Note:

This event has been cancelled. For questions or to find out about future training opportunities, please contact Scott Lowry at 360-816-1448 or slowry@nwppa.org.

Who Should Attend:

California utility staking technicians.

Related Courses:

Staking Certification Program – Underground Line Design and Subdivision Layout for California Utilities, June 26-28, 2017

Staking Certification Program – Line Inspection for California Utilities, June 29-30, 2017

Course Overview:

This course is part of the Comprehensive Staking Technician Program. It is designed to give students a basic understanding of the devices and techniques used to protect distribution lines and customers from damage or injury due to over-current/over-voltage.

Course Topics:

• Fault current, including the basic application of devices to interrupt the maximum available fault current produced by short circuits
• Voltage surges caused by lightning and the use of lightning arresters to shunt the over-voltage to ground
• Basic theory of voltage regulators and capacitors with a focus on correct placement and application of the devices on the circuit when a line is being staked

Course Instructor:

Hi-Line Engineering

Course Schedule:

Registration will begin at 12:30 p.m. on day one; the class will run from 1 to 4:30 p.m. on day one, and from 8:30 a.m. to noon on day two. Refreshment breaks will be provided on both days and lunch will be offered at the end of class on day two.

Course Location:

Alameda Municipal Utility Training Room
431 Stardust Place
Alameda, CA 94501

Suggested Hotels:

Hawthorn Suites Oakland/Alameda Hotel
1628 Webster St.
Alameda, CA 94501
(510) 522-1000

Located one mile from the class location.

Extended Stay America Oakland/Alameda
1350 Marina Village Pkwy
Alameda, CA 94501 (510) 864-1333

Located 1.7 miles from the class location.

A room block has not been established for this course. Please call the hotel or go online for the best available rate.

Course Fees: