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This customized 5-day training course will certify that your electrical workers are qualified to safely and effectively work on motor control circuits and VFD installations. It is 90% hands-on and will give your staff the knowledge and skills to troubleshoot motors, motor control systems, troubleshoot and program a variety of VFDs. This hands-on course is taught in our Lab 3.1, a full-size highway trailer that has been customized for this training and can be brought to your facility. Your workers will test and diagnose a multitude of three phase motors with internal faults using IR, DW, WR, impedance and surge testers, and troubleshoot a variety of faulted panels and MCC systems.
Your workers will program VFD’s from ABB, Allen-Bradley, Cutler-Hammer, Danfoss, Eaton, Mitsubishi, Sinamics and Telemecanique and analyze VFD’s from Delta, Hitachi, Honeywell, Omron, Teco-Westinghouse, Trane, Weg and Yaskawa. 4 custom designed hydraulic systems are built into our lab to teach your workers how to program constant and variable torque loads with the capability to measure pressure, flow, overload each system and cavitate the pumps.
This broad exposure will give your workers the competence to open the manual for any VFD, set the required parameters and analyze problems. Your systems will be integrated into this program at no extra cost to you. It is common for workers to recognize current problems and realize opportunities for improvements to their systems during this training. We are ISO 9001 certified and authorized to provide CEU’s for this training. Since 1980 we have trained over 25,000 students.
Special attention is provided to the deadliness of VFD’s and how to work with them safely.
| Next VFD Essentials: Programming, Maintenance and Motor Control Troubleshooting Courses | ||||
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| October 16 – 20, 2023 | Grande Prairie | OR23605 | $3199.00 + Tax Per Attendee | Register |
| November 20 – 24, 2023 | Fort McMurray | OR23610 | $3199.00 + Tax Per Attendee | Register |
| December 11 – 15, 2023 | Edmonton | OR23369 | $3199.00 + Tax Per Attendee | Register |
| January 15 – 19, 2024 | Edmonton | OR24001 | $3199.00 + Tax Per Attendee | Register |
| March 25 – 29, 2024 | Fort McMurray | OR24016 | $3199.00 + Tax Per Attendee | Register |
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Blaire Teodler, SaskPowerIt was a great course for hands-on learning.
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Kent Whitehead, Jomax DrillingI found the course material well laid out, along with the labs. Wayne was really helpful throughout the labs and presented the information very well.
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Aaron Staudinger, SyncrudeI found the course helpful in understanding how VFD works and feeling more comfortable with programming drives.
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Scott MacLeod, City of Red Deer"Very good instructor. Great stories relevant to training. A lot of hands on experience where the instructor would help to guide me through the course without "helping too much". I will recommend to co-workers.
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Vasiliy Kornienko, Aggreko Canada"Good course, good instructor. The VFD testing and oscilloscope monitoring was very useful. The faulty VFD testing and analysis was very interesting.
Course topics
I. VFD Hazards
Objective: Work safely around and with VFDs to protect yourselves, others and your facility.
II. VFD Applications
Objective: Recognize applications where VFDs will benefit your facility
III. VFD Connections
Objective: Install a VFD
View all topicsI. VFD Hazards
Objective: Work safely around and with VFDs to protect yourselves, others and your facility.
- Human Dangers
- System Dangers
- Protecting Yourself, Others and Your System
II. VFD Applications
Objective: Recognize applications where VFDs will benefit your facility
- Energy Savings
- Process Control
- Client Systems
III. VFD Connections
Objective: Install a VFD
- Drive Components
- VFD Wiring
- VFD Reference Signals
- Test Points
IV. VFD 1: Telemecanique Operation
Objective: Install and program a Telemecanique VFD
- VFD Programming
- Standard Operation
- Advanced Operation
V. VFD Braking
Objective: Provide braking to a VFD
- Standard Braking Method
- Alternative Braking Methods
VI. VFDs 2-7 Motor Control Projects
Objective: Install and program a variety of VFDs
- VFD 2: Sinamics
- VFD 3: Allen-Bradley
- VFD 4: Cutler Hammer
- VFD 5: Mitsubishi
- VFD 6: ABB
- VFD 7: Danfoss
VII. VFDs 8 & 9 Constant Torque and Variable Torque Loads
Objective: Install and program VFDs to control constant and variable torque loads
- Application Curves
- Constant Torque Practical Projects
- Variable Torque Practical Projects
VIII. VFD Control Schemes (Customized to Your Facility)
Objective: Maintain and troubleshoot a variety of VFD control schemes
- Control Modes
- Feedback Loops
- Closed Loop and PID
- VFD Control Schemes
IX. Literature Review of VFDs 10 - 17
Objective: Determine how to program, test and troubleshoot any VFD
- VFD 10 - Delta
- VFD 11 - Hitachi
- VFD 12 - Honeywell
- VFD 13 - Omron
- VFD 14 - Teco-Westinghouse
- VFD 15 - Trane
- VFD 16 - Weg
- VFD 16 - Yaskawa
X. Medium Voltage Drives (Inhouse Option Only)
Objective: Program, maintain and troubleshoot client MV VFD system problems
- Client Drive
XI. System Problems
Objective: Identify and troubleshoot VFD system problems
- Drive Protection
- System Protection
- Motor Protection
- Installation
XII. VFD Maintenance
Objective: Perform predictive maintenance on VFD systems
- Standard Maintenance
- Advanced Maintenance
- VFD 18 Liquid Cooled VFDs
XIII. Motor and VFD System Failure Modes
Objective: Identify the failure modes of motor and VFD systems
- System Troubleshooting
- Three Phase Motor Construction
XIV. Commissioning
Objective: Commission a VFD
