Electrical Pumps, Motors, and MCC

In today’s modern plant, majority of rotating equipment are driven by electric motors. This course explains the construction and operation of squirrel-cage induction motors, synchronous motors and DC motors. Participants will learn basic maintenance and troubleshooting of squirrel-cage induction motors. Electric pumps are very common in the oil and gas industry. The course will cover types of pumps available and the criteria used in the selection of electric motors to drive them. Basic motor control circuit and typical motor protection schemes are covered for both low voltage and medium voltage motors. The course also includes construction and special features found in a typical low voltage and medium voltage motor control centres.         

  • Agenda
  • Audience
  • Technical Information

Day 1
Operation and Maintenance of Electric Motors

    • Construction and operation of induction motors
    • Characteristics of induction motors
    • Testing and maintenance of squirrel cage induction motor
    • Troubleshooting three-phase induction motors
    • Construction and operation of synchronous motors
    • Excitation control and power factor
    • Types of DC motors and their operating characteristics
    • Speed control of DC motors

This topic covers basic operation and maintenance of electric motors. The participants will learn basic physics behind motor operation. They will learn about motor speed torque performance, motor efficiency and inrush current characteristics of various motor designs. Routine motor testing and basic troubleshooting techniques for squirrel cage induction motor are included. Participants will learn the operating characteristics and application for synchronous motors in industrial plant. While DC motors are not very common in typical industrial plant, there are some specialized applications such as drilling where DC motors are used. This section includes construction and operation of DC motors and speed control.      

 

Day 2
Electric Motor Driven Pumps

    • Basic Pump Theory
    • Types of Pumps
    • Operating Characteristics of pumps
    • Matching pumps to motors
    • Pump controls
    • Variable speed drives

Basic pump operation principles and types of fluid pumps are covered in this section. Characteristics and applications for Rotodynamic and positive displacement pump are discussed. Typical pump starting methods such as direct on line and reduced voltage starting and pump control are explained as well as variable speed drives.  


Day 3
Motor Control Centers

    • Basic motor control circuits
    • DOL Combination starter
    • Reduced voltage starting circuits
    • Motor overloads and motor protection
    • LV motor control centers
      • Specifications
      • Installation
      • Maintenance
    • MV motor control centers
      • Installations
      • Maintenance
      • Safety features
This section covers basic motor staring circuits. This includes direct-on-line (DOL), autotransformer and wye-delta starting circuit layouts. Motor protection schemes from basic overloads to more sophisticated motor protection are covered. Specification and features found in typical LV and MV motor control centres is included.

This course is designed for electrical technicians, maintenance planners, and supervisors with operation and maintenance responsibilities who work in an industrial plant.

Discipline:    Electrical

Delivery type:   Classroom

Provider:    TPL

Possible Instructors: Fully qualified and certified TPL instructor with a minimum of 15 years instructor experience to international delegates in client or offsite locations.

Level:    Foundation

Course Version:      0

Length:       3 days

Skills Needed to
Take Course (pre-requisites):    Anyone taking this course should familiar with electrical installations in an industrial setting.