Line Staking Module 3: Underground Design & Secondary/Service Design

Description

Line Staking Module 3
October 20-22(T 12:30-5:00, W 8-5, Th 8-12)
MREA, Maple Grove, MN

INTENDED AUDIENCE 
Engineers, Filed Techs, Line Stakers, Crew Leaders, Line Foremen, Other operations personnel
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AGENDA
Day1
12:30pm    Introductions and course agenda
12:45pm    Underground design
1:45pm      Break
2:00pm      NESC overview for underground design
3:00pm      Break
3:15pm      Underground construction assemblies
4:30pm      Adjourn

Day 2
8:30am      Underground grounding and surge protection considerations
9:30am      Break
9:45am      Understanding customer load
10:45am    Break
11:00am    Customer classes and estimating load
12:00pm    Lunch
1:00pm      Transformers
2:00pm      Break
2:15pm      Secondary/service conductor characteristics
3:15pm      Break
3:30pm      Metering characteristics and selection
4:30pm      Adjourn

Day 3
8:30am      Underground subdivisions
9:10am      Design project example
10:30am    Break
10:45am    Module III final test
11:30am    Q&A/wrap up 

CERTIFICATION
Professional development hours/credits will be given at the close of each module.

HOTEL 
Holiday Inn & Suites
11801 Fountains Way
Maple Grove, MN 55369

INSTRUCTORS
Mike Mezera, Mike Callies from PSE

COST
$1425 Education Member
$1525 Non-education Member

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