Houston Training Center. Excellence through Education

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1 Houston Training Center Excellence through Education

2 State-of-the-art Training Facility In 2013 the OMICRON Academy opened its state-of-the-art Training Center in Houston as part of an ongoing effort to improve the quality of our service and training to customers in North and Latin America. Our new indoor, fully air conditioned, hands-on training facilities are just minutes away from downtown Houston and area airports. Equipment for Hands-on Training Our indoor substation equipment includes: > > 10 MVA power transformer for all typical electrical power transformer tests as well as advanced diagnostics > > 69 kv SF6 circuit breaker and a 15 kv vacuum breaker for circuit breaker testing > > Partial Discharge (PD) testing area > > Hands-on Protective Relay Lab for up to 16 people > > Training area for distribution automation Credits For all training classes, you will receive a certificate of participation hand-signed by your instructor. In addition, you can earn the following credits: > > Continuing Education Units (CEUs) > > Professional Development Hours (PDHs) Types of Training We offer training at our Training Center in Houston, at our customers premises and online for remote attendance. > > Scheduled Training These courses take place regularly at the OMICRON Academy on fixed dates. You will benefit from exchanging experiences with other students and from working with the Academy s dedicated training equipment. > > Customized Training These courses are planned specifically for you and are tailored to your requirements. They can take place at a variety of locations, including the Houston Training Center, customer premises or a location of your choice. > > Webinars Our webinars are short interactive online courses. To participate, only a computer, a microphone, a fast Internet connection and speakers or headset are necessary. Who Should Attend Our professional training courses cover multiple levels ranging from fundamental through advanced topics. Areas covered include: how to use the equipment, different applications of the equipment, and theoretical understanding. Built around real testing situations, they are ideal for technicians and engineers from electrical utilities, industrial plants, equipment manufacturers and service companies. Work Areas Attendees include technicians and engineers in the fields of: > > Design and commissioning > > Substation maintenance > > Asset management > > Protection > > Metering Convenient Location The nearest airports are the Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), located 30 miles north and Hobby Airport (HOU), located 15 miles east of the OMICRON Training Center. There are several hotels within a 10 minute drive; ask for OMICRON rates: > > Candlewood Suites Houston Medical Center > > Crowne Plaza Houston near Reliant Medical > > Holiday Inn Houston Reliant Park Area (free shuttle) > > Hampton Inn Houston Medical Center (free shuttle) Contact Us OMICRON electronics Corp. USA 3550 Willowbend Blvd. Houston, TX 77054, USA Phone: , OMICRON Fax: academy.usa@omicronenergy.com Further information will be made available upon registration. > > NETA Continuing Technical Development Credits (CTDs) Hands-on Transformer Testing Hands-on Protective Relay Training Personalized Training by Industry Experts Indoor Substation for Hands-on Instruction

3 Protection Testing Power System Protection Testing with the OMICRON Test Universe (Duration: 3 days) > Use the OMICRON Test Universe software > Test overcurrent, distance and transformer differential relays using the OMICRON Test Universe software > Create and modify automated test plans and customized test reports Introduction to Distance Protection Testing (Duration: 1 day) > Test distance protection relays > Create automated test plans and reliable reports for distance relays Introduction to Differential Protection Testing (Duration: 1 day ) > Test transformer differential protection relays > Test bus/motor/generator/line differential protection relays Testing Recloser Controllers and Relays (Duration: 1 day ) > Develop test plans for recloser controllers and relays > Test reclosers and sectionalizers using the CMC test set in a hands-on lab Course Tips > Courses are hands-on. > Test sets and relays are provided. > Students only need to bring a laptop with Test Universe installed. > Updates to Test Universe will be provided if needed. Power Transformer Testing Measurements of Power Transformers with the CPC 100 and the CP TD1 (Duration: 1 day ) > Use the CPC 100 in combination with the CP TD1 for effective power transformer testing > Prepare and perform transformer tests with our intuitive PC software Primary Test Manager > Learn how to perform advance transformer diagnostics with the CPC 100 and TD1 > Interpret the results according to industry standards (e.g. IEEE and IEC) Sweep Frequency Response Analysis (SFRA) Diagnostic Tool for Assessing the Mechanical Integrity of Transformers (Duration: 1 day) > Prepare and perform SFRA measurements on power transformers > Use the FRAanalyzer software from scratch and make use of the hardware and accessories for effective power transformer testing > Avoid measurement errors recognizing faulty traces > Increase the reproducibility of SFRA measurements > Interpret the SFRA plots using three different methods Moisture Determination and Dielectric Diagnostics of Power Transformers (Duration: 1 day) > Use the DIRANA to measure the dielectric response on power transformers > Connect different transformer types > Handle practical issues like a noisy environment > Do the interpretation of the dielectric response curves Basics of Conducting Partial Discharge Measurements Using the MPD 600 (Duration: 1 day) > Set up a Partial Discharge detector to make correct partial discharge measurements > Operate the MPD 600 Software and take partial discharge measurements > Interpret typical partial discharge patterns Instrument Transformer Testing Current Transformer Testing and Analysis (Duration: 1 day) > Perform testing of current transformers using the CT Analyzer > Evaluate test results > Create customized reports using the CT Analyzer PC software Power Utility Communication IEC Protection Testing with OMICRON CMC Test Equipment (Duration: 1 day) > Understand and analyze the Data Model of IEC IEDs > Work with Client/Server, GOOSE and Sampled Values services for power utility automation > Use IEDScout to obtain and work with SCL files from different relay vendors > Perform commissioning and functional testing of IEC based IEDs and systems This is only a partial listing of OMICRON Academy Training Courses. For a complete and current course catalog and pricing, please visit:

