Underground Distribution Systems + Advanced Topics (virtual)

Course Overview

Part One: Constructing, Operating and Maintaining Underground Distribution Systems

Learn all about the effective design, construction, operation, and maintenance of underground electric distribution systems. Review the critical factors involved in the conversion of overhead systems to underground and discuss real-life examples. Discuss operations, safety, and regulatory requirements, and hear from an industry cable application engineer about underground cable reliability, failure modes, and testing methods.

Part Two: Advanced Topics in Underground Distribution Systems

Underground distribution continues to be the installation method of choice in many applications on public power systems. Although the initial installation cost of underground distribution is almost always greater than equivalent overhead distribution, it offers a wide range of advantages including greater operating reliability, lower operating and maintenance costs, better public safety, and, of course, reduced visibility and greater public acceptance.

Learn how to improve your utility’s policies, standards, and practices for planning, designing, constructing, operating, and maintaining underground distribution and hear about current and emerging industry trends.

Who Should Attend

Public power professionals and skilled personnel including: engineers, designers, technicians and field personnel, as well as for all those involved in the management, construction, safety and operational aspects of transmission and distribution systems.

Course Topics

• Policy and Service Guidelines
• Planning and Design
• Cabel Design, Application & Failure Modes
• Terminations & Splice Design & Operation - 200 A & 600 A
• Inspection/ Prevention Maintenance
• Over Current Fuse Application
• Cable Fault Location
• Forroresonance
• Underground Distribution Practices, Costs, and Benefits
• Long-Life Cable Installations
• Professional Practice in Utility Underground Line Design
• Distribution System improvement

Registration Info

Provider: American Public Power Association (APPA)

Date: October 20 - 22 & October 27 - 29, 2020

Length: 6 days

Time: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Pacific Time each day

Minimum to Open:  23 attendees

Maximum Capacity: 35 attendees

Estimated Enrollment Fee

SCPPA MEMBER RATE

$475 ~ $660

(NOTE: the actual cost will be based on the final number of attendees and billed directly to the respective utilities. SCPPA Members do not need to make any payments online. The estimated cost will be $475 per person, assuming there are 35 attendees and $660 if there are 23 attendees.)