Upon completion of this course, the participant should be able to:

• Understand the Basic Building Blocks Common to all UPS Systems;

• Have a knowledge of the Construction and Operation of the Major Types of Industrial UPS Systems;

• Understand how to Maintain and Performance Test Lead-Acid and Ni-cad Battery Systems;

• Identify the Hazards and Safe Work Practices Related to UPS Systems and Batteries

Outline

• Introduction
• Pretest
• Schedule
• Why have a UPS?
• Types and Duration of Power System Disturbances
• Sags
• Surges & Spikes
• Outages
• Phase Relationships
• The CBEMA Curve
• The Three General Types of UPSs
• Kinetic (Motor Generator Sets)
• Flywheel
• Static
• The Three Building Blocks of a UPS
• Rectifier
• Batteries
• Inverter
• The Three Types of Static UPSs
• The Traditional UPS
• The Static UPS
• The Static UPS with Bypass
• Review of Passive Electronic Components
• Volts, Ohms, and Amps in DC and AC Circuits
• Resistors
• Capacitors
• Formed Caps
• Failure Mode of Electrolytic Capacitors
• Inductors
• Coils and Chokes
• Single Phase Transformers
• Three Phase Transformers
• Wye
• Delta
• RLC Circuits in Series and Parallel
• Tuned Circuits
• Harmonics
• Ferro Resonance
• How Batteries Work
• Introduction
• Primary Batteries
• Secondary Batteries
• Lead-Acid
• The Chemistry
• Battery Types
• Capacity Factors
• S-Curves
• Battery Safety and Maintenance
• Float and Equalize Voltages
• Load Testing
• Nickel Cadmium
• The Chemistry
• Battery Types
• Capacity Factors
• Battery Safety and Maintenance
• Float and Equalize Voltages
• Load Testing
• Review or Introduction to Active Components
• Diodes
• Half-wave Rectification
• Full-wave Rectification
• Polyphase (3F ) Rectification
• Wye/Delta Rectification
• Troubleshooting Diodes
• Hands-on Laboratory Activities
• Transistors
• Applications of Transistors
• Troubleshooting Transistors
• Hands-on Laboratory Activities
• Thyristors
• SCRs
• Applications
• Troubleshooting
• Hands-on Laboratory Activities
• TRIACs
• Applications
• Troubleshooting
• Hands-on Laboratory Activities
• IGBTs
• Applications
• Troubleshooting
• Triggering Circuits
• Operational Amplifiers
• Instrumentation Amplifier
• Inverting Amplifier
• Non-Inverting Amplifier
• Ramping Applications
• UPS Topologies
• Single Phase
• Rectifiers
• Inverters
• Three Phase
• Rectifiers
• Inverters
• Troubleshooting and Maintenance of UPS Systems
• Manufacturer’s Recommended Preventive Maintenance
• Installation
• Quarterly Checklists
• Annual Checklists
• Tools and Equipment
• Electrical Safety
• Course Conclusion
• Post Test
• Completion of Course Evaluation