This development course is available in both virtual and in-person, instructor-led formats, it is a two-day course on generators & emergency power designed for anyone involved with power generation equipment in their plant or facility.

Description
This course can help companies avoid the disastrous consequences of power failure and ensure that facilities continue running even when the electricity doesn’t.

Course Outline:
Day One – Topics
Overview

1. Why Generators are Needed
2. Types of Outages
3. CodeRequirements
4. Combined Heat and Power (CHP) and Cogeneration

Electrical Fundamentals
1. CalculateMaxCurrent
2. AC vs. DC
3. Realvs.ApparentPower
AC Generators (Alternators
1. Brushless
2. Zigzag
3. Exciter
4. Voltage Regulator

Alternator Loading
1. Transient Voltages
2. RecoveryTime
3. Startup Current
4. Generator Sizing
5. UPS Systems

Generator Grounding
1. Portable vs. Mobile Generators
2. Bonding vs. Grounding
3. Setting up a Grounding System

Protection and Transfer of Electric Power
1. One-Line Diagrams
2. Switchgear
3. CircuitBreakers
4. Transfer Switches
5. Open vs. Closed Transition
6. Load Banks
7. Wet-Stacking

Generator Controls
1. Governors
2. Voltage Regulators
3. PID Loops
4. Load Sharing

Day Two – Topics
Engine Protection
1. System Control and Monitoring
2. Engine Control Unit (ECU)
3. EmergencyStop 4. SCADA System

Troubleshooting and Maintaining Generator Electrical Components
1. Maintaining Batteries
2. Maintaining Automatic Transfer Switch
3. Governor and Exciter Troubleshooting
4. Checking Diodes
5. Electrical Tests Using the Megohmmeter

Generators – Mechanical
1. Prime Movers
2. Types of Internal Combustion Engines
3. Cooling System
4. LubricationSystem
5. OverspeedSystem
6. Fuel Storage Issues
7. SoundAttenuation
8. Developing a Generator Service Schedule

UPS Systems: Components, Problems, Maintenance
1. Components
2. Problems
3. Maintenance

The Future of Power Generation
1. Renewable Energy
2. Fuel Cells