Seminars

Battery Training Course

Organiser: Power Electronics Research Centre
Speakers: Prof. W.G. Hurley, M. Coleman, M. Bhatt
Dates:      Galway, APC, August 2005

Battery Basics

• Characteristics
• Chemical domain
• Electrical domain
• Thermal domain

Battery Monitoring

• What to consider?
• Sensors – Current, Voltage, Temperature, Impedance

Battery Modelling

• Capacity determination
• State of charge determination
• State of health determination
• Criteria for defective batteries
• Prolonging the life span of a battery

Uninterrupted Power Supplies, Emergency back-up systems

• Batteries in series (advantages and disadvantages)
• Best ways to charge and equalize battery blocks with different charge state in a serial connection.
• Possible ways to identify one or more high impedance battery blocks in a serial connection.
• Batteries in parallel (advantages and disadvantages)
• Charging Regimes
• Efficient charging regimes
• Charging regimes for different situations
• Charging regimes in the factory to speed up recharge times

Battery Prediction Analysis

• Determining remaining power deliverable
• Predicting time until termination

Energy Management

• Optimum performance of a battery
• Battery Bloating

Power Quality Seminar

Organiser: PEI Technologies / Power Electronics Research Centre
Speakers: Prof. W.G. Hurley, Dr. M. Duffy, D. McKernan, P. Creighton
Dates:      Galway, APC, July 2004; Dublin, May 2002, May 2001, November 2000; 
               Cavan, April 2000

Introduction to Power Quality Issues

• Distortion Factors
• What are Harmonics
• Power Factor Correction
• European Standards
• Switching Mode Power Supplies

Electrical Mains Disturbances and Power Quality Survey Methods

• Carrying out a site survey
• Analysis of findings
• Waveform Signatures
• Voltage Transients
• Resonance on the Electrical System
• Harmonic Sources and Effects
• Transformer Ratings
• Harmonic Reducing Methods
• Demonstration of Power Quality Analyser

Protection of Electrical and Electronic Equipment

• Traditional Installation Practices
• Grounding and Earth Loops
• Effects Power Problems have on sensitive electronic loads

Power Protection Technologies Available

• Surge Suppression
• Line Filters
• Constant Voltage Transformers
• Isolation Transformers
• Lower Impedance Power Conditions
• Un-interruptible Power Supplies
• Demonstration of Power Quality Software

Case Studies
Real life examples of problems encountered and their solutions

Cáilíocht Chumhachta (Power Quality )

Urraitheoir:  Institiúid Innealtóireachta na hÉireann
Léachtár:    Prof. W.G. Hurley
Dáta:          Baile Átha Cliath, Nollaig 2006; Gaillimh, Eanáir 2008 

Eolas faoi Chaighdeán Cumhachta

• Tosca Díchumtha
• Cad is armónaic ann
• Ceartú ar Mhéid Cumhachta
• Caighdeáin na hEorpa
• Soláthar Cumhachta an Mhodha Lasctha

Cur isteach ar Phríomhlíonraí Leictreachais agus Modhanna Suirbhé an Chaighdeáin Chumhachta

• Suirbhé láithreáin a dhéanamh
• Anailís ar thorthaí
• Síniúcháin Tonnchruthanna
• Voltas Tobann
• Athshondas ar an gCóras Leictreach
• Foinsí agus Éifeachtaí Armónacha
• Grádú Claochladáin
• Modhanna Laghdaitheacha Armónacha
• Anailíseoir an Chaighdeáin Chumhachta a Léiriú

Cás-staidéir
Samplaí réadúla d’fhadhbanna agus an réiteach a bhíonn orthu

High Frequency Magnetic Component Design Seminar

Organiser: PEI Technologies / Power Electronics Research Centre
Speakers: Prof. W.G. Hurley, Prof. P. Ripka, Dr. M.C. Duffy, J. Breslin
Dates:      Cork, May 2001; Galway, May 2000

Review of Fundamentals

• Magnetic circuits
• Energy storage, gapped circuits
• Ferromagnetic materials
• Losses in magnetic components
• Ideal transformer

Transformer Design

• Practical transformer
• Transformer tests
• Design equations
• Non-sinusoidal waveforms
• Thermal effects
• Magnetic design software demonstration

Design Examples

• Forward converter
• Push-pull converter
• Quasi-resonant converter
• Inductor design

High Frequency calculations

• Skin effects
• Proximity effects
• Optimization of windings

Planar Magnetics

• Planar magnetic design
• Design issues
• Finite element simulation tools

For further information on these seminars, please contact Prof. Ger Hurley, Phone 091-493163, Fax 091-494588, E-mail Ger.Hurleynuigalway.ie

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