answers, followed by an informal
discussion and buffet |
Future Programme -
Venues and Dates
We do not have any seminars planned at the
present time. If you would like to make enquiries about our future programme, please
email helpline@copperdev.co.uk.
CDA is an IET Endorsed
Provider |
