USCO Switch Installation and Adjustment Training

Fee: $450 per person
Length of Course: Two days (not including travel time) Seating is limited
Date: April 19 & 20, 2012 (inquire via email to HPSTraining@hubbell.com)
Location: Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. / Leeds, AL facilities

USCO now offers a unique and challenging switch installation training program tailored specifically for utility contractors and field service crews. This 2-day training is held either at the USCO factory or at the customer’s location. The training is conducted in the classroom as well as in the field where participants will gain valuable hand-on experience in USCO switch installations. The program covers everything from basic switch construction to troubleshooting switch control mechanisms. Contact your local Hubbell sales representative or the factory today to schedule your training session in this exciting new program.

Brochure: Click here to download brochure.

MOV Surge Arresters

Fee: $350 per person
Length of Course: Two days (not including travel time) Seating is limited
Date: June 5 & 6, 2012 (inquire via email to HPSTraining@hubbell.com)
Location: Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. / Aiken, SC facilities

Course Contents: Learn how to specify Surge Arresters to effectively protect Distribution, Substation and Transmission Systems. This course will cover application theory and the historical development of overvoltage protection for utility systems. Discussion will also include engineering design considerations and application issues such as insulation coordination. A Factory Tour of Surge Arresters in production will also be included.

Who should attend: This Seminar is intended for Distribution, Substation or Transmission Standard Engineers, Operations Personnel, Substation Packagers and Consulting Engineers.

Utility Anchors

Fee: $350 per person
Length of Course: Two days (not including travel time) Seating is limited
Date: August 21 & 22, 2012 (inquire via email to HPSTraining@hubbell.com)
Location: Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. / Centralia, Missouri facilities

Course Contents: Learn the dynamics of earth anchoring systems as they apply to Electric Utilities and Telecoms. A.B.Chance® Company developed the first patented "Earth Anchor" in 1915; originated power-installed anchoring systems and continues to lead the industry in anchor technology. This course will cover the theory and the actual installation of various types of Anchoring systems. A tour of the Anchor Manufacturing facility will be included.

Who should attend: This Seminar is intended for Electric and Telecom Utility Engineers, Operations Personnel, Construction Foremen and Consulting Engineers.

Equipotential Grounding

Fee: $995 per person
Length of Course: Two days (not including travel time) Seating is limited
Date: To be announced (inquire via email to HPSTraining@hubbell.com)

Presenters:

Brian Erga, President and General Manager, ESCI Inc.
A 1978 graduate of the University of Washington School of Electrical Engineering, Brian has been involved in the electrical utility industry for more than 33 years. He is a distinguished Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), and active member of the IEEE Engineering in the Safety, Maintenance, and Operations of Lines Subcommittee (ESMO). Mr. Erga is currently chairman of the ESMO Induction Task Force and an active member of many IEEE, ESMO, Federal OSHA, ANSI, and ASTM committees, work groups and task forces.

Mr. Erga is an elected member to NESC-C2 "Work Methods" Committee and is active in the revision of the 2007 NESC. He is also chairman of the ESMO Mechanical Equipment Task Force, chairman of the ESMO Induction Task Force and co-chair of the ESMO Underground Operations and Maintenance Work Group. He is an active member of many IEEE, ESMO, Federal OSHA, ANSI, and ASTM committees, work groups and task forces.

Brian Erga is considered an expert in electric utility design, construction, maintenance and operation. He has been deeply involved in the hearings and proposed revisions to OSHA 1910.269 and OSHA 1926 Subpart V. He is also an industry expert in all types of personal protective grounding, has published numerous papers and articles, and is knowledgeable in all Federal OSHA regulations relating to the utility industry. He is a sought-after speaker nationwide.

Clayton King, Director of Testing and Training, ESCI Inc.
Clayton King received a BSEE from the University of Missouri in 1965 and completed graduate studies at Iowa State University and the University of Missouri. He has more than 40 years of experience in the field of testing products and systems.

As A.B. Chance Manager of Laboratories, he conducted a substantial number of high-current and high-voltage tests for products and methods development of electrical protective equipment. Additionally he was also the Chief Engineer for Personal Protective Grounding and Electronics Measurement products from 1990 - 2001.

His special fields of interest include the high current testing of personal protective grounding equipment and test instrumentation. He began researching and lecturing on the theory of protective grounding in the mid - 1970s. During his career at A.B. Chance he evaluated many grounding products, both as components and in a variety of actual line use situations. During his career he has presented 85 protective grounding classes, participated in multiple technical panels, written 11 technical papers and two books on the subject of personal protective grounding.

Clay King chairs the grounding standards committees of American Society of Testing and Mataerials (ASTM) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) that revise and maintain the current status of protective grounding documents in the United States. He is also the U.S. representative to the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) for grounding and other worker safety equipment. He is active as a consulting engineer in utility related matters at this time.He has made presentations to the American National Safety Council, the Edison Electric Institute, NEMA, the IBEW, and many electrical utility companies. He is a member of many IEEE, ASTM, and IEC committees and working groups on personal protective grounding, high-voltage metering, and laboratory testing procedures. Mr. King is a registered professional engineer in the State of Missouri.

Transmission & Substation Connector Systems

Fee: $350 per person
Length of Course: Two days (not including travel time) Seating is limited
Date: To be announced (inquire via email to HPSTraining@hubbell.com)

Electric Power Systems 101

Fee: $350 per person
Length of Course: Two days (not including travel time) Seating is limited
Date: To be announced (inquire via email to HPSTraining@hubbell.com)
Location: Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. / Centralia, Missouri facilities

Course Contents: This course is intended to help non-technical Utility employees understand the basics of electricity and utility products by offering a overview of distribution and transmission class electric utility products and applications. Classroom presentations will be augmented with samples of HPS products, tours through the Engineering Research Lab, production facilities and the HPS Distribution (Logistics) Center.

Who should attend: Utility employees who need to understand the basics of electricity and utility products in layman terms.