Facility Electrical Engineering for Supervisory Personnel

Introduction

Facility Electrical Engineering for Supervisors is a three-day course that introduces electrical engineering principles as applied to oil and gas facilities operation without the need for formal electrical engineering training. Through the use of individual and team problem solving you will learn about electrical components, issues, installation and the interfaces between facility engineers, contractors, and maintenance personnel. Participants will gain a better understanding of what the Electrical discipline does and what is important to them

Objectives

By the end of this course participants will learn:

• Fundamental considerations for transformers and motors
• Power factor and the possible impact on operations
• Electrical documentation including one-lines
• Equipment protection by circuit breakers and fuses
• Switchgear and Motor Control Centers (MCC)
• Hazardous area classification considerations for electrical equipment

Target Audience

Supervisory and management personnel are responsible for overseeing and maintaining oil and gas facilities operations as well as newly graduated accounting and inventory personnel who need to improve their basic understanding of electrical systems within oil and gas facilities.

Electrical Engineering Outline

The course covers the following topics:

• Single and three-phase circuits
• The electrical system configuration
• Power factor impact, correction
• The fundamentals of Variable frequency (speed) drives
• Economic selection of a generator
• Electrical distribution through switchgear and MCC’s
• Electrical equipment protection; circuit breakers and fuses
• Grounding, bonding and electrical safety
• Electrical installation and maintenance issues