Training Courses

Load Bank Operations

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Training course length is customizable based on your needs.

This load bank training program will provide the student with the information needed to safely and properly conduct UPS and Generator load bank testing, shifting and alignment of electrical systems. The purpose of this course is to give the students the requisite understanding of the load bank and the portable controller operations, the hazards associated with working on or around electricity and to identify the most effective ways to minimize those risks. This course will utilize onsite information in the presentation to give participants a site specific perspective on the material. Anyone who works on UPS and Generator load bank testing as well as supervisors, managers and safety personnel should attend this course.

BASIC ELECTRICAL

  • Pertinent PPE
  • Electrical Safety Practices
  • Basic Electrical Fundamentals
  • Power Triangle

LOAD BANK CHARACTERISTICS

  • Start Sequence
  • Safeties
  • Interlocks

LOAD BANK PORTABLE CONTROLLER

  • Calibration Procedure
  • Error Messages
  • Panel Switches
  • Controller Touch Screen Operation and Setup Procedures

OPERATIONS

  • Site Distribution System
  • Kirk Key Sequences
  • System Alignment and Setup Procedures
  • Operation and Testing Procedures
  • Pre-existing Procedures

PRACTICAL EXERCISES

  • Review of Procedures
  • Site Walk Down of Applicable Diagrams
  • Review of Onsite Controllers

CONCLUSION