In this country, as well as in most other developed countries, we have gotten used to the conveniences and comforts that electricity provides. Much, if not most, of our modern technology is heavily, or totally dependent on electricity as its energy source. This interactive online course covers the basics of Standby Electrical Power Systems. These are power systems which remain in a standby mode (meaning “ready to goâ€) just-in-case the utility-supplied electricity to a campus, a building, or an individual room fails, for whatever reason.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
Describe the basic purpose and function of an ATS (automatic transfer switch)
Identify the two major categories of widely used standby power systems
Describe the manual or automatic maintenance and inspection requirement for the standby generator and the transfer switch.
Describe the functionality of an engine block heater
Identify the ATS steps of manually switching from the utility-supplied power to generated power.