The Power Quality Initiative

Isabelle Heriakian

European Copper Institute

[email protected]

LPQILEONARDO POWER QUALITY INITIATIVE

Learning from LPQI - Synergies

www.leonardo-energy.org

Agenda

Scope & objectives of LPQI LPQI history LPQI organization & structure Major achievements LPQI missions in 2008 and beyond Learning from LPQI


LPQI the international educational programme regarding Power Quality

Scope is the non-residential sector :– tertiary and industrial buildings– critical services

Core purpose of the partnership creation :– To create a strategic & operational

alliance to promote, strengthen & facilitate education on PQ issues, solutions & their implementation


LPQI initial education objectives in 2000

To help the professionals :– Recognise– Diagnose– Evaluate power quality, power utilization

and EMC problems

in privately-operated, low-voltage electrical installations


LPQI history : a well established program

Initiated on June, 8, 2000 with a European congress for PQ

– Education needs assessment of CPD relating to PQ

– PQ impacts enforced by a pan-European study on “the cost of poor PQ” in 2001

Initially funded by EC & ECI


LPQI impact has been rewarded by the Leonardo award in 2004

For its quality and innovation in training professionals in the electricity sector“Strengthening European Co-operation in

Vocational Education and Training”

…and led to important change in electrical design practices among engineers


LPQI is now a network of 16 local partnerships and 105 partners around the world


Today, LPQI is now one of most active Leonardo ENERGY community of practice

Leonardo ENERGY

www.leonardo-energy.org/

includes 12 topics of interest, among them : Energy Efficiency Distributed Generation Renewable Transformers

The Global Community for Sustainable Energy Professionals


In 7 years, LPQI has created a significant world-class free library dedicated to PQ

45 application notes 2 different EPQU

Periodicals issued twice/year :– EPQU Magazine– EPQU Journal

A PQ Book Assessment quizzes 13 webcasts Reports, ebooks, white

papers… Downloadable tools

Webinars every month Seminars in most

European cities The launch of a

certification programme : LPQIVES

And LPQI website has become the one stop education open portal for most professionals


LPQI now reaches over 100,000 individuals per year

Academics

End-users•Maintenance professionals•Building & facility managers

•Property developers•Architects

Electricity & Energy professionals•Design engineers•Qualified contractors,•Installers…

Regulators


Over the years, more than 500 professionals have enrolled through LPQIVES

Module 0 - Introduction to Power Quality Module 1 - Voltage dips and swells Module 2 - Harmonics and Interharmonics Module 3 - Voltage fluctuations / flicker Module 4 - Overvoltages (Transients) Module 5 - Reliability of electricity supply Module 6 – Earthing Module 7 - The influence of static converters on

the supply network Module 8 - Compensation of reactive power - Module 9 - Distributed Energy Sources Module 10 - Utility


Learning from LPQI : a focus around 3 missions

Education & training fine tuned for individuals

A reference for all PQ matters in

Europe

Lead the dynamic through adequate

knowledge management & e-dissemination

Print publications

Electronic library

A network of European PQ experts

(standardization/certification body participation)

Leads appropriate PQ EU study (PQ Survey,

PQ Regulation report)

WebsiteForums

SeminarsWebinars


Education & training development in 2008

Rich & live content are now the priority :– minute lectures– interactive tools– Interactive animation– e-books– quizz

As well as fast production of articles, briefing papers, tutorials & AN in partnership or through outsourcing


Minute lectures

What:– Short tutorials on

the web to introduce a topics

– Knowledge broadening rather than deepening

How:– 10-15 slide ppt

converted to Flash– 200-2000 views @

2006


Interactive tools

What : a library of tools making life easier at the design stage

Who : for the smart electrical engineer


Interactive & educative animation

What : an animation dedicated to make the audience experience “for real” the pq phenomenon

Who : for the non technical professional who wants to have a basis level of understanding

How : flash animation


e-books

Available online or as pdf A successful way of “spreading the word”


Quizz : learning by playing

Based on our “best sellers” Application Note

Help our audience complete his/her own e-learning experience by assessing knowledge


A focus on LPQI Dissemination evolution (1/2)

From XX century marketing :– Direct mail– Seminars (LPQI & 3rd party)– Trade fairs– Technical press– Static Web

Target group marketing

Isabelle Heriakian

European Copper Institute

[email protected]







EPQU Conference Barcelona


Technical press partners

Media partners in most European countries, e.g.:– France: JEEE– Germany: de, elektropraktiker– Hungary/Czech: Elektrotechnika– Italy: Impianto Elettrico– Poland: Elektro Info– Turkey: Kaynak


A focus on LPQI Dissemination evolution (2/2)

To new online techniques :– Emailing– Peer to peer forum– Syndication– Social media– Webinars– On demand webcasts– Community of practice– 3D Forum virtual environment

Web stream for individuals


Email marketing

Weekly digest, via Leonardo ENERGY– Active promotion of

website content Key success factor:

– Development of permission-based mailing lists

• Leonardo mailing lists: total 33,000

Almost predictable metrics:– 40-50% open rate– 40% click-through– First 3 stories share

¾ of clicks


Co-marketing


Web events

What:– Live presentations on

the web• Visuals via browser• Sound via

teleconference How:

• Before the event: Promotion via website, for a & e-mail marketing (typically 5-10,000 hits)

• Event: – 20–120 registrations– 10-40 participants

• After the event:– Posting presentation (100 – 1000 views @ 2006)– On demand Webcast


Webcasts

What:– Narrated interactive

presentations on the web• Both visual & sound via

browser• Not live

How:– Speaker provides

presentation & script– Audit scripts– Narrate script– Launch webcast

(150-1200 views @ 2006)


Closing the loop : surveying & meeting the audience


And assessing the impact

Evolution of design practice European study

Business

The Power Quality Initiative