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INTRODUCTION

This highly participative training course is designed to provide you with the skills to understand how Electrical and Instrument systems are designed, installed and operated in industrial process plants, particularly in the oil and gas, mining and minerals processing and heavy industries.

This Electrical and Instrumentation training course is interactive and encourages delegates to participate through questions and answers, along with opportunities to discuss with the presenter specific issues which may result in appropriate solutions.

Participants will learn:

A brief revision the fundamentals of electricity
How to read single-line diagrams
The key requirements of plant and facilities power distribution
The selection of motors and motor control for various applications
How hazardous areas are classified
How electrical equipment is selected for hazardous areas
The fundamentals of control systems and instrumentation
How to read loop diagrams
The importance of secure earthingand bonding
The operation and maintenance of electrical, instrumentation and control equipment to ensure Plant Safety

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

Review the fundamentals of electricity
Understand fundamental safety requirements for personnel and equipment
To read single line drawings and identify components of electrical equipment
Understand the types of equipment used in electrical power systems
Learn about electrical distribution systems and how they are configured
Understand the importance of hazardous area requirements
Learn the basics of instrumentation and control systems in a plant or facility
The importance that instrumentation and control in the safe and reliable operation of the facility
Understand earthing and bonding to ensure safety
Understand the importance of operating EIC equipment with its design limits
The importance of the maintenance of Electrical Equipment

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This Electrical and Instrumentation training course is designed to provide a practical insight for personnel who interface with electrical systems in the Oil and Gas, Minerals Processing, Mining and Heavy Industries, or work in the engineering consulting industry servicing these clients.

It is specifically tailored to suit those who have a basic understanding of electrical principals and require further knowledge of electrical and instrument systems to more effectively manage their work and where necessary execute multi-discipline projects.

Personnel who should attend are:

Project Professionals and Engineers
Facilities Engineers
Process and Chemical Engineers
Mechanical Engineers
Maintenance Technicians

It is also a useful introduction for inexperienced Electrical and I&C engineers (i.e. graduates and the like) to gain an understanding of the practical issues that they will face in their careers.

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

This training course will combine presentations with interactive practical exercises, supported by video materials, activities and case studies. Delegates will be encouraged to participate actively in relating their particular protection requirements at their workplace.

There will be adequate time given for group discussion during and at the end of each session, including detailed case studies and anecdotes on based on the subject matter and the facilitator’s own experience in the field.

PROGRAMME SUMMARY

This Electrical and Instrumentation training course covers a wide range of topics relating to Electrical, Control and Instrumentation Design and Installation, from basic principles to the complex application of such systems in large plants and facilities, including their Operation and Maintenance.

It is designed to be beneficial for professionals with a non-electrical or instrumentation background who require an understanding of IC&E for their work or project execution, as well as graduates in the instrumentation, control and electrical field who wish to gain practical knowledge in their field.

PROGRAM OUTLINE

Day 1: Fundamentals of Electricity

Generation of electricity technologies including renewable energy
Alternating current generation characteristics
Transmission and distribution of electricity
The use of DC, Single and 3 phase AC power systems
Single line and loop diagrams of an electrical installation
Resistance, Inductance, Capacitance, Power Factor and Harmonics

Day 2: Application of Major Equipment

Major components and equipment of a power system
The transformer operations and characteristics
The grid system, overhead and underground
Circuit breaker functionalities and types
Low voltage and high voltage motors
Motor control centres

Day 3: Safety, Earthing (Grounding) and Bonding, Hazardous Area Requirements

Electrical Safety in Industrial Facilities
Importance of earthing
Earthing and bonding
Network earthing
Clean earth for instrumentation and controls
Earth fault path and earth resistance measurement

Day 4: Electrical Protection and Instrument Control

Importance of protection in instrumentation, control and electrical installation
Protection relays and instrument transformers
Field Measurement of Physical Parameters (Flow, Pressure, Temperature, Density, Level, pH, Turbidity etc.) and associated Control Devices
Programmable Electronic Systems (PLC, DCS, SIS, SCADA, EID)
Power System Protection and Co-ordination
Hazardous area classification

Day 5: Reliability and Security of Electrical and Control Systems

Power Supplies: Main, Standby, Back-up and Emergency
The modern uninterruptible power supply
Standby diesel generators
Redundancy in power supplies, distribution networks, communication and control networks and safety systems
System Security, Including Denial of Service and Sabotage from External Sources

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