Portable Power Distribution and Electrics Online is 15-hour course covering almost all of the topics listed in the content outline of the ETCP Portable Power Distribution Technician Certification exam. It is organized in three five-hour live online sessions with additional research topics and assignments. It is designed to accommodate a range of skills and experience, starting with basic electricity, circuit laws, and theory, and building towards more advanced topics including power distribution, power factor, and harmonics, with an emphasis on electrical safety, the use of PPE, codes and regulations, grounding and bonding, and GFCIs. The training platform allows attendees to ask questions and interact with the instructor.

• Basic electricity

• Circuit laws

• Ohm’s Law

• Impedance

• Voltage drop

• AC electricity

• RMS values

• DC power

• Phase angles

• Power factor

• Three-phase power

• Transformers and three-phase connections

• Three-phase power formula

• Balanced vs unbalanced three-phase systems

• Harmonics

• Electrical safety

• Monitoring power

• Types of fire extinguishers and their ses

• Codes and regulations: National Electrical Code

• Power distribution systems

• Grounding and bonding

• Overcurrent protection

• GFCIs

• Cables and connectors

• Tap rules

DATE: May 11-13, 2021

LOCATION: Online

INSTRUCTORS: Richard Cadena, ETCP Recognized Trainer

This course is made possible through the IATSE TTF Course Reimbursement Program. If you are interested in this training, contact Local 470 for more information.