Weekly Informational and Training Webinars

• Presented by Jim Chastain, Support Engineer at EasyPower
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Description - This last installment in the Arc Flash Risk Assessment series will highlight the EasyPower tools utilities which facilitate compliance with the requirements of NFPA-70E. Included in the presentation is the ability to print and export reports, customize the report layout, customize label content, and printing. In addition, the EasyPower label editor permits the use of QR codes to extend the information available to anyone able to scan the equipment label.

• Presented by Jim Chastain, Support Engineer at EasyPower
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Description - During this Tuesday Refresher webinar, Jim Chastain highlights three areas of EasyPower that are not frequently emphasized.
1.    How to utilize EasyControls -Drawings to better analyze remote system elements.
2.    How to customize the equipment data block for to better appeal to various audiences for the one line.
3.    How to utilize Global Options to improve productivity for your specific work flow.

• Presented by Jim Chastain, Support Engineer at EasyPower
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Description - The 2018 release of the  IEEE 1584 standard no longer contains the recommendation to ‘disregard’ systems below 240 vac supplied by 125 kva transformers. During this Tuesday Refresher webinar, Jim Chastain demonstrates the recommended method to include these system elements and discusses possible alternatives to mitigate the cost differences that may result.

• Presented by Jim Chastain, Support Engineer at EasyPower
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Description - As more motor drives are using VFD controls and other system elements include nonlinear components, the topic of Harmonic interference is being elevated in the minds of facilities engineers trying to locate the source of system issues presenting symptoms which can be strange and elusive.  During this Tuesday Refresher, Jim Chastain demonstrates the EasyPower modules PowerFlow and Spectrum and discusses some methods which may help locate these hard to find issues.

• Presented by Jim Chastain, Support Engineer at EasyPower
• Completed - Video coming soon

Description - We kick of the first part of a 4-week series on how to meet NFPA compliance and control costs with a discussion of safety related to arc flash hazards and the evolution of regulator standards in the 15 years since their introduction. This will be similar to the prior instances of this presentation, but updated with current examples and discussions.

• Presented by Jim Chastain, Support Engineer at EasyPower
• Completed - Video coming soon

Description - Of the overall time involved in an Arc Flash study, data collection can be the most costly if not properly planned. Eliminating the need for repeated trips to the site and avoiding excessive delays and cost is the focus for this presentation. Second in the Arc Flash Risk Assessment series, this presentation emphasizes the benefits that can be recognized both in cost reduction and employee education when facilities maintenance teams are part of the process. This will be similar to the prior instances of this presentation, but updated to include changes to data collection, which are many, as dictated by new calculation parameters in the IEEE 1584-2018 standard.

• Presented by Jim Chastain, Support Engineer at EasyPower
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• Webinar starts at 8:00am PST

Description - The third installment of this series focuses on the use of the EasyPower Arc Flash Suite #2 to construct the one-line model from the collected data and then proceeds to the initial steps required to calculated arc flash incident energies. Industry standards describing the use of the IEEE-1584 model are detailed and examples provided. This will be similar to the prior instances of this presentation, but updated to include changes in EasyPower to reflect those made to the IEEE 1584-2018 standard.

• Presented by Jim Chastain, Support Engineer at EasyPower
• GoToMeeting Info - Register Now
• Webinar starts at 8:00am PST

Description - This last installment in the Arc Flash Risk Assessment series will highlight the EasyPower tools utilities which facilitate compliance with the requirements of NFPA-70E. Included in the presentation is the ability to print and export reports, customize the report layout, customize label content, and printing. In addition, the EasyPower label editor permits the use of QR codes to extend the information available to anyone able to scan the equipment label.

