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Advanced Technical Seminar on Electrical System Grounding, Transient & Electromagnetic Interference Analysis
Course objective Education credit
Course outline Cancellation policy
Course instructors How to enroll
Course fee Upcoming seminar dates
Course Formats
This technical seminar is offered in webinar and in-person training formats.
Webinar
The next webinar version of the course will take place over a period of approximately two weeks, from November 29, to December 9, 2021. Each session begins at 8:30 am and ends at 12:00 pm Eastern Time (ET). The course outline is provided below.
In-Person
The in-person version of the course takes place over a 5-day period, and is hosted by SES at the Hotel Bonaventure in Montreal. The next in-person version of the course will be from September 12-16, 2022. The course outline and other details can be found in this brochure.
Course Objective
The Advanced Technical Seminar provides attendees a unique opportunity to acquire practical and up-to-date engineering knowledge, from the world's leading specialists and researchers, on how to study and design efficient and economical grounding and lightning mitigation systems.
Whether you wish to protect a power system, plant or a nearby utility subjected to electromagnetic interference from power system faults, lightning or switching surges, this course will present pertinent principles for utility, industrial and various public installations, during steady state, fault and transient conditions, using realistic models of the environment.
Emphasis is placed on the demonstration of scientific concepts, using practical examples drawn from the extensive number of research projects and engineering studies conducted by SES researchers since 1978. Pertinent analytical derivations are included in an extensive Reference Manual made available to all course participants. One of the main goals of this course is to explain and eliminate many misconceptions, ambiguities and incorrect measurements, analysis and design techniques which still abound in the industry and are taught at some courses.
Course Outline
In Week 1, we cover the three modes of electromagnetic energization. Earth resistivity measurement and interpretation techniques will also be discussed, for uniform and multilayered earth (soils with two and more horizontal and vertical layers). The concept of soil model equivalence and soil layer resolution will be explained based on computer simulations. The analysis and design of simple and complex grounding systems made of arbitrarily oriented three dimensional conductors buried in multilayered soils will be discussed and illustrated with practical examples. The case of a grounding system partially buried in a finite volume (e.g., backfill) of heterogeneous soil will be explored. The scientific concept of earth impedance measurements using the Fall-of-Potential method will be clearly explained based on various realistic soil models. Transmission line, buried cable and buried pipeline parameters (self and mutual impedances) in layered earth will be analyzed and fault current distribution computation techniques will be described. Electrical safety concepts will be introduced, and issues related to body currents, body impedances and foot resistances will be discussed for power frequency and high frequency electric exposure.
During Week 2, the focus is on demonstrating how to use SES’s powerful input and output processors such as SESCAD, RowCAD and SESShield-3D. Week 2 also includes conductive and inductive interference effects caused by energized conductors on overhead and buried bare or coated metallic structures and conductors, such as pipelines, fences and communication wires are introduced and investigated in detail. Mitigation methods and equipment are presented and their relative merits are discussed. Interaction between the sources of the interference and the victim lines or circuits will be examined in detail. Finally, electric and magnetic fields generated by energized overhead and buried conductors at low and high frequencies as well as during transient conditions, such as lightning strikes, will be described and typical analysis methods and computation results explained.
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Course Instructors
Dr. Farid P. Dawalibi , Director of R&D and Engineering, co-founded SES in 1978. An internationally recognized expert in grounding and electromagnetic interference, he has authored more than 450 technical papers and research & engineering reports, and has presented over 150 short courses and technical seminars.
In 2012, Dr. Dawalibi established the SES Software Certification program, and currently serves as the Managing Instructor for all SES training activities, contributing to and providing oversight for the ongoing development of the curriculum as well as the cadre of instructors who lead the course sessions and workshops.
In addition to his ongoing training activities and pioneering research work, Dr. Dawalibi was the project leader of the team that developed the GATL and ECCAPP software packages (EPRI EL2699 and EL5472) and the AUTOGRID software package (CEA 249 D 541). He has served as an expert witness at several challenging court hearings, and is a technical advisor and industry consultant to several leading power, pipeline and railway utilities. He has also made significant contributions to, and authored portions of, ANSI/IEEE Standard 80.
Dr. Dawalibi obtained a doctorate in Electrical Engineering from Montreal Polytechnic, an engineering institution affiliated with the University of Montreal.
Christian Voyer, PhD, is a Senior R&D Manager who, since joining SES in 2010, has been involved in multiple aspects of the company’s activities including: analytical research projects, third-party technical report reviews, client technical support, software development, and studies related to grounding, safety, and electromagnetic compatibility problems. With his extensive experience, theoretical proficiency, and unwavering commitment to quality instruction, Christian is a valued member of SES’s instructor team, which he joined in 2013, as well as the Manager of SES’s Level 1 Certification program.
Christian obtained a doctorate in Experimental Physics in 2011 from McGill University.
Luis Valcárcel, PhD, is a Senior R&D Manager who joined SES in 2009, and has since been continuously engaged in software development, analytical research reports, major client projects, and technical support. His considerable practical experience in all aspects of grounding and EMI studies includes field experience with soil resistivity and touch/step voltage measurements. A member of SES’s instructor team since 2013, he leads courses at all certification levels, and is also involved in internal training to ensure that the required high bar of performance is met by all SES technical personnel.
Luis obtained a doctorate in Experimental Physics in 2008 from McGill University.
Maxime Daigle, PhD, is a Senior R&D Supervisor who has been with SES since 2014. In addition to his training responsibilities, Maxime is regularly engaged in client support and research activities which have contributed to significant improvements to multiple SES applications. He has also been involved in several client projects involving grounding and electromagnetic interference studies. With a solid combination of theoretical knowledge and practical experience, he has been a key member of SES’s instructor team since 2015.
Maxime obtained a doctorate in Electrical Engineering in 2011 from Montreal Polytechnic.
Moein Nazari, PhD, is an Analytical R&D Supervisor who has been with SES since 2016. Moein has participated in several clients projects related to grounding and AC interference, and provides technical support to SES clients. He possesses a vast expertise in numerical algorithms related to computational electromagnetics, and is the author or co-author of a steady stream of recent publications in IEEE and other reputable journals. A prominent member of SES’s Research & Development team, Moein is a welcome addition to the company’s team of instructors, of which he is the newest member.
Moein obtained a doctorate in Computational Electromagnetics in 2016 from McGill University.
Course Fee
The course fee is CAD 3,500. For residents of Canada, applicable sales tax applies.
The course fee includes an extensive Reference Manual entitled "Power System Interaction with Earth and Industrial Utility Installations", annotated copies of course display materials, and several copies of pertinent technical papers published by the instructors.
Certification
Those who elect to complete the optional Level 1 Certification exam and who receive a passing score will receive their SES Level 1 Certification by email, and will be eligible to enroll in Level 2 and Level 3 certification courses.
Also, their names will be posted on the Certified Users List of the SES website (unless the participant or their organization requests otherwise).
Education Credit
Participants will be issued a certificate of completion and awarded the equivalent of 3.0 CEU (Continuing Education Unit) or 30 PDH (Professional Development Hour). The CEU and PDH are recognized units for recording participation in non-credit educational programs.
Cancellation Policy
SES reserves the right to cancel or change the date of the webinar at any time. If this occurs, participants will be notified immediately and any fee received will be refunded in full.
Participants may cancel their registration by notifying SES in writing prior to the webinar start date. Cancellation requests received more than 2 weeks prior to the webinar start date will be refunded in full. There are no refunds for cancellation requests received less than 2 weeks prior to the webinar start date, or for failure to attend the webinar.
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