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.
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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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Objective: Work safely around and with VFDs to protect yourselves, others and your facility.
Objective: Recognize applications where VFDs will benefit your facility
Objective: Install a VFD
View all topicsObjective: Work safely around and with VFDs to protect yourselves, others and your facility.
Objective: Recognize applications where VFDs will benefit your facility
Objective: Install a VFD
Objective: Install and program a Telemecanique VFD
Objective: Provide braking to a VFD
Objective: Install and program a variety of VFDs
Objective: Install and program VFDs to control constant and variable torque loads
Objective: Maintain and troubleshoot a variety of VFD control schemes
Objective: Determine how to program, test and troubleshoot any VFD
Objective: Program, maintain and troubleshoot client MV VFD system problems
Objective: Identify and troubleshoot VFD system problems
Objective: Perform predictive maintenance on VFD systems
Objective: Identify the failure modes of motor and VFD systems
Objective: Commission a VFD
Objective: Test and troubleshoot motor and VFD systems
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 |
March 25 – 29, 2024 | Fort McMurray , AB | Quality Hotel and Conference Centre- Fort McMurray | OR24016 | Register |
Dave 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...
Wayne 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...
Dave 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...
Richard 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...
Jim 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...
Tim 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...
"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 PipelinesIt 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 DrillingOur 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 ServicesI found the course helpful in understanding how VFD works and feeling more comfortable with programming drives.
Aaron Staudinger, SyncrudeThe 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 FraserThe 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 ProductsVery 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 DeerThis 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 LtdI 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 CanadaI 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 CanadaThe course provided essential information on the functions of VFD's in industrial applications.
Gord Smith, Alberta Health ServicesThis 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, SyncrudeIt 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, EnbridgeThis 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 NunavutNo itinerary information available!