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Motor Control Centres and Variable Speed Drive Systems

A three day hands on course on motor control centres and the drives increasingly fitted to the loads they feed. Delegates work through motor control centre architecture and the starter types found in industrial installations, then move to variable speed drive principles and topologies, and the selection of a drive against the load characteristic of a pump, fan or conveyor, which differ enough that a drive correctly sized for one is wrong for another. Commissioning and parameter configuration are practised rather than described. The course covers fault diagnosis across motor control and drive systems, and closes on the energy savings correct drive application delivers, which is what is driving their adoption on mine and process plant loads.

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Course objectives

  • Describe motor control centre architecture and starter types
  • Select variable speed drives appropriate to specific load characteristics
  • Configure and commission drive parameters for common industrial applications
  • Diagnose common motor control and drive faults
  • Apply energy saving strategies through correct drive application
  • Manage harmonics and electromagnetic interference introduced by drives
  • Specify cable, earthing and motor insulation requirements for drive fed motors

Who should attend

  • Electrical technicians
  • Control engineers
  • Plant electricians
  • Instrumentation and control engineers
  • Maintenance electricians

Course outline

  1. 01Motor control centre design and starter types
  2. 02Variable speed drive principles and topologies
  3. 03Drive selection for pumps, fans and conveyors
  4. 04Commissioning and parameter configuration
  5. 05Harmonics, filtering and electromagnetic compatibility
  6. 06Cable, earthing and motor insulation for drive fed motors
  7. 07Fault diagnosis on motor control and drive systems
  8. 08Energy efficiency through variable speed drive application

Scheduled sessions

Scheduled sessions for Motor Control Centres and Variable Speed Drive Systems
DatesVenueFormatPriceRegister
7 to 9 October 2026Johannesburg, South AfricaClassroomR14,950 per delegateRegister Now
16 to 18 November 2026Lagos, NigeriaClassroomUSD 995 per delegateRegister Now
28 to 30 December 2026OnlineOnlineR6,500 per delegateRegister Now
17 to 19 February 2027Addis Ababa, EthiopiaClassroomUSD 995 per delegateRegister Now

Motor Control Centres and Variable Speed Drive Systems

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