• Presented by Jim Chastain, Support Engineer at EasyPower
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• Webinar starts at 8:00am PST

Description - In this webinar, Jim Chastain at EasyPower discusses issues related to Protective Device Coordination using EasyPower software. Topics include: molded case circuit breakers (MCCB) vs low voltage power circuit breakers (LVPCB), coordination of MCCBs (including Series Coordination in EasyPower), relay coordination time intervals, transformer damage curves (why two curves), transformer protection, TCC clipping, maximum current vs individual bus fault, and I2t In/Out - when to use - if ever. This is an updated webinar based on a very popular one given in 2017.

• Presented by Cansu Yildirim from ABB Germany
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Description - This webinar, presented by Cansu Yildirim and Henning Friedrich at ABB in Germany, provides an overview of different Short-Circuit Fault Current Limiters and practical examples how they can be used in various applications improving the operator and system protection significantly. 

• Presented by Simon Giard-Leroux at CIMA+
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Description - For electrical industry workers around the world, multiple standards exist to define the approach boundaries and personal protective equipment required when working on live electrical equipment. In Canada, the “CSA Z462 : Workplace Electrical Safety” and “CAN/ULC-S801 : Electrical Safety for Generation, Transmission, and Distribution” standards define all the terms that apply to working on live equipment and outline the details related to arc flash protective equipment and methods of live work. This webinar, given by Simon Giard-Leroux at CIMA+, helps you understand these two safety standards and how to apply them.

• Presented by Jim Chastain, Support Engineer at EasyPower
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Description - Few parameters in short circuit analysis are as confusing as the topic of Symmetrical and Asymmetrical Short circuit current.  In this Thursday webinar,  Jim Chastain defines these two parameters and discusses where each is used by equipment manufacturers. He also explains how these values can be displayed in EasyPower.

• Presented by Mark Pollock, at Littelfuse, Inc.
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Description - Within every plant’s electrical infrastructure, there are safety control points where improvements can be made to reduce hazards. In this webinar, presented by Mark Pollock at Littelfuse, Inc, you  learn how designing for electrical safety can reduce incident energy levels, avoid exposure to panels, stop arc-blast situations before they stop you, update safety in older facilities, and minimize electrical shock.

• Presented by Greg Harstine, CES Inc.
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Description - The serving transformer plays a significant role in the available short circuit capacity of an exposed energized circuit part in any location on an electrical distribution or control system. This webinar, given by Greg Harstine at CES Inc, focuses on how transformers of various sized impact the available short circuit capacity at a particular location. The focus is on common electrical distribution systems found in small to medium size industries and also looking at the system connected to an infinite bus compared to an example utility system given the available system short circuit capacity and X/R ratio.

• Presented by Simon Giard-Leroux, PE at CIMA+
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Description - In late 2018, the main standard that defines the arc flash equations, the “IEEE 1584 : Guide for Performing Arc-Flash Hazard Calculations” standard, was updated for the first time since 2002. This new version of the standard brought many changes with regards to arc flash studies. For example, the 125 kVA transformer limit was removed and the electrode configurations and enclosure sizes were added as new parameters in the equations. This webinar, Simon Giard-Leroux, PE at CIMA+, will be an in-depth presentation about the new 2018 version of the standard and its impact on arc flash studies.

• Presented by Justin Gaull of CBS ArcSafe
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• Webinar starts at 10:00am PST

Description - This webinar, given by Justin Gaull of CBS ArcSafe, discusses and highlights the use of remote racking and remote switching technologies for the reduction and elimination of human risk of injury associated with arc flash hazards. As an engineered control to reduce risks of the hazard, remote devices that provide a safe operating distance is a preferred method of increasing arc flash safety. 

• Presented by David Lewis, PE, Grounding and Power Systems at EasyPower
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• Webinar starts at 10:00am PST

Description - Utility scale systems (5 MW or greater) present several challenges for properly designing grounding system for personnel protection concerns. This discussion, given by David Lewis, PE, Grounding and Power Systems at EasyPower, highlights some of these challenges and provide methodologies to accurately assess the grounding system performance with regard to IEEE Std 80.