Experienced PDC engineers are teaching several courses this year that will benefit engineers and others working in underground and overhead electric power transmission systems.

Based on favorable comments from past students, we are now holding most of our regularly scheduled courses in the St. Pete/Tampa, FL area.

The following summarizes our course schedule for 2011.

Download PDC's 2011 Course Catalog (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

Course Title	Date & Location
Power Cable Ratings and Soil Considerations This course focuses the procedures for calculating ratings of underground cables and the factors that affect those ratings, and provides numerous practical examples for both extruded-dielectric and pipe-type cables. The course has special sections on soil and thermal backfill considerations.	17-19 October 2011 Tampa/St. Pete, Florida $1550
Extruded-dielectric Cables Design and Installation Extruded-dielectric cables – principally XLPE-insulated, are now in service through 500 kV worldwide, and more than 50 miles of 345-kV XLPE-insulated cables have been installed in the U.S. This course provides design details, including design of sheath bonding systems, and describes installation approaches as well as O&M requirements.	20-21 October 2011 Tampa/St. Pete, Florida $1250
Reconductoring and Voltage Upgrading of Transmission Lines The transmission uprating course discusses some of the basic design issues relating to transmission line design and ratings and then focuses on techniques and technologies that may be applied to increase capacity of overhead transmission circuits, first considering approaches that minimize capital investment by line owners/operators.	7-9 November 2011 Tampa/St. Pete, Florida $1550
Application of High-temperature Low-sag Conductors The range of materials and commercially available high-temperature, low-sag (HTLS) conductors is studied in depth. Installation procedures and problems are discussed and field results examined. Deterioration of HTLS conductors at temperatures above their design limits is explained. The peculiar but important issues involving the use of annealed aluminum wires in combination with steel and carbon fiber composite cores are explored. Limitations of HTLS use in corrosive and extreme ice loading regions are explained.	10 November 2011 Tampa/St. Pete, Florida $950 ($750 if taken in conjunction with the 3-day Reconductoring course)
Transmission Line Monitoring and Rating The one-day seminar explores the process of calculating & monitoring overhead transmission line conductor temperatures during clearance surveys and when calculating dynamic line thermal ratings during both normal and emergency system states. Accuracy of measurement and calculation of conductor temperature at high and low power flows is explored in light of survey conductor temperature errors, thermal elongation above 75°C, and the measurement of weather conditions for line ratings.	11 November 2011 Tampa/St. Pete, Florida $950 ($750 if taken in conjunction with the 3-day Reconductoring course)
Underground Cable Systems: Principles and Practices This course provides information for all transmission cable types, on system considerations and analytical techniques, cable and accessory design, manufacturing, QC, system integration, specifications, installation, operation, maintenance, and failure analysis.	14-16 November 2011 Tampa/St. Pete, Florida $1550
Design, Installation, and Operation of Pipe-Type Cable Systems  Many utilities no longer have personnel with expertise in pipe-type cable systems. This two-day course provides necessary details on planning, design, specification, installation, and O&M of HPFF and HPGF cables. For a broad introduction to power cable systems, students are encouraged to also sign-up for the Principles & Practices course earlier in the week.	17-18 November 2011 Tampa/St. Pete, Florida $1250

  PDC COURSE REGISTRATION - You can register your position in the course on-line by filling in the attached form.  Students registering on-line will receive an acknowledgment by e-mail.  This form can also be used to make inquiries about future courses or to request information about a special syllabus for your particular needs.  We will contact you separately about payment.  Receipts for payments are available by request; specify if you want a receipt by mail, e-mail or fax.

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