Electrical Transmission and Distribution Corrosion

January 30, 2024 | Online :: Central Time

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Aging transmission and distribution systems are at increasing risk of damage due to corrosion and metal loss as they near the end of their design life.  At risk from this corrosion are the costs for repair or replacement, power outages, as well as damage to the electrical grid.  Engineering and maintenance individuals within the transmission and distribution industries should consider attending this course for this critical fundamental information on corrosion of transmission and distribution systems.

Using case studies and project experience, this course will discuss the fundamentals of the science behind corrosion, testing equipment, tower and pole corrosion, distribution systems corrosion, underground transmission corrosion, proper material and coatings selection, cathodic protection, stray current and pipeline induction corrosion, and electric communications corrosion.

Learning Outcomes

• Review the science of corrosion
• Review testing equipment needed and how to use it
• Discuss the causes of transmission tower and pole corrosion
• Review distribution systems corrosion
• Identify reasons for underground transmission line corrosion
• Analyze the causes of underground distribution systems corrosion
• Review material selection for corrosion prevention
• Discuss coatings selection for corrosion prevention
• Layout the fundamentals of cathodic protection
• Assess the effects of stray current corrosion
• Analyze the cause and effect of pipeline induction corrosion
• Review the causes of electric communications corrosion

Tuesday, January 30, 2024 : Central Time

 

Understanding the Science of Corrosion

1. Standards
   • NACE, IEEE, EPRI, ANSI, ASTM, IEC, CCITT, Cigre, NEC, NESC, etc.
2. The elements & energy stability
   • Electromotive series
   • Dissimilar metals
   • Chemistry
3. Soils
4. Grounding corrosion

Testing Equipment

1. Different types of testing equipment and devices used to detect corrosion

Transmission Tower and Pole Corrosion

1. Towers and poles
2. Anchor rods
3. Direct embedded poles
4. Hardware
5. Transformers
6. Conductors

Distribution Systems Corrosion

1. Anchor rods
2. Direct embedded poles
3. Hardware
4. Transformers

Underground Transmission Line Corrosion

1. Pipe type cables
2. Solid dielectric cables
3. Towers and supporting structures

Underground Distribution Systems Corrosion

1. Concentric neutral corrosion
2. Solid dielectric insulation treeing failures
3. Pad mounted equipment corrosion
4. Manhole equipment corrosion

Materials Selection for Corrosion Prevention

1. Iron
2. Wood
3. Composites
4. Weathering corten steel
5. Stainless steel

Coatings Selections for Corrosion Prevention

1. Coatings performance
2. Paint, powder coats
3. Galvanization, aluminizing, cladding, ion spray

 Cathodic Protection

1. Galvanic anodes CP
2. Impressed current
   • System designs
   • Rectifier types
3. Anode grounding beds
4. Deep well anodes

Stray Current Corrosion

1. Underground equipment
2. Harbor marinas
3. Pipelines

Pipeline Induction Corrosion

 

Electric Communications Corrosion

1. Copper cables
2. Fiber optic cables
3. OPGW
4. ADSS

William (Bill) A. Byrd, P.E, C.S.

Mr. Byrd has 43 years of Corrosion Engineering Experience as a NACE Certified Professional Corrosion Specialist and Cathodic Protection Specialist while being a licensed professional engineer in multiple states.  He is a member or past member of numerous technical committees with NACE, IEEE, IEC, and a chairman of IEEE standards subcommittee and a standards reviewer of over 30 standards. He is also a past NACE committee member of: T-2 & T-2A (Corrosion and Nuclear Systems); T-2B (Corrosion in Solar Systems); T-5 & T-5G (Corrosion and the Nuclear Fuel Cycle); T-10 (Underground Corrosion Control); T-10C (Corrosion in Electric Power & Telecommunications); T-10C-8 (Corrosion in Manholes); and T-10D (Protective Coatings i.e., paints and painting procedures). He is a published author and reviewer for several technical magazines and co-holder of a U.S. Patent.

We will be using Microsoft Teams to facilitate your participation in the upcoming event. You do not need to have an existing Teams account in order to participate in the broadcast – the course will play in your browser and you will have the option of using a microphone to speak with the room and ask questions, or type any questions in via the chat window and our on-site representative will relay your question to the instructor.

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If you are unable to attend at the scheduled date and time, we make recordings available to all attendees for 7 days after the event

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Electrical Transmission and Distribution Corrosion

January 30, 2024 | Online

Your registration may be transferred to a member of your organization up to 24 hours in advance of the event. Cancellations must be received on or before December 29, 2023 in order to be refunded and will be subject to a US $195.00 processing fee per registrant. No refunds will be made after this date. Cancellations received after this date will create a credit of the tuition (less processing fee) good toward any other EUCI event. This credit will be good for six months from the cancellation date. In the event of non-attendance, all registration fees will be forfeited. In case of conference cancellation, EUCIs liability is limited to refund of the event registration fee only. For more information regarding administrative policies, such as complaints and refunds, please contact our offices at 303-770-8800

Credits

EUCI is accredited by the International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and offers IACET CEUs for its learning events that comply with the ANSI/IACET Continuing Education and Training Standard. IACET is recognized internationally as a standard development organization and accrediting body that promotes quality of continuing education and training.

EUCI is authorized by IACET to offer 0.8 CEUs for this event.

Requirements for Successful Completion of Program

Participants must log in and be in attendance for the entirety of the course to be eligible for continuing education credit.

Instructional Methods

Case studies and PowerPoint presentations.

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Upon successful completion of this event, program participants interested in receiving CPE credits will receive a certificate of completion.

Course CPE Credits: 9.0
There is no prerequisite for this Course.
Program field of study: Specialized Knowledge
Program Level: Basic
Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
Advanced Preperation: None

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Who Should Attend

• Transmission and distribution owners and operators
• Maintenance and operations engineers
• Transmission and distribution engineers
• Transmission and distribution asset management staff
• Transmission and distribution maintenance staff
• Transmission and distribution contractors
• Engineering and design consultants
• Regulatory government agencies