Power Systems Experience Center

We make electrical power distribution systems come to life! The Power Systems Experience Center (PSEC) is a safe, controlled environment where you can participate in training and observe testing and product demonstrations first hand. At the PSEC you can see the most advanced approaches to power quality, energy management and arc flash safety. Our goal is to help take the mystery out of electrical power systems.

PSEC Training Videos

Webinars

Harmonics - Part 1 - Sources and Symptoms - April 2009
Dan Carnovale, Power Quality Solutions Manager provides an overview of harmonics, harmonic sources, harmonic symptoms, alternate source/generator issues, and harmonic resonance.
Harmonics - Part 2 - Solutions - May 2009
Dan Carnovale, Power Quality Solutions Manager provides an overview of harmonic solutions, lab simulations, computer modeling, and energy savings.

Harmonic Analysis & Application

This course involves the application of the Power*Tools program to analyze a sample AC electrical distribution system containing various types of harmonic sources. Harmonic analysis of the distribution system will be reviewed and then performed using the software.
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Motor Starting Analysis and Application

This course involves the application of the Power*Tools program to analyze a sample AC electrical distribution system containing various sizes of motors utilizing different starting techniques. A motor starting analysis of the distribution system will be reviewed and then performed using the software.
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Power Xpert, PowerNet and Foreseer Basics

This course will focus on connectivity, providing the attendee with the necessary hands-on skill and tools to configure the Power Xpert software through its component pieces of PowerNet and Foreseer software. It is designed for engineers and technicians that design, install, and operate power management systems with Power Xpert communications capabilities. It provides a basic understanding of the architecture and configuration of Power Xpert software and hardware components. It is necessary to complete this training course prior to registration in the Power Xpert Software Web based training modules.
Power Xpert, PowerNet and Foreseer Basics

2013 Dates

March 12-15, May 14-17, Sept 10-13, Nov. 12-15

Location

Eaton Electrical Services and Systems District Office
130 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15086

Who Should Attend

Eaton-authorized Systems Integrators

Description

Hotel Reservations and Transportation

Students are responsible for making their own arrangement for a sleeping room. The Warrendale Training Team recommends the Four Points by Sheraton Pittsburgh North hotel in Mars, Pennsylvania. Other hotels are available in the Cranberry Township, Marshall Township and Warrendale area. Information concerning the availability of taxi, airport limousine and rental auto services will be given in your registration confirmation package. Note that local area hotels do not provide airport shuttle service. It is recommended that you not make your travel arrangement until your registration in a training session is confirmed.

Expenses

Lunch will be catered each day at the training location. Students are responsible for all other meal expense as well as their own transportation and lodging expense.

Registration

Registration is required within one week of the starting date of the training. Class is limited to 12 attendees. Click here to register.

Tuition

Tuition is $1,690 per person. See the registration form for acceptable methods of payment.

Notes

Bring your lap-top computer. All other classroom supplies will be provided. This program will be taught by engineers of the E-ESS Power Systems Engineering and the Performance Power groups. 3.2 CEUs can be awarded for successful completion of this training.

Power Quality Monitoring

Upon completion of the Power Quality Monitoring training program you will be able to measure sags, swells, voltage transients, harmonic distortion, and voltage flicker using Cutler-Hammer IQ and Power Xpert metering devices, Dranetz recorders, and Fluke portable analyzers. This training program also reviews the fundamental techniques for identifying and analyzing power quality problems.
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2013 Dates

March 26-28

Location

Eaton Electrical Services and Systems District Office
130 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15086

Who Should Attend

This training program is recommended for engineers and technicians who perform power-quality surveys or collect data for power-quality investigations. It is also recommend for others who want an understanding of the power-quality issues and solutions

Description

Upon completion of the Power Quality Monitoring training program you will be able to measure sags, swells, voltage transients, harmonic distortion, and voltage flicker using Cutler-Hammer IQ and Power Xpert metering devices, Fluke recorders and Fluke portable analyzers. This training program also reviews the fundamental techniques for identifying and analyzing power quality problems.

Hotel Reservations and Transportation

Students are responsible for making their own arrangement for a sleeping room. The Warrendale Training Team recommends the Four Points by Sheraton Pittsburgh North hotel in Mars, Pennsylvania. Other hotels are available in the Cranberry Township, Marshall Township and Warrendale area. Note that local area hotels do not provide airport shuttle service. It is recommended that you not make your travel arrangements until your registration for this training session is confirmed.

