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305 Glenwood Road, Faerie Glen, Pretoria, South Africa
069 221 6943
info@isptrainings.co.za
Advanced Variable Speed Drives
Electrical and Power Engineering|5 days|Classroom or live online
This advanced programme assumes delegates already work in the field. It goes past the basics into substation operation, variable speed drives and the judgement calls that sit outside the SANS wiring code. At this level the constraint is rarely knowledge. It is judgement under pressure, which matters because ageing plant is being asked to carry loads it was never specified for. Delegates leave able to work confidently with power factor correction, cable fault location and insulation testing in their own organisation.
What delegates leave able to do
- Make a decision about power factor correction without waiting for a specialist, measured against the SANS wiring code
- Put cable fault location on a footing they can defend to a reviewer
- Bring insulation testing into line with current good practice
- Spot where transformer maintenance is failing before it becomes a finding
What the course covers
- Substation operation
- Variable speed drives
- Power factor correction
- Cable fault location
- Insulation testing
- Transformer maintenance
- Arc flash assessment
Who should attend
- engineering managers
- electricians
- maintenance planners
- electrical engineers
- maintenance technicians
Fees
| South Africa | R18 000 |
| Elsewhere in Africa and the Gulf | USD 1 800 |
| Live online | USD 900 |
Per delegate, for the full 5 days. Covers tuition, course materials and refreshments. Excludes travel and accommodation. South African courses carry VAT at 15%; on deliveries outside South Africa the VAT position is confirmed on the quotation, because it depends on where your organisation is registered.
Scheduled dates
| 16 to 20 Nov 2026 | Johannesburg | R18 000 |
| 25 to 29 Jan 2027 | Cape Town | R18 000 |
| 1 to 5 Mar 2027 | Online | USD 900 |
| 5 to 9 Apr 2027 | Kampala | USD 1 800 |
| 17 to 21 May 2027 | Online | USD 900 |
| 28 Jun to 2 Jul 2027 | Johannesburg | R18 000 |
| 9 to 13 Aug 2027 | Online | USD 900 |
| 13 to 17 Sep 2027 | Pretoria | R18 000 |
| 25 to 29 Oct 2027 | Pretoria | R18 000 |
| 29 Nov to 3 Dec 2027 | Pretoria | R18 000 |
Dates are the published schedule at the time this page was printed. We also run this programme on request, and in-house for a full team.
How to book
Call 069 221 6943 or email info@isptrainings.co.za with the date and the number of delegates. We reply with a written quotation and an invoice. A registration is not a confirmed booking until we confirm it in writing.
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