Course Summary: This 4-day technical training course aims to provide a comprehensive overview of Power Cables with specific sessions on cable types, components, system planning considerations, electrical design calculations, cable installation, grounding, protection, testing, operation and maintenance. A session with special focus on topics including ampacity, special applications and reliability is also part of the training course.

Who Should Attend: The course is designed for engineers who work with power cables or need to have an in-depth understanding of the components, planning and protection applications, design, testing, and/or operation of cables. The course aims to provide engineers with a complete overview of power cables and their industrial applications.

Course Objectives:

• To gain an understanding of power cable theory including cable types, components, specifications and standards
• To gain an understanding of power system planning considerations specific to cables including ratings, reliability and protection
• To gain an understanding of cable design and installation methodology
• To gain an understanding of grounding and surge protection for cables
• To gain an understanding of cable testing conducted at factory, field and fault location
• To gain an understanding of power cable operation, maintenance and repairs
• To gain an understanding of special issues concerning power cables including ampacity, reliability and applications

Instructor Bio: Victor Antoniello received a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maine in 1986, and a Master’s of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, specializing in power systems, from Northeastern University in 1998. Mr. Antoniello worked as an electrical utility engineer for over 17 years with National Grid, formerly known as New England Electric. During this time, he developed an expertise in underground transmission and distribution cable engineering and operations practices. In 2003, Mr. Antoniello joined Power Delivery Consultants where he provided engineering support to utilities and architectural engineering firms for numerous projects including one of the largest 345-kV cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) cable projects in North America. Mr. Antoniello co-founded Electrical Consulting Engineers in 2010.
Mr. Antoniello has performed cable impedance and magnetic field calculations, numerous ampacity studies, and failure cause analysis. His comprehensive experience with underground power systems includes cable system design, preparation of material and installation specifications, quality control, support of installation and commissioning of new underground cable systems, and operation and maintenance of older cable systems. Mr. Antoniello has design and operating experience with solid paper insulated cables, self-contained fluid-filled cables, fluid-filled and gas-filled pipe-type cables, extruded dielectric cables, and submarine cable constructions. He has authored Operations & Maintenance manuals now utilized by several utilities for their underground systems and has been an author and instructor for courses on Underground Transmission Cable Maintenance and Power Cable Engineering presented to utility engineers. He is a Member of the IEEE, Power & Energy Society and Standards Association, and a voting member of the Insulated Conductors Committee (ICC). He is a registered Professional Engineer in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the State of Rhode Island.

Fees: IEEE PES Members: $100 (+ Optional $15 for CEUs)
Non-members and IEEE members without PES membership: $150 (+ Optional $15 for CEUs)

Continuing Education Units (CEUs): The course is approved for 1.2 CEUs by IEEE. IEEE is an authorized provider of CEUs through The International Association of Continuing Education and Training (IACET), and has adopted IACET guidelines and criteria for all its continuing professional development programs. Currently, thirty states require professional development hours (PDHs) to maintain P.E. licensure, encouraging engineers to seek CEUs for their participation in Continuing Education programs. CEUs readily translate into PDHs (1 CEU = 10 PDHs). For this course, 1.2 CEUs = 12 PDHs.