Registration opens at 8:00 AM. Welcome at 9:00 AM. The seminar adjourns at  4:00 PM.

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Grounding System Design

• Overview 
• Industry Standards: OSHA, IEEE
• Objectives of Good Design
  • Human Safety
  • Equipment Safety & Performance
    • Lightning Impulse Dissipation
    • Limit Transfer Voltages
    • Control of Ground Potential Rise
• Understanding the Soil Model
• Ground Potential Rise (GPR)
  • What is GPR?
  • GPR and its Effects on Equipment
  • Transfer Voltage
  • Controlling Surface Gradients for Safe Step & Touch Potentials
• Lightning Design Considerations
  • Electro-dynamics of a Lightning Impulse
  • Proper Earth Dissipation of Energy
• Case Studies - Improper Designs
  • Lightning
  • Control Cable Shield Bonding
  • Capacitor Switching

Testing and Evaluation

• Why Test?
• Understanding the Various Test Methods
• Ground Impedance Testing
• Soil Resistivity Testing
• High-current DC Point to Point -  Thevenin Resistance
• Step & Touch Voltage Assessment

Line Impedance and k-factor Measurement

• Importance of k-factor 
• Different k-factor Format 
• Calculation of k-factor
• Measurement of Line Parameters (i.e. Z1, Z0, k-factor)

Case Studies

Conclusion