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Highly Reliable Electrical Power for
Information Systems
Eric Hinrichs
Overview
Highly reliable electrical
power systems are required to serve critical Information Systems (IS) sites.
This course provides an overview of power quality problems, with an emphasis on
Information Technology (IT) equipment.
Modern technology's sensitive
components present new challenges for plant engineers who design, specify,
install, or maintain plants and equipment. SCR and diode rectifiers in
computers, copiers, switched mode power supplies, solid-state lighting ballasts,
and power conversion sections of adjustable frequency drives increase the need
for power systems engineers to thoroughly address harmonic distortion and its
role in overall power quality.
The
student must take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of fifteen (15) questions at the end of
this course to obtain PDH credits.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Attained
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and
skills:
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Identification of
harmonic distortion and other noise sources in information systems
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Means of designing
and specifying the correct K-Factor for transformers
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Identification of
relevant International and U.S. specifications dealing with power quality
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Actual calculations
of the effects of adding additional computers, UPS, and motors to existing IS
facilities
Course
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