4 Your Learning Experience in Houston Feedback from Students Our Team of Instructors Best training I ve attended in a long time. Bill Carlson Pacific Power The training both remotely and locally were world class. The OMICRON Roadshow Bus raised the bar for other vendors to follow. Great Job. Crescencio Montero Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) The trainer did a great job teaching and showing our crew how to use the OMICRON transformer tester. [...] At Georgia Tech we have a high regard for OMICRON and we would like you to tell people that we use your equipment. Eric Denison Georgia Institute of Technology/U&M It s great! It s one of the best I ve been to. It s nice when the instructors actually know what they re talking about. I wish I would have come to this years ago. David Lee Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) Jay Anderson Jay has recently come to OMICRON with 24 years experience in the utility industry. His experience consists of substation construction, maintenance, and operations. Many of those years were also specialized in protective relay, control, and SCADA systems. He holds a BSEE from The University of Lowell, Massachusetts. Brandon Dupuis Brandon is an OMICRON instructor teaching electrical transformer diagnostic testing theory, application, and test result analysis. He joined OMICRON in 2013, where he presently holds the position of Regional Application Specialist for transformer testing. Brandon s focus is on standard and advanced electrical diagnostics for power transformers and circuit breakers. He is a graduate of the University of Maine with a BSEE. Donald Platts Don has over 40 years experience in the electric utility industry, working with PPL Electric Utilities, SPX Transformer Solutions (formerly known as Waukesha Electric Systems), and as an independent consulting engineer. Don has been an active participant in the IEEE PES Transformers Committee for over 26 years. He received his BSEE from Lafayette College and is a licensed Professional Engineer in Pennsylvania. Scott Cooper Scott is a Training/Application Engineer with OMICRON. He has over 17 years' experience in a variety of high intensity sales, application engineering, and training roles having worked for Manta and Beckwith, mainly selling and supporting Protection & Control test equipment and P&C systems. He lives in St. Petersburg, Florida. William Knapek Will has 33 years experience in the Power System Testing business. He retired from the US Army Corps of Engineers as a Chief Warrant Officer after 20 years of service. Will is certified as a Senior NICET Technician and a former NETA Level IV technician. He is also a member of IEEE. He obtained his BS in Industrial Technology from East Carolina University. Benton Vandiver Benton has 34 years experience in Power Systems Protection & Control, Design, Operations. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Texas and a member of IEEE/PES/PSRC, IEEE-SA, USNC/CIGRE. Benton has published over 100 technical papers and articles. He is a graduate of the University of Houston with a BSEE. OMICRON Academy Training Courses Details & Dates at Charles Sweetser Charles has 16 years experience in the electrical apparatus diagnostic and consulting business. He has published several technical papers for IEEE and other industry forums. Charles is a member of IEEE PES & IEEE Transformer Committee. He received his BSEE and MSEE from the University of Maine. Tim Walker Tim has 29 years experience in substation and protection & control design, operation, testing and instructing. He is an expert on digital protection & control schemes and check out. Tim developed scenarios that reinforce protection & control schemes. He is a member of The American Society of Training and Development. He received his BSEET from Franklin University in Columbus, Ohio. Daron Watson Daron is a Technical Support Engineer with OMICRON and has 23 years experience as an electrician working in residential, commercial, and industrial settings. Daron has an Associate Degree in Applied Science Technical Studies from Excelsior College where he is currently pursuing a BSEET (Power Systems)..

5 OMICRON is an international company serving the electrical power industry with innovative testing and diagnostic solutions. The application of OMICRON products allows users to assess the condition of the primary and secondary equipment on their systems with complete confidence. Services offered in the area of consulting, commissioning, testing, diagnosis and training make the product range complete. Customers in more than 140 countries rely on the company s ability to supply leadingedge technology of excellent quality. Service centers on all continents provide a broad base of knowledge and extraordinary customer support. All of this together with our strong network of sales partners is what has made our company a market leader in the electrical power industry. For more information, additional literature, and detailed contact information of our worldwide offices please visit our website. OMICRON L2276, November 2014 Subject to change without notice.