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Basic Concepts
- Voltage, current
- Resistance
- Ohm’s law
- Power, watts
- RMS, average values
- Inductance
- Capacitance
- Three-phase systems
- Power factor
Grounding Concepts
- Grounding for safety
- Grounding for equipment operation
Basics of Low Voltage Power Distribution
- Power factor
- Transformer operations and system voltages
- Neutral currents and harmonics on neutrals
- Faults, fuses and circuit breakers
System Design Philosophy
- Voltage levels: transformers, theory, types, connections
- Overcurrent protection: fault calculations, interrupting ratings, coordination
- Load study/possible loads: load characteristics, load locations
Standards, Recommended Practices, Guides, and Codes
- Introduction to National Electrical Code® (NEC)
Electrical Construction Materials
- Basic electrical construction materials: wire, raceways, devices, boxes, panelboards, motor control equipment, switchboards
- One-line and riser diagrams
Design Procedures for Lighting, Motor, and Non-Motor Branch Circuits
- Lighting and non-motor branch circuit design: harmonics consideration, NEC requirements, circuit protection
- Motor branch circuit design: NEC requirements, motor protection, circuit protection, calculations
- Feeder circuit design: NEC requirements, circuit protection, calculations
- Problem Assignment
Design Procedures (Continued)
- Service design: commercial/industrial examples, NEC constraints, utility constraints, equipment, switchboards, metering: CTs, PTs
- Fault current calculations
- Discussion of class problem solution
- Lighting design
Advanced Concepts
- Power quality and harmonics: types of disturbances, harmonics, uninterruptible power supplies, distribution techniques
- Arc flash basics
Registration Date/Time:
4/19/2027 07:30am Central Time
Event Dates/Times:
- 4/19/2027 8:00am - 5:00pm Central Time
- 4/20/2027 8:00am - 5:00pm Central Time
- 4/21/2027 8:00am - 5:00pm Central Time
- 4/22/2027 8:00am - 5:00pm Central Time
- 4/23/2027 8:00am - 3:30pm Central Time
Course Location
Lodging
Accommodations include: Your stay includes hot breakfast buffet, fitness center, business center, convenient on-site parking. Guest rooms are complete with Keurig coffee maker, refrigerator, complimentary high-speed Internet, and 40-inch, flat screen, high-def TVs.
Accommodations include: Enjoy complimentary business center, WiFi and Local/Airport Shuttle. Each room has a refrigerator, microwave, 42-inch HDTV, and executive desk. Parking available $15/night.
Room: rates start at $160
Accommodations include: Complimentary WiFi, Local/Airport Shuttle, Pool, and Fitness Center.
Registration closes early for online attendance
Registration for online attendance closes on April 12, 2027 at noon. You may enroll to attend this course in-person through April 19, 2027.
This is a HyFlex (in-person and online) taught course. Your registration is for one teaching platform only: in-person or online. Contact us if you have any questions or if you need to make a change.
This course uses the Canvas course management and Zoom platforms. A UW NetID is required to access Canvas and supplemental course materials and resources. Your registration confirmation email will walk you through the NetID process and how to access the Canvas course website.
For in-person students: Physical course materials will be available on the first day of class.
For online students: Course materials are shipped to you. Please look for an email two to three weeks before the course requesting your shipping address. The email will include a link to an online address verification form.
Instructors
Ryan Kallies
Electrical Engineer
Mr. Kallies PE, LEED AP is a Project Manager and Electrical Engineer at Affiliated Engineers, Inc. in Madison, Wisconsin. His specialty includes knowledge of the special electrical requirements for large scale, technically diverse facilities, such as medical, manufacturing, research, high containment research, data centers and multi-building campus environments. His expertise is in power system design with an emphasis in distribution systems from 15kV to 120V.
Kevin Rogers
Co-Director of Professional Development Programs
Kevin Rogers is Co-Director of Professional Development Programs. An electrical engineer with a background in electrical power systems, he is a registered professional engineer, and his 18 years of industry experience spans across electric utility, government, commercial, and industrial applications. His technical responsibilities have included design and commissioning of mission-critical facilities, underground medium voltage distribution planning, design, and operations, high-voltage substation design, and relaying protection and control for complex interconnections.
Program Director
Kevin Rogers