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Electrical Safety Management - Good Safety is Good Business

Awareness of the electrical hazards provides clarity for the execution of the best-case management practices in electrical safety. This webinar describes how to effectively manage your electrical safety program to reduce residual risk in your workplace tasks using the Job Safety Planning and Risk Assessment Procedures in CSA Z462 / NFPA 70E as a reference. The presenter, Mike Doherty, is an electrical safety consultant, trainer, auditor, presenter at Blue Arc Electrical Safety Technologies Inc., and an eHazard contractor. He explains how to use the current global and North American standards not only for field level tasks but also to bring the value of leadership courage to the management of your electrical system.

Challenges to Designing Protection System for Electrical Vehicle Charging Infrastructure

The increased adoption of electric vehicles requires the development of suitable electric infrastructures for the vehicle recharging. Hence, transient and steady-state fault analysis (short circuit and ground fault) is needed for these infrastructures, taking into consideration the fault contributions coming not only from the Utility, but also (when considering an LVDC infrastructure for fast charging) from capacitors and electric vehicle batteries themselves, depending on converter typology. This webinar, given by Marco Carminati, Ph.D., a Direct Current Application Specialist at ABB, provides qualitative fault analysis in LVDC electric vehicle charging infrastructures and considerations on the choice of suitable and innovative switching and protective devices.

Modeling & Analysis Techniques for Solar PV Grounding Systems

Solar photovoltaics (PV) power plants are playing a greater role in the generation of power in North America, and several factors expect this increased growth in the coming years. As PV generation is modular, some facilities range from 5 -20 MW and interconnect with a utility’s distribution circuit. Larger facilities can provide 300 MW or more, are often designed with their own collector substation, and interconnect with transmission level voltages. This discussion, given by David Lewis, PE, Grounding and Power Systems at EasyPower, steps through several modeling methods to accurately assess the grounding system performance with regard to IEEE Std 80 personnel safety criteria. Transferred voltages, lumped impedances, regional analysis, and other analysis concerns will be addressed.

IEEE 1584.1-2022 Update: What Is It, and Why Is It Relevant to Me?

IEEE Std 1584.1-2022 is the "IEEE Guide for the Specification of Scope and Deliverable Requirements for an Arc-Flash Hazard Calculation Study in Accordance with IEEE Std 1584." In this webinar, Jim Chastain provides an overview of the IEEE 1584.1 standard and highlights the most impactful updates made in the 2022 update.

Harmonics and Renewable Power Plants - Modeling, Analysis, and Mitigation

Solar photovoltaics (PV) power plants are playing a greater role in the generation of power in North America, and several factors expect this increased growth in the coming years. As PV generation is modular, some facilities range from 5 -20 MW and interconnect with a utility’s distribution circuit. Larger facilities can provide 300 MW or more, are often designed with their own collector substation, and interconnect with transmission level voltages. This discussion, given by David Lewis, PE, Grounding and Power Systems at EasyPower, will step through several modeling methods to accurately assess the grounding system performance with regard to IEEE Std 80 personnel safety criteria. Transferred voltages, lumped impedances, regional analysis, and other analysis concerns will be addressed.

Protective Device Coordination the Easy Way - Part 2: Fuses - With NEC 2020 Requirements

In the second installment of a 4-part series titled Protective Device Coordination the Easy Way, Jim Chastain from EasyPower discusses fuse ratings, coordination rules of thumb using TCCs to confirm coordination of different manufacturers, current-limiting fuse energy let-through versus TCC plotting, and arc flash calculations using fuses. The following topics will also be discussed: NEC requirements for service equipment, and how to use EasyPower to identify and compare device performance.