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A highly interactive training course on
LV Motors
and Maintenance of LV Motors and Drives
Training course overview
Electric motors are critical components in electrical installations, essential for optimizing operational efficiency. The Coventry Academy training course provides a comprehensive exploration of various motor types, including single-phase motors, three-phase motors, and drives, focusing on their construction, operational principles, and characteristics.
Participants will delve into detailed discussions on AC single-phase and three-phase motors, covering design criteria, enclosures, and starting methods crucial for understanding their functionalities thoroughly within electrical systems. The course underscores the significance of motor protection methods and maintenance practices, highlighting their pivotal role in minimizing downtime and enhancing overall productivity.
This Coventry Academy training course will feature:
- Operations and characteristics of single-phase motors
- Characteristics and construction of three-phase induction motors
- Operation of variable frequency drive (VFD) motors
- Importance and role of motor protection and numerical relays
- Types of maintenance strategies for motor installation
What are the goals?
By the end of this Coventry Academy training course, participants will be able to:
- Describe the various types of induction motors and drives
- Appreciate the importance of numerical protection relays
- Analyse the various motor characteristics and applications
- Explain the various maintenance strategies applied to motors
- Recognise the importance of correct troubleshooting equipment and techniques
Who is this training course for?
This training course will benefit all levels of personnel in an electrical installation. It will enable them to identify the causes and apply analysis of electrical faults in a power system.
This Coventry Academy training course is suitable to a wide range of technical professionals but will greatly benefit:
- Electricians
- Electrical supervisors
- Plant electricians
- Operations & maintenance engineers, supervisors & technicians
- Maintenance technicians
How will this training course be presented?
This Coventry Academy training course will utilise a variety of proven adult training techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. This includes presentation and discussion of case studies (with appropriate solutions), latest videos, technologies, and various commercial fault current analysis software.
Questions are encouraged throughout, particularly at the daily wrap up sessions. This provides opportunities for participants to discuss with the Presenter specific issues and, if possible, find appropriate solutions. Specific goals of each participant will be discussed to ensure that their needs are fulfilled whenever practicable.
Course Outline
Day One: Introduction to Single Phase motors and Characteristics
- Principles of operation of single phase motors
- Construction and components of the capacitor start induction motor
- Merits of capacitor start and run induction motor
- Common applications of single phase motors
- Starting methods and protection for single phase motors
- Common faults in single phase induction motors
Day Two: Operations, Characteristics and Applications of Three Phase Induction Motors
- Operations and characteristics of three phase induction motor
- Applications and features of three phase induction motors
- Speed torque characteristics and design classifications
- Selection of induction motors for industrial applications including Ex
- Types of enclosures and mountings
- Interpretation of motor nameplate information
Day Three: Variable Frequency Drives and Soft Starting
- Fundamental concepts of a variable frequency drive (VFD)
- Installation, application and merits of VFD
- The pulse width modulation (PWM) process
- Measurement of rotor shaft current and its significance
- Inverter ready motor and bearings for VFD
- Soft starter characteristics and applications in VFD
Day Four: Importance of Motor Protection with Numerical Relays
- Basic motor protection and common faults
- Overload settings with RTD protection
- Introduction to digital numerical relays
- Motor protection incorporating multi-functional numerical relays
- Intelligent motor protection relays
- Motor control centres
Day Five: Condition Based Maintenance with Correct Test Instruments for Motors
- Thermal imaging merits
- Partial discharge monitoring
- Types of testing and diagnostics instruments
- Digital measuring instruments
- Vibration analysis effects on bearings
- Smart motor faults diagnostics
The certificate
- Coventry Academy Certificate of Completion for delegates who attend and complete the training course