Expenses

Lunch will be catered each day at the training location. Students are responsible for all other meal expense as well as their own transportation and lodging expense.

Registration

Registration is required within 1 week from the starting date of training. Class is limited to 12 attendees. Click here to register.

Tuition

Tuition is $1,490 per person. See the registration form for acceptable methods of payment.

Notes

Bring your lap-top computer. All other classroom supplies will be provided. This program will be taught by engineers of the E-ESS Power Systems Engineering and the Performance Power groups. 1.6 CEUs can be awarded for successful completion of this training.

Retro-Commissioning (RCx) Process

This training program is recommended for Field personnel, Building maintenance and operating staff, Facility managers, Engineers, Commissioning authorities and agents, Property owners interested in undertaking retro-commissioning projects, Architects, Any professional interested in high performance buildings.
More information for Retro-Commissioning (RCx) Process

2013 Dates

March 18th to 20th and April 9th to 10th (Five-day training)

Location

Eaton Electrical Services and Systems District Office
130 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15086

Who Should Attend

Description

Upon completion of the Retro-Commissioning training you will have been provided in-depth retro-commissioning process training from project inception to project implementation and follow-up. The course includes classwork and hands-on exercises with commissioning equipment.

Hotel Reservations and Transportation

Students are responsible for making their own arrangement for a sleeping room. The Warrendale Training Team recommends the Four Points by Sheraton Pittsburgh North hotel in Mars, Pennsylvania (724) 776-6900. Other hotels are available in the Cranberry Township, Marshall Township and Warrendale area. Note: local area hotels do not provide airport shuttle service. It is recommended that you do not make your travel arrangements until your registration for this training session is confirmed.

Expenses

A Continental breakfast and lunch will be catered each day at the training location. Students are responsible for all other meal expenses as well as their own transportation and lodging expense.

Registration

Registration is required within one week of the starting date of the training. Class is limited to 20 attendees. Click here to register.

Tuition

Tuition is $2,475 per person. See the registration form for acceptable methods of payment.

Notes

This is a two-part training class. It will begin with three 8-hour days of training in March, and then complete the training with two 8-hour days in April. IACET CEUs can be awarded for successful completion of this training.

Variable Frequency Drive Commissioner and Re-Certification training registration

This training program is designed for those involved in the installation, programming, and commissioning of Eaton’s H-Max, SVX, SPX, CPX and CFX variable frequency drive products. Price per Student: $375 per day or $950 for all (3) days
More information for Variable Frequency Drive Commissioner and Re-Certification

If you have any questions about this training, or would like on-site training at your facility, please contact us at 724-779-5921.

IACET_Logo For the benefit of our customers, Eaton's Electrical Services and Systems can award IACET CEUs for many of our training-programs. IACET CEUs enable registered professional engineers to present a nationally-recognized training transcript of continuing education to a professional licensing authority.

Eaton's Electrical Services & Systems has been approved as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), 1760 Old Meadow Road, Suite 500, McLean, VA 22102. We are authorized provider number 1000921.

Have you visited the PSEC? Leave us some feedback!

The Power Systems Experience Center welcomes more than 3,000 visitors each year. We offer each visitor a unique opportunity to learn about power systems. Tours of the Power Systems Experience Center offer everyone from customers and end users to engineering students, consultants and even financial executives—a dynamic lesson in power quality and power systems. It's a unique opportunity to learn the basics or the fine points of power system operating environments. Here is what some of our previous visitors have to say...

Training

The training was very educational with an excellent mix of class and lab time. Dan Carnovale was amazing; he helped me to learn many useful strategies. It was the best hands-on training I have ever had as it compared real-world scenarios with problems and solutions.
Participant, PQ monitoring training

I have been in this business for 27 years and have seen bits and pieces of many of the things that you went over, but to see it all in one place and see how the systems respond to different conditions was very informative…the most beneficial 8 hours I ever spent in a lab!
Manager, delivery system reliability

This was the most intense and informative 8 hours of PQ training I have ever experienced. The opportunity to actually see transients, sags, outages and harmonics along with your discourse on causes and mitigation techniques was fantastic.
Participant, Power quality training

