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Electrical Transmission and Distribution Corrosion

December 4, 2024 Online :: Central Time

Aging transmission and distribution systems are at increasing risk of damage due to corrosion and metal loss as they are near the end of their design life.  As a result, power outages can result from damage to the grid, increasing the costs for repair or replacement due to this corrosion. What if you can stop or minimize this corrosion?

Using case studies and project experience, this course will discuss the fundamentals of the science behind various types of transmission and distribution corrosion and how to minimize and prevent it from occurring. 

Attend this essential course to gain important information on corrosion of transmission and distribution systems. Special discounts apply for groups of five or more, starting at 20% off!

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

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Please Note: This event is being conducted entirely online. All attendees will connect and attend from their computer, one connection per purchase. For details please see our FAQ

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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Individual attendee(s)$ 895.00 each
Volume pricing also available

Individual attendee tickets can be mixed with ticket packs for complete flexibility

Pack of 5 attendees$ 3,580.00 (20% discount)
Pack of 10 attendees$ 6,265.00 (30% discount)
Pack of 20 attendees$ 10,740.00 (40% discount)

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 November 01, 2024 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

Agenda

Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Central Time

Online

Log In and Welcome

8:45

Lunch Break

12:00 - 12:30 PM

Adjourn for the day

5:00 PM

8:45 - 9:00 AM

Log In and Welcome

12:00 - 12:30 PM

Lunch Break

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Course Timing

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

Instructor

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.

William (Bill) A. Byrd

P.E, C.S.

Continuing Education Credits

Credits

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

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CPEs

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 Preparation: None

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