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Industrial electrical engineering in 30 modules

Three domains, from basic laws to HV substations. All 30 modules are available face-to-face; their e-learning versions are being released progressively, module by module.

E-learning roll-out All 30 modules are already available face-to-face.

3 / 30 modules online or in development

E-learning 1 module online In development 2 modules E-learning planned 27 modules

01

Physics

2 modules · prerequisites

LBE

Basic laws of electricity

RST

Single- and three-phase sinusoidal power supply

02

Electrical design

11 modules

PTD

Production, transport and distribution

CRE

Electrical network design

TCE

Electricity pricing and metering

BDP

Electrical power balance

E-learning

LTB

LV earthing diagrams

LTH

HV earthing diagrams

IKB

LV short-circuits

IKH

HV short-circuits

DCB

LV cable calculation

DCM

MV cable calculation

In development

SEL

Selectivity in LV and HV networks

03

Technology

17 modules

ABT

LV electrical equipment

DBT

LV electrical distribution

DHQ

HQ distribution (AC and DC)

EPC

Lighting and power sockets

AHT

MV electrical equipment

DHT

MV electrical distribution

BES

Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)

HTB

HV substations (AIS type)

EEC

Power plant power output

IVC

Key-operated interlocking systems

CER

Reactive power compensation

TDP

Power transformers

In development

TDM

Measurement and protection transformers

PDP

Protection schemes and high-voltage relays

CEC

Cables and cable trays

RTF

Earth systems and lightning protection

TRA

Packaging, labelling, transport and storage

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Domain 01 — 2 modules

Physics (prerequisites)

The essential basics for tackling the design and technology modules with confidence.

LBE Foundation

Basic laws of electricity

You will learn how to handle the quantities and fundamental laws on which all electrical calculations are based.

  • Voltage, current, resistance and power
  • Ohm’s, Joule’s and Kirchhoff’s laws
  • Series and parallel circuits
  • Units and orders of magnitude

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RST Intermediate

Single- and three-phase sinusoidal power supply

You will learn how to analyse a single- or three-phase AC circuit and calculate its power.

  • Sinusoidal quantities and phasor diagrams
  • R, L, C impedances and phase shift
  • Active, reactive and apparent power
  • Star and delta connections

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Domain 02 — 11 modules

Electrical design

The studies behind an electrical project, from the outline diagram to sizing: power balances, short-circuits, cables, earthing systems and selectivity.

PTD Foundation

Production, transport and distribution

You will learn how to place each installation within the power system, from the power plant to the consumer.

  • Generation facilities
  • Transmission and distribution networks
  • LV, MV and HV voltage levels
  • Power system players and rules

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CRE Foundation

Electrical network design

You will learn how to define the electrical architecture of a site, from the point of delivery to the final distribution boards.

  • Overall single-line diagram
  • Radial, ring and dual-supply architectures
  • Continuity of service and backup sources
  • Choice of voltage levels

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TCE Foundation

Electricity pricing and metering

You will learn how to choose a suitable grid connection and tariff for a site, and make use of its metering data.

  • Components of an electricity bill
  • Subscribed power and overruns
  • LV and MV metering
  • Reactive energy charges

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BDP Intermediate

Electrical power balance

You will learn how to calculate the power balance of an electrical installation.

  • 4-step calculation method
  • Ki, Ku, Ks and Kr factors
  • Lighting, socket, process and motor feeders
  • 3 case studies and an Excel tool

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LTB Intermediate

LV earthing diagrams

You will learn how to choose the earthing system of an LV installation and the protective measures that follow from it.

  • TT, TN and IT systems
  • Protection against indirect contact
  • Residual current devices
  • Continuity of service in IT systems

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LTH Advanced

HV earthing diagrams

You will learn how to choose the neutral earthing of an HV network and size its earthing.

  • Isolated, compensated, impedance or solidly earthed neutral
  • Earth fault currents
  • Neutral earthing resistors and reactors
  • Earth fault (zero-sequence) protection

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IKB Intermediate

LV short-circuits

You will learn how to calculate the short-circuit currents of an LV installation in order to select and set its protective devices.

  • Impedance method
  • Maximum and minimum short-circuit currents
  • Breaking capacity of devices
  • Thermal stress on conductors

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IKH Advanced

HV short-circuits

You will learn how to calculate the short-circuit currents of an HV network according to IEC 60909.

  • Symmetrical components
  • Three-phase, phase-to-phase and single-phase faults
  • Contribution of rotating machines
  • Electrodynamic and thermal withstand

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DCB Intermediate

LV cable calculation

You will learn how to size an LV cable in accordance with the NF C 15-100 standard.

  • Current-carrying capacity and correction factors
  • Voltage drop
  • Short-circuit withstand
  • Maximum protected lengths

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DCM Intermediate

MV cable calculation

You will learn how to calculate a medium-voltage cable in accordance with the NF C 13-200 standard.

