Electrical Design for Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Facilities
Online
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Nov 3 - 5, 2026
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Course Code: 17-1104-ONL26
- Overview
- Syllabus
- Instructor
Overview
This course is held online over 3 days on the following schedule (All times in Eastern Time Zone):
9:00 am to 5:00 pm Eastern (Will include the usual breaks and lunch)
After participating in this course, you will be able to do the following:
- Apply electrical design concepts in your work situations
- Design electrical systems in compliance with the Canadian Electrical Code
- Determine load characteristics and demand factors of your system
- Analyze fault currents in AC systems as well as in distribution equipment
- Increase the efficiency of your substation
Description
This course focuses on basic electrical design concepts and provides an understanding of the methods used to design low-voltage power distribution systems. A practical approach is taken to discussing low and high-voltage electrical circuits, equipment, and systems used in facilities. The course emphasizes the Canadian Electrical Code while teaching the fundamentals of electrical generation, transmission and distribution, design philosophy and procedures, construction materials, services, grounding, and power quality.
The course will prepare you to review electrical systems for compliance with the Canadian Electrical Code. No electrical design experience is required. All topics begin at the fundamentals level.
Course Outline
- Review of basic electrical concepts
- Electrical power generation, transmission and distribution
- Voltage levels and control
- Grounding and bonding
- Power sources and distribution systems
- Standards, recommended practices, guides and codes
- Protection and Coordination
- Protective relaying
- Case study
- Step by step designs process for the typical small industrial/commercial facility
Who Should Attend
Electrical Engineers and Supervisors Technologists • Technicians involved in Electrical Systems in Industrial Applications and Commercial and Institutional Buildings and Facilities • Plant, Project, and Facility Engineers • Electrical Contractors and Sales Engineers
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Eastern Time
Please note: You can check other time zones here.
Syllabus
Day I
Welcome, Introduction, Workshop Preview, Learning Outcomes, and Assessment Method
Review of Basic Electrical Concepts
- Voltage, current, power
- Resistance, inductance, capacitance
- Ohm’s law, RMS, average values
- Three-phase systems
- Power factor
Electrical Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution
- Fundamentals of power generation, transmission, and distribution
- One-line diagrams
- ANSI practices and standards, electrical drawings, and specifications
System Design Philosophy
- Load estimates and tabulation
- Load characteristics
- Total load considerations and demand factors
Voltage levels and control
- Voltage classes
- Transformer connections
- Voltage control
- Tolerance limits
- Voltage drops
Grounding and Bonding
- Shock hazard
- Grounding safety
- Grounding of distribution systems
- Arc flash hazard
Day II
Power Sources and Distribution Systems
- Metering and utility billing
- Distribution circuit arrangements
- Emergency and standby power
- UPS integration
Power Quality
- Non-linear loads
- Voltage regulation and Power Factor correction
- Harmonic filters
Standards, Recommended Practices, Guides, and Codes
- Introduction to Canadian Electrical Code
- Key relevant sections of the Canadian Electrical Code
Electrical Equipment
- Review of electrical distribution equipment
- Transformers: theory, types, connections
- MV Fuses, MELI Switchgear metal clad switchgear, MV breakers,
- LV switchgear, LV breakers, LV fuses
Controllers
- Starting Methods
- Motor control centers
- CEC requirements
Electrical Construction Materials
- Switchboards
- Panelboards
- Busways
- Cables, wires, raceways, devices, boxes
Day III
Protection and Coordination
- Types of faults
- The nature of fault currents in AC systems
- Methods of fault current analysis
- Phase to phase and phase to ground faults
- Limiting the available fault current level
Protective relaying
- Interrupting ratings,
- Protective device coordination
Facility Automation
- Energy management
- Integration of metering, protection, control, and communication
Case Study
Step by step designs process for the typical small industrial/commercial facility
- Load estimates
- Selection of circuit arrangement
- Selection of voltage levels
- Selection of transformer ratings
- Selection of protection elements
- Development of the design
Questions and Answers, Feedback on Achievement of Learning Outcomes
Instructor

Ajit is well known in the electrical distribution field for his 40 years of expertise in the art and science of ground fault protection.
He holds Master's degrees in business administration and electrical engineering, specializing in power systems and power system protection. He has particular interest in ground fault protection; digital metering systems; microprocessor based integrated systems for protection; and the metering, monitoring, and control of power distribution systems. A member of Professional Engineers Ontario, he is also a senior life member of the IEEE.

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Fee & Credits
$1995 + taxes
- 2.1 Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
- 21 Continuing Professional Development Hours (PDHs/CPDs)
- ECAA Annual Professional Development Points
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