"I extend our deepest gratitude for PII's support with our recent equipment problem. I could not have anticipated the response we would receive when I made the emergency phone call over the July 4th weekend requesting assistance. PII experts worked around the clock to help us solve a very complex equipment problem. The results were exemplary; you helped us rapidly identify the cause and implement corrective actions, avoiding a costly unplanned unit shutdown. Thanks again for a job well done."
~ Gary P. Whitaker
Supervisor, Fleet Engineering / Systems Engineering
Constellation Energy
Why is This Course Essential?
Effective electrical root cause analyses are critical to maintain a high capacity factor (or production factor) in aging facilities. PII's 3-day Electrical Equipment Failure Mode & Root Cause Analysis course is the only comprehensive course of its kind on the market. Developed over more than 15 years of PII's internal research and real-world case studies, this course teaches the root cause analysis techniques necessary to correctly diagnose electrical equipment failures. Attendees will learn the 137 common failure mechanisms (out of 167 possible mechanisms) of the electrical equipment at a typical production facility.
Benefits of This Course:
This course enables attendees to diagnose electrical equipment failures with a very high success rate. Based upon the exam scores of past students, it is anticipated that attendees' root cause investigation success rate is increased from 30% to as much as 50%. Other RCA courses teach only the typical 30 failure mechanisms; PII's course will increase the student's knowledge to 137 failure mechanisms.
Topics Covered in This Course:
- DC motor failure
- AC motor failures
- Battery failures
- Switch failures
- Power supply failures
- Solenoid coil failures
- Interference (E-M interferences)
- Lightning failures and causes
- Transistor and diode failures
- Transformer failures (dry and wet transformers)
- Breaker failures (high current and molded case breakers)
- Relay failures (time delay, linear, and rotary relays)