Hours: 7    CEUs: .7 (PDHs: 7)                                       Certificate of Completion awarded

 

Who Should Attend: Appropriate for all personnel working in (or for) distribution electric utilities

Pre-requisite: Attendees should possess a basic understanding of distribution power. UTS PLDS series completion recommended.

 

This course aims to instruct line designers and engineering support personnel on the process of evaluating the mechanical characteristics of overhead electric utility lines in order to formulate design guidelines and provide consolidated sag and tension data critical for safe and effective line design. 

 

Students should be prepared to preform basic and algebraic math operations, as well as, having a working knowledge of line design and electric utility operations. The course is intended as a follow up to the PLDS certification or as a stand-alone course for engineering staff tasked with providing designers with information needed to create designs consistent with the PLDS method. Seminar outline provided.

 

• Principals of Conductor Mechanics

• The PLDS Process (how conductor sag and tension data and construction practices affect the design and outcome)

• Design Tension (calculations and decisions that rely on design tension, scale and precision, tensioning methods, uncontrollable variables)

• Worst Case Sag, min/max (calculations and decisions that rely on worst case sag, scale and precision, tensioning methods, uncontrollable variables)

• Data Tables (creation, formatting, publishing)

• Rules of Thumb for Larger Conductors (traditional and antiquated rules, organization specifics, formulation of modern rules)

• Joint Use Management Procedures (contractual requirements, NESC responsibilities, permitting processes)

User/System requirements:
 

Desktop or Laptop
 

Internet - a 6mbps Internet connection (or as close to that as possible) works best.
 

Webcam and mic are recommended, but not required (online chat will be available).Student

 

Attendance: Students will be required to log in and participate during both training session days. 10-minute breaks will be given every hour and a 1-hour lunch break will be given at noon each day.

 

For virtual training sessions, we will be using the Webex platform. Prior to class, students will receive an email invitation to join the training session. The email will include a link. Students will be able to join the training session through web browser or by downloading the app.

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Course certificates will be mailed upon successful completion of the course.