Basic Course Schedule
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Course Coordinator: Chris Baker, Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation
For this course, you will need a scientific calculator.
| Monday, October 5 | |
| 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Registration |
| Tuesday, October 6 | |
| 7:30 am to 8:00 am | Registration |
| 8:00 am to 10:00 am | General Session--Smart Grid: Michael Shafer, Burns & MacDonald, CCE 204 |
| 10:00 am to 10:30 am | Vendor Product Evaluation |
| 10:30 am to 11:15 am | #100 Metering Terminology: Jeff Lorow, Ametek Power |
| 11:15 am to 12:30 pm | Lunch on your own |
| 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm | #101 Basic Metering Mathematics: Tom Howard, Elster Electricity (Chapter 3) |
| 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | #102 Fundamentals of Electricity and Magnetism: Randle Overbey, University of Arkansas (Chapter 4) |
| 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Social: Cosmopolitan Hotel, 2nd Floor |
| Wednesday, October 7 | |
| 8:00 am to 9:00 am | #102 Fundamentals of Electricity and Magnetism (Continued): Randle Overbey, University of Arkansas (Chapter 4) |
| 9:00 am to 11:45 am | #103 AC Circuits: Juan Balda, University of Arkansas; Chris Baker, Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation (Chapter 4) |
| 11:45 am to 1:00 pm | Lunch on your own |
| 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | #103 AC Circuits (Continued): Juan Balda, University of Arkansas; Chris Baker, Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation (Chapter 4) |
| 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm | #104 Proper Application of Utility Metering: Steve Shull, Empire District Electric (Chapter 13) |
| 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm | #105 Hands-On Single Phase Meter Components: Rick Green, Oklahoma Gas and Electric (Chapter 7) |
| 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Social: Cosmopolitan Hotel, 2nd Floor |
| Thursday, October 8 | |
| 8:00 am to 9:00 am | #106 Metering Fraud Detection: Rick Green, Oklahoma Gas and Electric |
| 9:00 am to 10:00 am | #107 Field Testing of Single Phase Meters: Jeff Kennedy, Ozark (Chapter 14) |
| 10:15 am to 11:45 am | #108 Introduction to Instrument Transformers: Jim Carson, Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation |
| 11:45 am to 1:00 pm | Lunch on your own |
| 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | #109 Introduction to Three Phase Metering: Jerry Jobe, Power Sales and Services |
| 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | #110 Meter Reading Technology: Charles Phillips, Itron |
| 3:00 pm | Please turn in evaluations and CEU forms. CEU certificates will be mailed. |