
Explore the role of electrical engineers in designing, commissioning, and operating process-plant electrical systems, with emphasis on power distribution, standards, and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
Explore electrical basic design within process plant EPC, focusing on tabulation and classification of system loads, diversity and load factors, and hazardous area classification, with cross-disciplinary data gathering.
Prepare a comprehensive design basis for electrical system design, tabulate loads, and size transformers to meet project standards. Integrate emergency power, distribution, equipment specifications, and stakeholder input for process plants.
Learn how electrical engineers support process plant projects by applying codes and standards, designing electrical systems, selecting equipment, and preparing documentation and specifications.
Explore essential skill sets for electrical engineers in EPC process plants, including inspection, project execution, operation maintenance, testing procedures, and electrical equipment knowledge.
learn to generate power distribution deliverables, including single line diagrams for high, medium, and low voltage systems, load lists, startup, short-circuit, harmonic analysis studies, and equipment specifications.
Examine how electrical engineers integrate main process machines with a process control panel and design power distribution from the main switchboard to AMCC and subpanels, including lighting and facility loads.
Explore the design and engineering of electrical rooms, from sizing electrical equipment and control room layout to 3-d cable routing, data sheets, and NFPA safety guidelines.
Electrical engineers manage the scope and deliverables for electrical cables in process plants, covering types, sizing, underground laying and cable trays, installation, procurement, and standards compliance.
Explain how electrical engineers specify electric motors for process plants, covering ac induction and dc motors, frame sizes, insulation classes, ip ratings, and variable speed drives for pumps and fans.
Explore lighting protection, lighting design, and grounding engineering for process plants, covering hazardous area classifications, flameproof and explosion-proof lighting, illuminance requirements, and IEC/NFPA standards for safe operation.
Outline the electrical engineer's role in coordinated EPC of process plants, emphasizing technical specifications, supplier coordination, and integrated equipment packages for safe, efficient operation.
Coordinate procurement and onsite electrical work by managing rfqs, vendor evaluation, and contracts, while supervising installation and assembling documentation for commissioning and statutory approvals.
Explore the electrical engineering design and detailed engineering tools used by engineers in EPC and process plants, and learn how software tools boost productivity, quality, and on-time deliverables.
Electrical Engineers play a vital role in design, engineering, construction, commissioning and operation and maintenance of electrical systems in oil and gas, chemical, petrochemical, Pharmaceutical , Cement, Fertilizer and other process industries.
He or She is responsible for design and selection of various electrical systems for the above process plants in conformity with the latest National and International codes and standards and Complying with safety, environmental and other regulations.
He or She controls, manages and interacts effectively with Engineers from various disciplines like Process, Mechanical, Instrumentation, Civil and structural, and Safety using the latest software & management skills to conceptualize, design, erect, commission and operate the vast and complex electrical equipment from high voltage circuit distribution and protection equipment to AC and DC machines and control systems , DG sets and other critical electrical machinery for smooth, safe and efficient operation of the above process plants.
This course will cover the following topics to give an insight to the role of electrical engineers in EPC of process plants.
Brief details of electrical systems / equipment installed in a process plant
Fields of Specialization available for electrical engineers in EPC of Process Plant
Knowledge and skill sets required for above fields
Scope of work in EPC of Chemical Projects
Codes & Standards
Electrical Engineering Design and detailed engineering software tools .
Career growth for Electrical Engineers
This course is intended to guide the fresh graduates in Electrical Engineering to consider the opportunity available in the field of process plant EPC and to prepare themselves with the right knowledge and skill sets demanded by the EPC companies. This will help them to perform well in the written and interviews to land a a lucrative position in the organization.