VFD Essentials: Programming, Maintenance and Motor Control Troubleshooting

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• This course was very information packed. It was a very thorough introduction to VFDs. It made understanding how a VFD operates easily understandable. The variety of VFD's available for lab use was sufficient to get a wide understanding how to wire controls + program them for the various controls.

  Adam Yuill, Syncrude Canada Ltd

• "Good course, good instructor. The VFD testing and oscilloscope monitoring was very useful. The faulty VFD testing and analysis was very interesting.

  Vasiliy Kornienko, Aggreko Canada

• I found the course to be informative and helpful. Particularly the access to different VFD brands and types. It helps give a better understanding of how drives work and what to look for in troubleshooting.

  Jake, Syncrude

• "I learnt a lot in this course. I came into it with very limited VFD experience, I feel that I am able to troubleshoot and repair VFD problems without any help now."

  Chris Hamm, LP Peace Valley OSB

• The course was educational. It's a great introduction to the use of VFDs. I would recommend this to people with little to no experience.

  Jacob Lazariuk, Fortis Mining Engineering and Manufacturing

• Our instructor did a good job explaining the course and answering questions we had. The hands on of different VFD types was great because you could see all the little/big differences among them.

  Tyler Skutelnik, Alberta Health Services

• Very hands on course. It was nice to get to work with the various brands of VFDs.

  Blair Fitzpatrick Yara Belle Plaine Inc.,

• It was a great course. Wayne was good at relaying information to us. My knowledge about VFD's was limited, but now I feel very confident working with VFD's

  Bradley Riddoch, Department of National Defense

• The course was an eye-opener and taught us the basic complex application of the VFD drives. I highly recommend this course to any electricians who work on VFD

  Dominader Pader, Syncrude

• Throughout the week, we became more comfortable with setting various parameters. I believe knowing the basic settings to get a VFD started will help us when troubleshooting, as well as how to test the IGBT's.

  Rob Baker, Foothills Hospital

• This course had a good ratio of classroom to hands-on learning. I enjoyed the different VFDs and the time we got to tinker with all of them. Tests and troubleshooting all the individual components will help me out at work.

  Jeff Barfoot, Syncrude

• "This course was great to expand knowledge of VFD's and their functions. Learning how they are built and how they work is beneficial in knowing how to troubleshoot and diagnose. Having a variety of makes and models of VFD's to learn on helps expand knowledge of what to look for when installing and troubleshooting...

  Dan Kemmere, Tykem Electric Ltd.

• "Very good instructor. Great stories relevant to training. A lot of hands on experience where the instructor would help to guide me through the course without "helping too much". I will recommend to co-workers.

  Scott MacLeod, City of Red Deer

• Great course and very informative. I like the hands-on part and going through all the different VFDs. In-depth with the components and operation of VFDs.

  Darrel Moore, City of Ottawa

• During the course we acquired good general knowledge about VFD's and good understanding of connecting and standing them up.

  Frank Arcand, Foothills Hospital

• The course provided essential information on the functions of VFD's in industrial applications.

  Gord Smith, Alberta Health Services

• Very well laid out, delivered in a clear manner. There was plenty of time to work through problems and find solutions. There was a decent selection of drives to work with as well.

  Kelsey Dick, Yara Belle Plaine Inc.

• "Good course for electricians with little to no experience with VFD's and Motor Troubleshooting."

  Parry Arnell, West Fraser

• The course itself is structured well, interactivity with physical hardware is a strong plus for this type of training.

  Andrew Kazmirchuk, City of Ottawa

• "This course gives me a better knowledge of setting up new VFD's that I wasn't familiar with. I feel more confident with taking a new VFD and programming in the necessary inputs and operating units. Thanks Jim!!

  Brian Ethier, Enbridge

• This course is great for experienced or non-experienced VFD electricians. Great learning environment. I learned a lot, would highly recommend it.

  Tyson Hunt, Syncrude

• I came in with a very limited experience with VFD's. I have enjoyed this past week because I feel I have learned a great deal. The course gave me confidence to work with VFD's.

  Brund Caron, Alberta Health Services

• I thoroughly enjoyed this course. I was able to get hands-on with a lot of equipment that I don't normally have access to

  Trent Barnes, Syncrude

• The instructor is very knowledgeable and right to the point. I was able to learn how to troubleshoot VFD problems. Program highly recommended to all.

  Kris Samociuk, City of Ottawa

• This course is excellent. You get to work on a wide variety of VFDs. The instructor is knowledgeable, friendly, helpful, and easy to talk to.

  Arkadiusz Reczka, Alberta Health Services

• This course was very informative in a concise way. The labs were good hands-on practice, carried out in a safe way. I did learn some new things, and overall, I believe this course was useful.

  Kyle Lessard, City of Ottawa

• "This course gives me better knowledge of setting up new VFD's that I wasn't familiar with. I feel more confident with taking a new VFD and programming in the necessary inputs and operating units."

  Brian Ethier, Enbridge Pipelines

• "Excellent instruction, I feel more comfortable operating a variety of VFD's. The motor control troubleshooting was a good refresher."

  Tyler Gelowitz, SUEZ Canada Waste

• I found the course material well laid out, along with the labs. Wayne was really helpful throughout the labs and presented the information very well.

  Kent Whitehead, Jomax Drilling

• I really enjoyed this course. The lab-to-lecture ratio was perfect, a lot of time in the lab working on different equipment.

  Colin Rowsell, Syncrude

• This was an excellent course. The class material was well explained and was easily applied to the lab activities. The course would be excellent for any electrician who works on VFD's or other types of high voltage motor drives

  Richard Norman, Syncrude

• Very good course. I learned a lot about similar drives to the ones we work with on-site, which is a big help for troubleshooting

  Zack Madore, Syncrude

• It was a great course for hands-on learning.

  Blaire Teodler, SaskPower

• "This was a great presentation that encouraged participation and hands on training. They also covered a variety of VFD's. The instructors gave you the time needed to go through topics.

  Aideen Gama, Nestle Waters Canada

• I found the course helpful in understanding how VFD works and feeling more comfortable with programming drives.

  Aaron Staudinger, Syncrude

• The course was very interactive. It had lots of hands on work. Examples of VFD hookups were practical. Without a lot of experience with VFD I found that there was good practical info. Its nice to learn control CCTs and where controls are hooked up.

  Chris Brand, Alberta Health Services

• "Very well put together. I learned a lot about multiple VFD's, mainly the basics of programming them and setting up simple operations. I found it valuable to be able to work through many brands of VFD's.

  Mathew Abram, Government of Nunavut

• The instructor was good. He is knowledgeable and easy to get along with. The trailer lab was well set up and supplied for the course.

  Nathan Lamothe, Carrier Forest Products

• The instructor was very knowledgeable about VFDs and the material. The course was very informative and hands-on. I would recommend this course to other people

  Aaron Brown, Modern Niagara

• This course is helpful in familiarizing yourself with different VFD's, and it helps gain confidence when programming and configuring VFD's it also helps one gain understanding of how to troubleshoot more quickly.

  Austin Hudey, Alberta Health Services