Power Systems Training

Keep safety at the top of your mind. When working near an on-site power supply, there are plenty of potential hazards to consider. This webinar will review some of the common causes for concern relating to safe operating practices with an on-site power supply. Tune in to hear valuable tips for raising awareness of on-site power safety.

Note: While this webinar is meant to raise awareness of safe operating practices, it is not meant to replace official safety training.

Overcurrent protection relays minimize damage to the generator set and system components by setting limits on the allowable time a given amount of current is produced. Electrical system designs follow a step-by-step approach to isolate and clear faults by coordinating protective relays. Topics we will cover include:

• Impact on generator set investment
• Definite time relay
• Inverse time curves
• Thermal damage curve
  
• Coordination with circuit breakers and generator decrement curve
• Online tools for conducting selective coordination studies

Combined Heat and Power (CHP)/cogeneration systems do much more than produce hot water and steam. In the webinar, you’ll find out how modern systems can:

• Produce hot air for drying processes
• Cool your facilities
• Support your disaster preparedness
• Support crop fertilization needs in greenhouses
• Reduce your emissions and improve your efficiency by replacing aging equipment

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

In this episode of Power Bytes, Mike Gemolva is our special guest to walk us through what's new in the area of combined heat and power (CHP) or cogeneration. Most importantly, we discuss how users can save money by increasing efficiency using these methods.  

Today's episode is a unique look into the safety culture at Caterpillar and how it transcends beyond employees to products and end users. Safety - it's designed in.

In this episode, we'll go through a couple of scenarios and discuss the patented paralleling fail-safe mode from Caterpillar. 

Vic Williams joins Power Bytes to discuss some important features available in the Cat Genset Controller. 

Today we discuss overcurrent protection capabilities of the Cat Genset Controller with Bryan Snyder.

In the first of a series on Advanced Controls, Don Dentino talks about paralleling capabilities that exist "on-package".

Get an inside look at the latest updates to SpecSizer. We'll talk about the work, customer insights, and more.

Magy Kramer talks about how Caterpillar is executing its digital plan and connecting critical power equipment. 

Bryan Fore talks about generator set power density and why it's an important consideration.

•  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