- Acceptance Testing
XV. Testing and Troubleshooting
Objective: Test and troubleshoot motor and VFD systems
- Test Variable Frequency Drives
- Three Phase Motor Testing
- Troubleshoot Motor Control Circuits
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| Date | City & prov | Venue | Code | |
| October 16 – 20, 2023 | Grande Prairie , AB | OR23605 | Register | |
| November 20 – 24, 2023 | Fort McMurray , AB | Quality Hotel and Conference Centre- Fort McMurray | OR23610 | Register |
| December 11 – 15, 2023 | Edmonton , AB | Hampton Inn Edmonton/Sherwood Park | OR23369 | Register |
| January 15 – 19, 2024 | Edmonton , AB | Hampton Inn Edmonton/Sherwood Park | OR24001 | Register |
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Dave Smith
Years of Experience48Dave Smith has been an Industrial Maintenance Electrician since 1975. He has taught maintenance, troubleshooting and safety courses to thousands of electricians in mines, mills, refineries, factories, plants, power stations and offshore platforms throughout North America and the Middle East. Dave is a hands-on guy and teaches from a field perspective with his intended audience being his utmost concern...
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Will J, Ainsworth"Good instruction Dave. Candid conversations kept the day awake and interesting. Touching on more than just arc flash but electrical safety."
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Jeff Simmons, Syncrude Canada"Dave did a good job during the presentation, stopping to talk about each area of discussion to make sure we understood everything."
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Blaine Larson, Husky Energy"Dave is easy to understand and can take the heckling from guys trying to argue. Very knowledgeable about the curriculum and technical aspects of CSA Z462."
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Wayne Jeffrey
Years of Experience41Wayne brings 41 years of experience in the electrical and instrumentation industry. He is a master electrician and a journeyman instrument mechanic. He started in the early 80’s with a petroleum company in the Lloydminster area performing maintenance duties. He then started and ran his own contracting company for 15 yrs. in Lloydminster. After he sold the company, he started working with a local...
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Zachary Lee, EDS Pumps & Water TreatmentWayne was a great teacher who was very knowledgeable and had a great teaching style. I really enjoyed learning from him.
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Jeffrey Farrell, Canfor PulpWayne was well educated on the course material. He spoke clearly and responded well to student feedback.
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Brett Fisher, MTM MineI personally liked Wayne as an instructor. He had lots of information and went over all the details with us. He answered any questions we had right away and made it make sense.
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Dave Cox
Years of Experience43Dave began his career in commercial high rises in Calgary. He then spent time working industrial oilfield maintenance electrical in Alberta followed by General Motors in Oshawa Ontario, Koch fertilizer and Husky Oil in Manitoba, Baffin Island at an iron ore mine and commissioning in the Alberta oildsands sector.Dave is also an avid whitewater rafting professional, and has served as a guide in Ontario...
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Ravi Ludu, Global Container TerminalsDave is a very good teacher, making sure everyone understands the info in the course. 2 Thumbs Up!
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Brad Moon, SherritDavid was very knowledgeable, I really appreciated him expanding on the curriculum with his own experience.
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Ryan Taylor, Global Container GroupI found Dave very calm, professional, and patient.
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Richard Stickel
Years of Experience34Richard Stickel worked at the Canfor Taylor Pulp Mill for 33 years. He has worked in operations, electrical and industrial instrumentation maintenance, construction in the oil and gas field and airport electrical construction. He holds dual journeyman certification as an electrician as well as an instrument mechanic. He is a 4th class power engineer.As a technician Richard was involved with construction...
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Daniel Torgerson, EnbridgeRichard provided examples and previous experience. He answered all questions and went through the course content very well.
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Ron Cox, SyncrudeRichard is a great instructor, very knowledgeable, and has a great way of explaining things.
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Nathan Ferrish, SyncrudeRichard was knowledgeable about the course topics and was able to provide real-world experience when he encountered troubles with the drives. He was easy to talk to, approachable, and honest with his answers.
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Jim Roberts
Years of Experience43Jim Roberts brings over 43 years of experience in the electrical field. A graduate from the Georgian College Electrical Engineering program, he started his career at Toronto Hydro Electrical Systems as a High Voltage Underground Cable Fault Technician then proceeded to Toronto Transit Commission where he obtained his red seal 309A electrical license and became a Maintenance/Construction Electrician...
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Steve Fritterer, GCT DeltaportJim Roberts kept the course humorous and interesting. He kept us all under his supervision and helped when needed.
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Mario DiDonato, SofSurfacesGood information for getting a good base knowledge of arc flash and hazards.
