Portable Power Distribution and Electrics for Motion Picture Production
Portable Power Distribution and Electrics is a three-day online course taught for five hours each day with additional research topics and resources. It covers almost all of the topics listed in the content outline of the ETCP Portable Power Distribution Technician Certification exam and the ETCP Entertainment Electricians Certification exam (except control systems). 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 3-phase connections
3-phase Power Formula
Balanced versus Unbalanced 3-phase Systems
Harmonics
Electrical Safety
Monitoring Power
Types of Fire Extinguishers and Their Uses
Codes and Regulations: National Electrical Code
Power Distribution Systems
Grounding and Bonding
Overcurrent Protection
GFCIs
Cables and Connectors
Tap Rules
Details
Language: English
Format: Virtual
Length: 3 days
Trainer
Richard Cadena, IATSE Local 205
Location: Austin, TX
Travel: International
Certifications: ETCP Recognized Trainer, ETCP Certified Entertainment Electrician
Richard Cadena is an ETCP Certified Entertainment Electrician and an ETCP Recognized Trainer with 34 years of experience in the entertainment lighting industry. He is the author of:
“Electricity for Entertainment Electricians & Technicians, 2nd Edition”
“Automated Lighting: The Art and Science of Moving Light, 3rd Edition”
“Lighting Design for Modern Houses of Worship”
“Focus on Lighting Technology”
He is also the technical editor for PLASA Media and a columnist for Lighting & Sound America, Lighting & Sound International, and Protocol magazines. As a freelance lighting designer and lighting consultant he has worked on concert tours, television, theatre, motion picture productions, and he has designed dozens of lighting systems for permanent installations. He is a member of IATSE Local 205 in good standing. Current and former clients include Cirque du Soleil, Carnival Cruise Lines, Disney, SeaWorld, Saturday Night Live, NBA, IATSE Locals 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 16, 58, 479, and more.