🎯 Course Description:
This 5-day advanced technical course focuses on the diagnosis, analysis, and improvement of power quality issues, with a strong emphasis on power factor correction (PFC) methods. Participants will explore the causes and consequences of harmonics, voltage dips, surges, flickers, unbalance, and low power factor, along with corrective technologies like capacitor banks, filters, and advanced power conditioning systems.
The course combines international standards (IEEE 519, IEC 61000) with hands-on workshops, enabling engineers and technicians to analyze site data, interpret power quality reports, select correction equipment, and develop optimized power factor solutions for various loads and industrial environments.
👥 Who Should Attend:
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Electrical and power system engineers
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Utility engineers and maintenance personnel
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Industrial facility engineers and supervisors
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Energy managers and auditors
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Electrical consultants and EPC contractors
🗓️ Day 1: Introduction to Power Quality
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Welcome, Course Objectives & Introductions |
| 09:00 – 10:30 | What is Power Quality? – Definitions, metrics, and impacts |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:45 – 12:15 | Common Power Quality Disturbances – Sags, swells, flickers, interruptions |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Voltage & Current Harmonics – Causes, effects on equipment |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Workshop: Interpreting real power quality measurement data |
🗓️ Day 2: Harmonic Analysis and Mitigation
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Harmonics in Depth – Odd/even orders, harmonic sources, THD, IEEE 519 limits |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Mitigation Methods – Line reactors, passive/active filters, detuned capacitors |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Measuring and Monitoring Harmonics – Tools and instruments |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Workshop: Sizing harmonic filters for a real-world industrial load |
🗓️ Day 3: Power Factor Fundamentals and Correction Techniques
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Understanding Power Factor – Active/reactive/apparent power (kW, kVAR, kVA) |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Impact of Low Power Factor – System losses, penalties, reduced capacity |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Power Factor Correction Methods – Fixed, automatic, dynamic capacitor banks |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Workshop: Sizing capacitor banks for inductive loads |
🗓️ Day 4: Advanced Correction Systems and Real-World Integration
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Detuned vs Tuned Capacitor Banks – Avoiding resonance and harmonic amplification |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Active Power Factor Correction Systems – Use of IGBTs, real-time correction |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Coordination with Load Variability – Motor starting, VFDs, arc furnaces |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Workshop: Real facility case study & solution roadmap |
🗓️ Day 5: Monitoring, Compliance & Optimization
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Power Quality Standards and Compliance – IEEE 519, IEC 61000, utility requirements |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Monitoring Systems & Data Analysis – Digital meters, software, SCADA integration |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 03:00 | Energy Efficiency and ROI from PFC & PQ Solutions |
| 03:00 – 03:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:15 – 04:30 | Final Q&A, Course Assessment, Certificates & Group Discussion |
📂 Course Materials Provided:
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Power factor correction design guide
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IEEE 519 harmonic limits chart
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PQ disturbance reference charts
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Capacitor sizing worksheets
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Harmonic filter specification templates
