Jun

26-30

Power Quality School (Jun 26-30)

The complexity of the system that moves electric energy from the point of production to the point of consumption, combined with variations in weather, generation, demand and changing customer loads; provide many opportunities for the quality of the power supply to be compromised. This course provides students with the fundamental skills to facilitate, quantify, investigate, monitor and solve electrical system problems. Content is taught through a combination of presentations, exercises and unique hands-on labs. Building these skills allow utilities and their customers to save money in avoided equipment outages and damage, costly improper solutions, damage claims and lost production. CEU credits available.

General Details

  • Program Chair(s)
  • WEI

    • Program Location
    • Willsonville Training Center
    • 29353 S.W. Town Center Loop E, Wilsonville, OR 97070
    • Who Should Attend
    • Electrical engineers, PQ engineers, meter techs, technicians, service techs and troubleshooters in the utility sector. PQ engineers, facility engineers, facility electricians, process/plant managers in the private sector.

  • Registration Options
  • Member: $1,549 USD
    Non-Member: $1,949 USD

    Registration prices increase $200 after June 1, 2023. Registration includes printed materials, breakfast and lunch during the week. Safety glasses are provided, but students are encouraged to bring their own.

  • General Cancellation Policy
  • Due to the uniqueness of this course, registration cancellations received within nine business days prior to the first day of class will be ineligible for refunds.
  • Participation Policy
  • Western Energy Institute programs and events are open to energy companies (including gas production and electric generation, gas and electric transmission and gas and electric distribution utilities). Select programs and events are open to energy industry product and service suppliers. Programs and events are closed to all media representatives and to the general public. Recording is not permitted for any portion of the event.
  • For more information contact Diana Zoren, Director of Strategic Initiatives at (503) 318-1108.

Agenda

Monday, June 26, 2023

7:30 AM - 8:00 AM

Registration + Breakfast

8:00 AM - 8:45 AM

Welcome

Course overview and introductions.

8:45 AM - 9:30 AM

Safety

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Break

9:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Power Quality Basics I

12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

Lunch

12:45 PM - 1:30 PM

Power Quality Basics I (continued)

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Single Phase Lab

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Break

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM

Fluke Practical Session

3:45 PM - 5:00 PM

Power Quality Basics I (concluded)

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

7:30 AM - 8:00 AM

Breakfast

8:00 AM - 9:45 AM

Discovery Exercise/Overview

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Break

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

PQ Monitoring

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Power Quality Basics II

12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

Lunch

12:45 PM - 2:00 PM

Hands-on Lab Sensitive Electronics + ASD

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Site Survey

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Break

3:15 PM - 5:00 PM

Power Quality Basics II (continued)

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

7:30 AM - 8:00 AM

Breakfast

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Hands-on Lab SPD, Surge Suppressors + Noise Filters

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Break

10:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Hands-on Lab Wiring Problems + Grounding Issues

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Site Survey Exercise

12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

Lunch

12:45 PM - 2:30 PM

Hands-on Lab Isolation Transformers + Voltage Regulators

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Break

2:45 PM - 5:00 PM

Case Studies

Thursday, June 29, 2023

7:30 AM - 8:00 AM

Breakfast

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Power Quality Interaction Lab

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Break

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM

Power Quality Interaction Lab

12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

Lunch

12:45 PM - 2:30 PM

Power Quality Interaction Lab

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Break

2:45 PM - 5:00 PM

Power Quality Interaction Lab

Friday, June 30, 2023

7:30 AM - 8:00 AM

Breakfast

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Case Studies

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Break

10:15 AM - 12:15 PM

Hands-on Lab Uninterruptable Power Supply Systems

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM

Working Lunch - Analysis Exercise/Solutions

Box Lunch will be provided

1:15 PM - 1:15 PM

School Adjourns

Hotel + Travel

The following are suggestions of hotels near the Wilsonville Training Center:

Best Western Wilsonville Inn and Suites – 1.3 miles way
29769 Southwest Boones Ferry Road
Wilsonville, OR 97070
503.570.9700

Best Western Plus Parkway Inn – 3.3 miles away
8815 Southwest Sun Place
Wilsonville, OR 97070
800.213.8119

Holiday Inn Hotel Wilsonville – 3.8 miles away
25425 SW 95th Ave
Wilsonville, OR 97070
503.682.2211

Meet The Speakers

Jay Wicks P.E.

Black Marble Electrical Solutions

Owner

Brad Spiering

Portland General Electric

Senior Special Tester

Andrew Larson

West Oregon Electric Coop

General Foreman

Bill Young

Portland General Electric

Working Line Foreman

Brian Creamer

Portland General Electric

Senior Special Tester

Pratheek Annamdevula

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories

Application Engineer 1 Protection