Maintenance of Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Systems
Course Code: EM35
►Course Objective
- Define the roles of the roles of an uninterruptible power supply with regards to the types of loads it should protect
- Understand the different types and construction of batteries installed in an uninterruptible power supply
- To appreciate the merits of the fully automated battery monitoring system
- Identify the components in the uninterruptible power supply
- Understand the functionalities and operations of each component of the uninterruptible power supply
- Competence to perform maintenance by switching on to the bypass mode
- Be able to interpret the alarms and execute troubleshooting techniques
- To identify the particular type of uninterruptible power supply unit installed at your premises
►Target Audience
- Electrical engineers
- Maintenance technicians
- Management professionals
- Project engineers
►Course Outline
Fundamentals of Uninterruptible Power Supply
- Uninterruptible power system concepts and resilient systems
- Single input and double input uninterruptible power systems
- Merits of installing an uninterruptible power system
- Power quality issues and outages
- Simple uninterruptible power system designs
- Uninterruptible power supply system verses standby diesel generators
Types and Construction of Batteries and Battery Chargers
- Different types of battery technologies and characteristics
- Construction and characteristics of lead acid batteries
- Construction and characteristics of nickel cadmium batteries
- Care of batteries
- Battery monitoring systems
- Types, construction and characteristics of battery chargers
Characteristics and Functionalities of Various Uninterruptible Supply Systems
- The online and offline uninterruptible power systems
- Uninterruptible power supply components and functionalities of filters
- Double conversion uninterruptible power systems
- Transformer base and transformer-less uninterruptible power systems
- Uninterruptible power systems operation modes
- Parallel systems and redundancy
Construction and Operation of the Diesel Rotary Uninterruptible Power System
- Concept of the diesel rotary uninterruptible power system or DRUPS
- Construction pf DRUPS
- Operation of DRUPS
- Types and characteristics of DRUPS
- Merits of DRUPS
- Challenges facing DRUPS
Installation, Applications, Protection and Maintenance of Uninterruptible Power Systems
- Safety and care of uninterruptible power systems
- Importance of battery and uninterruptible power systems maintenance
- Uninterruptible power system protection
- Troubleshooting uninterruptible power systems
- Condition monitoring of uninterruptible power systems
- Case studies, selection and design
- Q&A and wrap up session
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