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Shoaib Patel, Toronto Transit Commission“Jim Roberts was a good instructor. He was very clear in helping us understand how to safely deal with high voltage. He also made us aware of all the dangers that we could come across.”
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Tim Dacey
Years of Experience41Tim brings 41 years of experience in operations at various public and private utility companies starting with SaskPower in the late 70’s where he apprenticed as an electrician earning his Interprovincial Journeyman’s Electrician certification in the early 80’s. He continued to work as a Station Electrician for the next decade prior to moving into natural gas compression and transmission...
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Scott Kelly, KLTPHe was a great teacher. He communicated clearly and instructed us well in our class.
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Mitch Gunter, DND TrentonThe instructor was very well-spoken. Gave lots of examples from the wide range of experience he has had. He took the time to make sure everyone was on track and understanding what we were doing.
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Philip Friesen, Capital PowerTim was easy to listen to, and he had lots of real-world experience with arc flash safety.
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"This course gives me better knowledge of setting up new VFD's that I wasn't familiar with. I feel more confident with taking a new VFD and programming in the necessary inputs and operating units."
Brian Ethier, Enbridge Pipelines -
It was a great course for hands-on learning.
Blaire Teodler, SaskPower -
"This course was great to expand knowledge of VFD's and their functions. Learning how they are built and how they work is beneficial in knowing how to troubleshoot and diagnose. Having a variety of makes and models of VFD's to learn on helps expand knowledge of what to look for when installing and troubleshooting...
Dan Kemmere, Tykem Electric Ltd. -
I found the course material well laid out, along with the labs. Wayne was really helpful throughout the labs and presented the information very well.
Kent Whitehead, Jomax Drilling -
Our instructor did a good job explaining the course and answering questions we had. The hands on of different VFD types was great because you could see all the little/big differences among them.
Tyler Skutelnik, Alberta Health Services -
I found the course helpful in understanding how VFD works and feeling more comfortable with programming drives.
Aaron Staudinger, Syncrude -
The course was an eye-opener and taught us the basic complex application of the VFD drives. I highly recommend this course to any electricians who work on VFD
Dominader Pader, Syncrude -
"Good course for electricians with little to no experience with VFD's and Motor Troubleshooting."
Parry Arnell, West Fraser -
The instructor was good. He is knowledgeable and easy to get along with. The trailer lab was well set up and supplied for the course.
Nathan Lamothe, Carrier Forest Products -
Very good course. I learned a lot about similar drives to the ones we work with on-site, which is a big help for troubleshooting
Zack Madore, Syncrude -
"Very good instructor. Great stories relevant to training. A lot of hands on experience where the instructor would help to guide me through the course without "helping too much". I will recommend to co-workers.
Scott MacLeod, City of Red Deer -
This course was very information packed. It was a very thorough introduction to VFDs. It made understanding how a VFD operates easily understandable. The variety of VFD's available for lab use was sufficient to get a wide understanding how to wire controls + program them for the various controls.
Adam Yuill, Syncrude Canada Ltd -
I thoroughly enjoyed this course. I was able to get hands-on with a lot of equipment that I don't normally have access to
Trent Barnes, Syncrude -
"Good course, good instructor. The VFD testing and oscilloscope monitoring was very useful. The faulty VFD testing and analysis was very interesting.
Vasiliy Kornienko, Aggreko Canada -
I found the course to be informative and helpful. Particularly the access to different VFD brands and types. It helps give a better understanding of how drives work and what to look for in troubleshooting.
Jake, Syncrude -
"Excellent instruction, I feel more comfortable operating a variety of VFD's. The motor control troubleshooting was a good refresher."
Tyler Gelowitz, SUEZ Canada Waste -
"I learnt a lot in this course. I came into it with very limited VFD experience, I feel that I am able to troubleshoot and repair VFD problems without any help now."
Chris Hamm, LP Peace Valley OSB -
"This was a great presentation that encouraged participation and hands on training. They also covered a variety of VFD's. The instructors gave you the time needed to go through topics.
Aideen Gama, Nestle Waters Canada -
The course provided essential information on the functions of VFD's in industrial applications.
Gord Smith, Alberta Health Services -
This was an excellent course. The class material was well explained and was easily applied to the lab activities. The course would be excellent for any electrician who works on VFD's or other types of high voltage motor drives
Richard Norman, Syncrude -
It was a great course. Wayne was good at relaying information to us. My knowledge about VFD's was limited, but now I feel very confident working with VFD's
Bradley Riddoch, Department of National Defense -
"This course gives me a better knowledge of setting up new VFD's that I wasn't familiar with. I feel more confident with taking a new VFD and programming in the necessary inputs and operating units. Thanks Jim!!
Brian Ethier, Enbridge -
This course is great for experienced or non-experienced VFD electricians. Great learning environment. I learned a lot, would highly recommend it.
Tyson Hunt, Syncrude -
"Very well put together. I learned a lot about multiple VFD's, mainly the basics of programming them and setting up simple operations. I found it valuable to be able to work through many brands of VFD's.
Mathew Abram, Government of Nunavut
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