ESAConsulting Engineers, PA
STATIONARY BATTERY TRAINING
Although stationary battery systems were once limited to the telecommunications companies, electric utility companies and heavy industrial facilities, they have become commonplace in commercial buildings, health care facilities and financial institutions, just to name a few.
In addition, battery manufacturers have introduced so called "sealed" and "maintenance-free" batteries in the marketplace. As industry has found out, these batteries are neither, and in fact, require more maintenance checks than do equivalent vented or flooded, batteries.
However, there are no courses on stationary batteries readily available to engineers or technicians at schools or colleges, nor are there any modern textbooks that deal with the topic. For this reason, Marco Migliaro created a two-day Stationary Battery Seminar, targeted at those individuals that are working with stationary battery systems, almost fifteen years ago.
Over the years, the course has been continually updated to reflect state-of-the-art battery technology and the latest industry standards. Today, the Seminar has been presented to almost six thousand persons from more than 600 different companies and government agencies around the world.
Feedback from the participants at these seminars indicated that there was a desire for a course with more "hands-on" activities. Additionally, many of the participants in the seminars wanted to broaden their knowledge of stationary batteries beyond the "basics" and so they indicated a desire for a more advanced course. Because it is difficult to transport batteries and even more difficult to demonstrate the many types of battery problems, it is usually not practical to have a true hands-on course. However, it is possible to create real-life situations and place the participants in teams that will analyze and evaluate the workshop problem presented.
Based on this feedback, Marco Migliaro developed the Stationary Battery Workshop consisting of 45 case studies in the areas of selection, sizing, installation design, installation, maintenance and testing. Each case study describes an actual event that has occurred in the field. The case studies are self-contained and include facts and data related to the issue to be addressed. Some case studies include color photocopies of the battery being examined. Those solving the case study are challenged to develop a solution and to provide a recommended course of action to the "owner."
Training courses are offered both in a public forum and in-house. The in-house courses can be easily tailored to suit a customers specific needs.
Additionally, a stationary battery CD ROM entitled, STATIONARY BATTERIES: A Pictorial Reference for Maintenance and Testing, ISBN 0-9655596-0-2, is available for learning all you needed to know about stationary battery maintenance in the comfort of your home or office.
ESA Consulting Engineers, PA
PO Box 9251 Jupiter, Florida