  • Current-carrying capacity and factors K1 to K17
  • Short-circuit current withstand
  • Voltage drop
  • Screen, armour and earthing

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SEL Advanced

Selectivity in LV and HV networks

You will learn how to coordinate a network’s protective devices so that only the faulty feeder is disconnected.

  • Current and time selectivity
  • Logic and differential selectivity
  • Tripping curves
  • Cascading in LV

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Domain 03 — 17 modules

Technology

The equipment of an industrial network, from the power socket to the HV substation: understand, specify, install and maintain.

ABT Foundation

LV electrical equipment

You will learn how to choose the protection and control devices of an LV installation.

  • Circuit breakers and fuses
  • Switches and contactors
  • Residual current devices
  • Selection criteria and coordination

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DBT Foundation

LV electrical distribution

You will learn how to design the switchboards and power distribution of an LV installation.

  • Main LV switchboard and sub-distribution boards
  • Busbar trunking systems
  • Forms of internal separation
  • Temperature rise and degrees of protection

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DHQ Intermediate

HQ distribution (AC and DC)

You will learn how to design an uninterruptible power supply for critical equipment, in AC as well as DC.

  • Uninterruptible power supplies (UPS)
  • Rectifier-chargers and batteries
  • Secured switchboards
  • Autonomy and redundancy

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EPC Foundation

Lighting and power sockets

You will learn how to design the lighting and socket-outlet circuits of a building or industrial site.

  • Illuminance levels
  • Lighting calculation
  • Emergency lighting
  • Socket-outlet circuits

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AHT Intermediate

MV electrical equipment

You will learn how to specify the cubicles and switchgear of an MV switchboard.

  • Metal-enclosed switchgear
  • Circuit breakers, switches and disconnectors
  • Breaking techniques: vacuum and SF6
  • Testing and acceptance

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DHT Intermediate

MV electrical distribution

You will learn how to design the MV distribution of a site, from the delivery substation to the transformer substations.

  • Delivery substation
  • MV rings and radial feeders
  • MV/LV transformer substations
  • NF C 13-100 and NF C 13-200 standards

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BES Intermediate

Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)

You will learn how to size a battery energy storage system and integrate it into an electrical network.

  • Battery technologies
  • Converters and power conversion system
  • Grid connection
  • Safety and fire risk

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HTB Intermediate

HV substations (AIS type)

You will learn how to design an HV substation and specify its equipment.

  • Substation layouts and busbars
  • Air-insulated and gas-insulated substations (GIS)
  • HV switchgear
  • Protection and control systems

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EEC Intermediate

Power plant power output

You will learn how to connect a power plant to the grid and manage its synchronisation.

  • Power evacuation scheme
  • Coupling and synchronisation
  • Disturbance recording
  • Grid operator requirements

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IVC Intermediate

Key-operated interlocking systems

You will learn how to design a key interlocking system that makes switching operations safe.

  • Locks and trapped keys
  • Switching sequences
  • Equipment lockout
  • Interlocking diagrams

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CER Intermediate

Reactive power compensation

You will learn how to size reactive power compensation to reduce losses and the electricity bill.

  • Power factor and tan φ
  • Fixed and automatic capacitor banks
  • Harmonics and detuned reactors
  • LV and MV compensation

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TDP Intermediate

Power transformers

You will learn how to specify a transformer, follow its manufacture, accept it, install it and maintain it.

  • Standards and service conditions
  • Vector groups, short-circuit voltage and losses
  • Transformer protection
  • Dry-type and oil-immersed transformers

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TDM Advanced

Measurement and protection transformers

You will learn how to specify the current and voltage transformers of a protection scheme.

  • Current and voltage transformers
  • Accuracy classes
  • Saturation and accuracy limit factor
  • Burden and secondary wiring

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PDP Advanced

Protection schemes and high-voltage relays

You will learn how to draw up the protection plan of an HV network and set its relays.

  • Protection functions (ANSI codes)
  • Line, transformer and motor protection
  • Setting calculations
  • Relay testing

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CEC Foundation

Cables and cable trays

You will learn how to choose a site’s cables and design their routing.

  • Construction of LV and MV cables
  • Cable trays and trenches
  • Circuit segregation
  • Installation and fill rules

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RTF Intermediate

Earth systems and lightning protection

You will learn how to design a site’s earthing network and its lightning protection.

  • Earth electrodes and earthing grid
  • Step and touch voltages
  • Lightning risk assessment
  • Lightning rods and surge protective devices

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TRA Foundation

Packaging, labelling, transport and storage

You will learn how to prepare the packaging, transport and storage of electrical equipment up to its installation.

  • Packaging and marking
  • Exceptional transport
  • Storage conditions
  • Receipt on site

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