Universities and students

I was extremely impressed by the concept of your facility. Every power engineer (and future power engineer) needs to have the experience I had yesterday.
Professor, Power Systems Engineering

Thanks again for hosting our group yesterday at the PSEC. As always, it was a fantastic experience and the students were energized.
Program Director, Architectural Engineering 5-Year Program

Thank you for the excellent presentation and tour which you had conducted for the Elementary School Challenge students. Eaton Corp. was well represented by you and your colleagues at the PSEC. The background information about electricity, combined with real-life and future application was educational as well as exciting. Your enthusiasm and promotion of Eaton and its products provided such a beneficial learning experience.
Principal, PA elementary school

I want to thank both of you for helping our students get a better understanding of electrical products and power quality. The tour was not only helpful and informative, but also very interesting. I had one student comment that he learned more about electrical distribution systems in the four hours at Eaton than he did during his first four years.
Professor, PA University

A really exceptional site visit to Eaton's PSEC! We talked about it all the way home and are very excited about the future of our new building.
Facilities manager, MI University

Thanks to Dan and Dan at the PSEC – we all came away with good understanding and really enjoyed our visit there. Being a geek at heart – I think you all have the coolest jobs (especially at the PSEC) and your passion for the company and deep understanding of the 'engineering' behind your products is outstanding.
Director Corporate Relations, NY University

I learned more here in 2 hours than I did during an entire 16 week class!
EE Student, Junior, undisclosed University

Engineering

Thank you so much for hosting the tour for the society of women engineers last week. The presentation and demonstrations were so interesting and fun. I will definitely recommend that we use this as a meeting topic again in the future.
Member, Society of Women Engineers

You make Power Quality seem fun...
President, technological professional institution

Healthcare

I wanted to take a moment to tell you how impressed I was with the Eaton Power lab tour. The lab that Dan Carnovale has developed clearly demonstrated the following; Eaton's commitment to problem solving, safety, quality, training and Eaton's diversity in providing quality power solutions. The time I spent in your lab has left me with an enhanced level of confidence with Eaton products.
Facilities manager, major healthcare company

Consultants

I have been to many demo/training centers around the world and this is the best I've ever seen - there is nothing else like it!
President, Power Quality Consulting Company

I was extremely impressed today with the facilities’ energized power monitoring and control demonstration systems, the same also applies to Dan’s complete understanding of the entire center and Eaton’s customer value proposition. As I mentioned while there, the tour has given me much to think about, in terms of how our Company can forge a business partnership with Eaton Power Systems, to leverage the tremendous capabilities demonstrated during the tour, into the federal/state/local and utilities (Water/Waste Water Treatment Facilities) customer segments.
Vice President, Energy consulting company

I heard a lot of customers tell me how impressed they were with the Eaton people. They said the Eaton people at the Experience Centre were Intelligent professionals who have a passion for the product they represent. They were impressed with facility and the first class treatment they received when they arrived.
Eaton salesperson discussing a recent visit by a group of 50 Canadian contractors

I have seen some training and some labs in my time but this one blew my mind. Far exceeded my expectation of what a 'for profit corporation' will fund and operate. The concept and the implementation really speak of the vision, the knowledge and the details gone into this one of a kind facility. I hope and wish that you continue to add newer features and exhibits to your facility.
President/CEO, energy solutions company

Contractors

Just a quick email to thank you again for your time and hospitality during our walkthrough of the Experience Center this past Monday. I was thoroughly impressed with your facility and your knowledge – but even more so with your disposition to educate clients and partners on Eaton’s work. I for one learned a great deal and much of what I have been researching about Eaton prior to my visit started to make a lot more sense.
President, engineering and construction corporation

Dave Loucks, thank you for taking the time last week to host my guests. All of the parties involved were “wowed” with your knowledge, the product displays and your unique way of tying in your experiences to make the tour extremely valuable. After the customers left the Experience Center, they then joined us at PNC Park for a baseball game and each of the customers separately came up to me to express their gratitude and to ask me if Eaton could ever host a seminar in Minneapolis to give a broader base of customers the same experience. You are a great brand ambassador for Eaton to our customers!
A range of Product Managers from different contracting companies

