Course Content and Programme

Day 1: Building Services
The building services session sets out to provide a basic grounding in the design of electrical services for buildings. The target audience is the candidate electrical engineering professionals who want to specialise in the building services field. Building services design is approached from the perspective of a Consulting Engineer (as opposed to an Installation Electrician or an Architect).

This session begins by exploring the rationale behind installation regulations and specifications. The discussion then proceeds to the principles of designing electrical services for buildings ranging from a small house to a large factory complex comprising several buildings. The methods of performing lighting calculations as well as small power circuit designs are explained.

Typical switchgear employed in building installations, the methods of performing fault current calculations, t h e testing of electrical installations, power factor correction, etc, are also covered. The session ends with a discussion on air-conditioning systems for buildings from the perspective of an electrical engineer.

Topics covered:
• Installation regulations and specifications
• Wiring systems
• General power and lighting
• Standby and emergency supplies
• Switchgear and fault currents
• Power factor correction
• Earthing
• Inspection and testing
• Telephone reticulation inside buildings.
• Building automation systems
• Airconditioning principles

Day 2: Residential/township reticulation
The focus is on the guidelines for designing an electrical network for a lowcost township. The emphasis is on designing for safety, reliability and low cost. A systematic design approach is followed. Typical network configurations are discussed.

The operational planning techniques for reticulation networks are also discussed. This is done from the perspective of the electricity utility that is charged with maintaining the reticulation network after it has been commissioned and put in service. Maintenance techniques as well as strategic spares management for reticulation networks are explained.

Topics covered:
• Factors influencing the type of network design
• System supply planning and design parameters
• Diversity calculations
• System layout and siting of substations
•The medium voltage system (backbone)
• MV protection and switchgear
• The low voltage system
• LV protection and switchgear
• Service connections
• Street lighting
• Operational planning of reticulation systems
• Maintenance and strategic spares management
• Battery systems
• Urban cable systems
• Tools and equipment
• Typical problems with urban cable networks

Learning Outcomes

Attendees who participate in both days of the course should come out with:

• A good working knowledge of building services design and practice.
• An understanding of the fundamentals and practical issues of residential reticulation.
• Appreciation of the role of protection and switchgear in the power system.
• An ability to design a residential reticulation system.
• An ability to do a design for electrical services to a building.
• An ability to provide technical support to field personnel in an electrical supply authority.

 Who would Benefit the most from this course?

• Recently-qualified graduate engineers, i.e. candidate engineers
• Recently-qualified technologists, i.e. candidate technologists
• Technicians and candidate technicians
• Electricians and artisans
• Any engineer or technician who would like to refresh his/her knowledge on the current practice of building services and residential reticulation.

Course Fees

DAY ONE:
Introduction to building services R 1850 per delegate

DAY TWO: Residential / township electrification R 1850 per delegate
The course fees include comprehensive course-notes and refreshments.

NB: An early bird discount of 20% is offered to anyone who enrolls prior to 08 April 2011.