Power Systems Training

Generator set sizing is part science, part art. There are many variables to consider during the selection process – location, footprint, types of load, distribution – just to name a few. Join us for this free webinar and learn how to quickly find the correct generator set for your project.

Topics include:

• Overview of the Cat^® SpecSizer tool

• Working with loads

• Selecting the right genset

• Technical data and reports

• Upcoming SpecSizer enhancements

Achieve optimal efficiency, reduced costs, and minimized downtime using Cat® Connect remote monitoring. Join Electric Power Division Technology and Solutions Manager Terri Lewis as she outlines how to get key product performance data from your electric power assets to your experts in real time.

This presentation is a review of use cases for hybrid systems with generator sets and energy storage. Four potential impacts to plant operating costs are reviewed to show the economic impact of each.

This webinar addresses many of the complexities surrounding the subject of generator set ratings. Raphael Timms, Caterpillar Market Development Consultant for the Electric Power Division, will clarify the related industry standards and define the range of expected operating hours and rates to the application.

Topics include:

• What is a load factor?

• What are the differences between prime and standby?

• How do you select the right rating for your application?

This one-hour webinar will help you understand, apply, and control generator set sound. Jim Carroll, Caterpillar Global Sound Solutions Technical Steward, will show you how sound behaves, how to quantify it, and how to control it.

Topics include:

• What is sound?

• How much sound is there?

• What causes sound?

• How does sound travel?

• How can sound be reduced?

• How is generator set sound specified?

In this webinar you'll learn about aftermarket solutions for your emergency power system. Our presenter, Danny Barber, is the Aftermarket Solutions representative for Caterpillar Global Power Solutions division.

Topics include:

• Examining the differences between electrical system modernizations and retrofits

• Determining when to repair vs. when to replace

• Expanding switchgear system functionality

• Obsolete breaker replacements

• Switchgear controls: retrofits and modernizations

This webinar features Steve Turner and Bailey Quintrell from Caterpillar Global Power Solutions division. Earn CEU credits learning about typical requirements and regulations for standby power generation.

Discussions include:

• Decision factors for choosing between natural gas and diesel generators for standby applications.

• Application performance differences between natural gas and diesel such as emissions and fuel systems.

This webinar features Roger Rosborough, PhD, of the Caterpillar Global Power Solutions division. Roger will talk about proper design, operation, and maintenance of gensets for optimum service life. He will also provide an overview of important considerations for genset installation, operation, and maintenance in harsh environments. Included in this application level course will be a discussion of Cat^® diesel engine cooling systems and radiators.

The goal of every electrical system designer is to give the customer a design balanced to meet application requirements while managing cost targets. How can you best deliver the right level of availability for the application to minimize customer capital expenditure yet optimize reliability?

Join Bryan Snyder, product application specialist for Caterpillar Global Power Solutions, for a webinar on design for critical loads. Topics we will cover include:

• Defining critical power loads and their potential impact to customers’ revenue

• Considerations for delivering optimal system availability

• Ensuring reliability in design to optimize investment

• Methods to develop redundancy in a system

• Advantages to developing an integrated solution

All diesel or gas engine driven equipment will produce some level of vibration. Excessive vibration is a nuisance and is often intensified by improper mounting. This can cause driven equipment to “self-destruct,” damage other pieces of equipment on the same foundation, and even cause structural damage.

Join Miro Halicek, customer applications services manager for Caterpillar Global
Power Solutions, for a webinar on generator set vibrations. Topics we will
cover include:

• Mechanical vibration from raw motion data to Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) analysis

• Major individual vibration orders and why we need to know them

• Equipment vibration limits (ISO 8528-9)

• Vibration data collection and measurement methods

• Equipment isolator selection and sizing

Keep informed with this valuable training opportunity! Catch up on the new emission standards established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for reciprocating internal combustion engines.

TJ Tarabulski, senior engineering team leader, will be discussing:

• 2016 revisions to the 100 hour operational allowance for emergency engines

• Inducement override for Tier 4

• Emergency versus non-emergency use

Microgrid technology is a hot topic and our webinar will put you in the loop of this renewable technology. Learn about how microgrids are becoming instrumental in building a better world.

Learn about the latest on:

• Microgrids: What are they?

• Key Market Drivers (Why renewable solutions now?)

• Comparison of PV (Photovoltaic) solar technologies

• Discussion of current energy storage options and trends

• What to consider when specifying renewable energy solutions

•  Tier 4 Final Emissions Regulations for Electric Power

•  Ratings Definitions & Load Factor

•  Paralleling Strategies

•  Disaster Preparedness & Maintenance Considerations

•  Microgrids

•  Application & Installation of Diesel Gensets

•  Gas Gensets in Standby Applications

•  Walk-Around Inspections

•  Engine Performance

•  Diesel Engine Service

•  Hydraulic Service

•  Transmission Service

•  Proper Maintenance Schedules