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Subjects of training

 

( Note: Each subject is for an average of 2 hours)

 

1. Basic design criteria of an LV electrical installation (IS 732).

  • Protection against electric shock

  • Protection from thermal effect (fire due to short circuit)

  • Protection from over current & short circuit

  • Protection from over voltages

  • Selection of equipment

  • Safety services

 

2. Earthing Part 1 (IS3043 & IS732)

  • System earthing & safety in each network

  • Equipment earthing

  • Protective Equipotential Bonding & Protective conductors

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3. Earthing Part 2 (IS3043 & IS732)

  • Sizing of conductors for earthing

  • Interpretation of IS3043

  • Reading and understanding CEA safety regulations (Measures relating to safety and electric supply 2010)

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4. Earthing Part 3 (IEEE 142 & IEEE 1100)

  • UPS earthing

  • Earthing of electronic equipment

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5. Earthing Part 4: (IS732)

  • Functional Earthing

  • Telecommunication bonding networks, design and testing criteria

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6. Inspection and testing of an electrical installation (IS 732).

  • Basics of inspection

  • Subjects & methods of inspection

  • Reasons for inspection

  • Subjects of testing

  • Methods of testing with videos.

  • Periodic testing

 

7. Electrical safety in healthcare facilities and protection from shock (IS 732 & IS 17512).

  • Need for special requirements in Hospitals

  • Electrical system in general locations and special locations

  • Safety in general locations

  • Safety in special locations (patient safety and ignition of fire from electricity)

  • Need for inspection and verifications

 

8. Solar PV installation (IS732, IS 16997 / IEC 60364-7-712)

  • Protection for safety in special location

  • Lightning Protection

  • Earthing

  • Inspection and Testing

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9. Lightning Protection Part 1 (IS/IEC 62305)

  • Analysis

  • Risk Assessment

  • Designing  of Air termination

  • Designing of Down Conductors

  • Designing of Earth Termination

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10. Lightning Protection Part 2 (IS/IEC 62305)

  • Separation Distance Calculations

  • Selection of components of LPS

  • Testing and quality requirements

  • Inspection and Verification

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11. Surge Protective Device (SPD’s) Part 1 (IEC 61643-11/12 - IS16463 - 11/12).

  • SPD's - What are they

  • Voltage impulse withstand of equipment

  • Lightning Protection Zone (LPZ)

  • Requirements at each LPZ

  • Equipotential Bonding

  • Requirement and selection of Power Line SPD's based on LPZ

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12. Surge Protective Device (SPD’s) Part 2 (IEC 61643-11/12 - IS16463 - 11/12) & IEC 61643-21/22

  • Power line SPD's selection based on IS732 (IEC 60364-5-53)

  • Selection of back up fuse

  • Selection based on priority to continuity of supply or continuity of protection 

  • SPD's for Signaling and Telecommunication application basic requirements

  • Performance requirement and testing methods

  • Selection and erection of Telecom and Signal SPD's

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Additional subjects

 

1. Training of trainers

  • Special training for people who are interested in training others.

  • Information about various national and international standards

  • Internationally accepted methods on electrical safety

  • Applicable areas of various safety and reliability measures in an installation

  • Myths and facts of safety and earthing.

 

2. Understanding NEC, IS732, IS3043 & CEA regulations, scope, contents, application.

  • Subjects of the standards,

  • Interpretation of various clauses

  • Explanation about drawings, tables annexures

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3. Special Subjects

  1. Non-standard Lightning Protection System

  2. Lightning physics and basics of striking distance

  3. Lightning protection of HV and Sub stations

  4. Power quality and Mitigation techniques

  5. New & emerging technologies in electrical engineering (eg. LVDC)

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