Grounding and Noise Considerations for Control Equipment and Computers Course

Course Overview:

This course will take you through an in-depth analysis of grounding, noise considerations for control equipment and power for control computers as well.

The interrelation of grounding, the prevention of electric shock in electrical systems will be elaborated. Sound knowledge of the NEC code provisions, as well as techniques on how to minimize ground loops will be provided. Participants will also cover noise and interference transmission, shielding methods, and how to minimize instrument noise from the broadcasting instruments. 

Other areas of electrical engineering include powering sensitive electronics and other types of electronics, surge suppression, uninterruptible power supply systems (UPS), and the effects of harmonics on power and control systems. 

This course is tailored for engineers and technicians involved in instrumentation’s, electricians, IT technicians and supervisors. As such training endows participants with techniques ensuring effective system's safety, high reliability and optimal performance.

Course Objectives:

• Learn the relationship between earth ground to electricity and electrical shock
• Understand why some electrical systems are connected to earth ground
• Use the National Electric Code (NEC) as standard for grounding instrument systems
• Understand how people become part of an electrical circuit and how to avoid it
• Understand what a ground loop is
• Compare noise and interference and how they are transmitted
• Identify instrument signal wiring and conductors
• Use methods to reduce instrument noise
• Understand the effects of harmonics on power systems, control systems, and computers 

Who Should Attend?

This Intensive five-day instructional program covering the educational needs of Instrumentation and Control Engineers & Technicians, Electrical Engineers & technicians, Projects Engineers & Technicians, computers and IT Engineers, and Technical Supervisory personnel involved in Grounding and Noise Considerations for Control Equipment and Computers. No specific prerequisite training or experience required for registration.

Course Outlines:

Grounding:

• NEC Definitions,
• Earth Ground,
• Electrical Shock,
• Wye- and Delta-Connected Transformers,
• Grounding Electrical Systems,
• Methods of Grounding Electrical Systems,
• Isolated Grounding,
• Ground Loops in Instrumentation

Noise:         

• What is Noise?
• What is Interference?
• Transmission of Noise and Interference,
• Signal Wiring and Conductors,
• Shielding and Grounding in Instrumentation,
• Methods of Shielding and Grounding in Instrumentation

Powering Sensitive Electronic Equipment:

• Power disturbance waveforms,
• Surge suppression devices and characteristics,
• Power conditioners,
• UPS,               
• Power system harmonics and their effect.