We want to thank you for your time and the wonderful presentation you put on for us and our last Thursday. We were impressed with the Experience Center facility and the knowledge you provided into the broad Eaton product offering. The tour and training opened our eyes to Eaton's products and possible customer solutions. In addition, I was exposed to some Eaton products I hadn't seen before. The Experience Center opened my eyes to some Eaton products that I will be discussing with some of my other contractor customers.
Executive of Eaton Distributor

I was very impressed not only by the facility but by yours and the entire Eaton Team's passion for your work!
National Training Director, an electrical workers training provider

Distribution

Dan, I wanted to extend my appreciation for your time on Friday. I was blown away by your level of knowledge and professionalism that you provided a key customer of ours. I am completely sold on this process and will be working with my branches to ensure that we are utilizing this center more often. I am certain we will be discussing the feedback from this customer in the very near future.
Global Accounts Manager, major distribution company

This visit was an awesome experience for us all. We were thoroughly impressed with the facilities and presentations. The initiative is paying off (following a visit to the PSEC).
Facilities manager, major distribution company

Utilities

An outstanding tour of the PSEC. My customer couldn't get over how much they learned in such a short time, you validated all their research on Eaton and set a stage for a long partnership.
Salesman, energy solutions

We learned a lot and are very excited to learn much more, we were very impressed with your facility and depth of knowledge.
President, utility company

Industrial

I would recommend this tour for everybody purchasing electrical components, regardless of electrical knowledge and or experience. Dan Carnovale did a terrific job of explaining in ways both an electrical engineer as well as someone with limited electrical background can understand.
Buyer

I am going to highly recommend this for any electrical buyer that may take over my desk or join our team in the future. Dan Carnovale was an excellent "tour guide" and I gained a lot from visiting this facility.
Buyer, steel

Thank you for the time you took with me on Wednesday. Your lab is amazing. I know of no other way to witness the power disturbances and solutions that you were able to show me. I can read about them and look at technical bulletins all day long, but to see the before and after waveforms is great. You are also very skilled as a communicator. I came away with ideas to further evaluate and improve our electrical system.
Facilities manager, Industrial components company

Sales

The Experience Center clearly show all of our capabilities and it goes a long way to help customers understand the solutions that Eaton can provide for them.
Eaton Corp Area Sales Manager

I was blown away last week while hosting a customer visit to the PSEC, eventually, I want every sales person to find an opportunity to bring customers to this excellent sales resource.
Sales Representative, Eaton Corp.

We have nothing but positive comments about what we saw in the PSEC and knowledge you displayed of Eaton products. The demonstrations and hands on experiences were valuable and reinforced topics. Color pictures in the literature and brochures are good but standing in front of and touching the products is so much better!
Federal Accounts Manager, Armed Forces

Telecommunications

WOW – that was terrific! Thank you for a very successful event. I heard several comments regarding the impressive level of expertise. We appreciate your time, preparation, the facility, the staff support - all the work it takes.
Large data center customer, online commercial business

A lot of good knowledge and information was shared and I look forward to following up on the topics that we addressed.
Facilities manager, Telecommunications Company

Organizations

We came to the USA to visit some of our facilities, specifically the Power Systems Experience Center in Pittsburgh. This tour was a fundamental part of our trip as we got to see a huge range of Eaton products in a facility like nowhere else.
Colombia Country Manager

Our visit to the Eaton Experience Center was extremely beneficial in getting my sales team up to date and comfortable with Single Phase and 3-Phase UPS's and Surge therefore helping them to direct their customers to the Eaton Products that best fit their application and needs. I would highly recommend any distributor to take the time and get their employees to the center for training.
Dan Vandegrift, Datacom Sales Manager

It was fascinating to see all of the equipment and various components involved in solar power generation in one place. I especially enjoyed seeing the monitoring of power as provided by the advanced electronic energy meter and having a test ride in the Chevy Volt. The Power Systems Experience Center provides a great training facility for all levels and Dan Carnovale is an excellent facilitator for the lab tour and demonstration.
Federal Business Development Manager

To register for a visit, please contact your local Eaton sales representative. Alternatively you can register using the link below.

Power Systems Experience Center

Harmonic Analysis & Application

Motor Starting Analysis and Application

Power Xpert, PowerNet and Foreseer Basics

Power Quality Monitoring

Retro-Commissioning (RCx) Process

Variable Frequency Drive Commissioner and Re-Certification training registration

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