Details
1-day course
CPD Credit: 7 hours, C1
Course Delivery Options
Course Overview
This course provides an overview of the design of low voltage power distribution systems for buildings.
The aim of this course is to give electrical engineers an understanding of the principal aspects of LV distribution design with particular emphasis on design and selection of the LV switchgear system.
This course will benefit electrical engineers and contractors involved in the supply chain of electrical services for buildings.
Learning Objectives
At the end of the course, attendees will have learned:
- LV Distribution System – Typical applications
- Awareness of the main standards relative to LV switchgear
- How to design LV distribution boards
- How to select appropriate protective devices
- How to select the Power Factor Correction Equipment
Course Programme
Part 1 – Design of the LV Distribution System - Typical Applications
Residential / Apartments
Office Block
Industrial Premises
Mission critical sites with UPS and Generator systems
Part 2 – LV Switchgear Standards
Overview of IEC Standard 61439 Part 1 &2
Overview of ETCI - “Code of Practice” LV Switchboards ET201: 2005”
Other Publications
Part 3 – Design of Main LV - Switchboards
Enclosure, compartmentation, form of separation, degree of protection
Busbars compartments, clearance and creepage distances
ESB metering compartments
Protective devices - Switchfuses, MCCBs and ACBs
Protective devices - Coordination and Discrimination
Automatic transfer switches - ATSs
Mechanical and electrical interlocking of switches and breakers
Surge protection devices - SPDs
Double ended main LV switchboards
Approximate sizing of LV switchboards
Part 4 – Design of Final Distribution Boards
Cabinet type distribution boards
Pan assembly type distribution boards
Consumer unit type distribution boards
Final circuit protective devices: MCBs, RCBOs etc.
Part 5 - Busbar Trunking Systems
Lighting busbar trunking
Main power busbar systems
Tap off boxes and final power connection to load
Part 6 - Power Factor Correction Equipment
Power factor analysis
Calculation of VARs
Capacitors, reactors, detuned systems
Reactive power regulator
Trainer’s Profile
Brendan Dervan is a Chartered Engineer with over 40 years’ experience in all aspects of mechanical and electrical building services including design, installation, commissioning and maintenance. After completing an electrical apprenticeship in 1982 he went on to study electrical engineering in DIT.
He has worked in M&E consultancy at senior engineer / director level since 1990. In 1999 he started his own M&E consultancy, Dervan Engineering Consultants (DEC), which merged with Cundall in 2016. His Company provided M&E consultancy and project management services to a diverse range of clients in both the public and private sectors. In 2013, Brendan completed an MSc in Energy Management with TU Dublin. His thesis researched the improvement of energy efficiency in existing data centres.
Testimonials
- “Happy with the course. Brendan has vast experience in this area, and it came across in the training. He had the ability to explain the subject in clear and concise manner.”
- “Very enjoyable”
- “Very good training course. Thank you”
- “It was amazing for understanding the concept for LV Power Distribution Designing”
- “The course was excellent. The whole experience was very good. Brendan is very knowledgeable and brought good, practical experience to the course. Overall, well worth doing and really enjoyable.”
- “Very educational course and very well organized by Elva and presented by Brendan.”
- “Very informative & articulately presented. Good to see a Consulting Engineer's perspective on what he is looking for from the Panel Manufacturer”
Please contact the CPD Training Team for further information on scheduled course dates and In-Company options.