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Electrical Design Engineering: Loads, Cables, Breakers and Distribution
How a building or plant electrical system is designed on paper before anyone buys a cable: AC and DC fundamentals, star and delta, power factor, connected and demand load, diversity and demand factors, load estimation in Excel, reading drawings, power factor correction, panel boards and single-line diagrams, fuses and circuit breakers with trip curves, AF and AT and breaking capacity, cable construction, derating, sizing and voltage drop, conduits, UPS, transfer switches and lightning protection.
What you will learn
Estimate loads with demand and diversity factors, build a load schedule, correct power factor with capacitor banks, draw a panel single-line diagram, select fuses and breakers by frame, trip and breaking capacity, choose cable construction and size cables by current, derating and voltage drop, size conduits, and specify UPS, automatic transfer switches and lightning protection.
- Revise AC, DC, star, delta, power and power factor
- Estimate loads with demand, diversity and load factors and build a load schedule
- Size capacitor banks and draw panel single-line diagrams
- Select fuses and circuit breakers by curve, frame, trip and breaking capacity
- Specify and size cables with derating, voltage drop and conduits
- Size UPS and transfer switches and design lightning protection
Course content
10 modules · 47 lessons · 11h 34m
In order, at whatever pace suits you. Each module ends with a practice task that builds on the last, and a short quiz.
- 01Electrical Fundamentals for Designers6 lessons34m
- 02Loads, Demand and Diversity6 lessons1h 29m
- 03Load Estimation in Practice and Reading Drawings3 lessons1h 9m
- 04Power Factor Correction2 lessons33m
- 05Panel Boards, Single-Line Diagrams and Fuses3 lessons1h 10m
- 06Circuit Breakers: Curves, Ratings and Selection7 lessons2h 11m
- 07Cables: Construction and Classification6 lessons1h 1m
- 08Cable Sizing, Derating, Voltage Drop and Conduits6 lessons1h 45m
- 09UPS, Transfer Switches and Lightning Protection7 lessons1h 43m
- 10Final Assessment1 lesson2m
Requirements
- Who it is for
- Beginner to intermediate. Basic electrical knowledge helps; the fundamentals are revised in module 1.
- Software
- A spreadsheet (Excel or LibreOffice) for load schedules; no CAD needed.
- Hardware
- None required.
Electrical Design Engineering: Loads, Cables, Breakers and Distribution at a glance
Electrical Design Engineering: Loads, Cables, Breakers and Distribution is a free, self-paced online electrical course from EDWartens India with 10 modules, 11h 34m of video lessons, written notes, practice tasks and assessments, and an optional verifiable certificate.
- Price
- ₹0, free for good. No trial, no card.
- Format
- 10 self-paced modules, 11h 34m of video, written notes, a quiz per module and a final assessment.
- Level
- Beginner. Beginner to intermediate. Basic electrical knowledge helps; the fundamentals are revised in module 1.
- Brand
- Vendor-neutral
- Software
- A spreadsheet (Excel or LibreOffice) for load schedules; no CAD needed.
- Hardware
- None required.
- Certificate
- Optional EDWartens Certificate of Completion, ₹700, verifiable by code. Not a vendor credential.
- Video lessons by
- Khadija Academy (Engr. Ahmed), Online Courses (independent creators, credited below)
- Language
- English
A shareable EDWartens certificate
Finish every module and pass the final assessment, and you can buy a certificate for ₹700. It carries a unique verification code on a public page anyone can check, so it stands up when a recruiter looks it up.
- Add it to your LinkedIn profile in one click
- Link it from a CV or portfolio, the URL is permanent
- Publicly verifiable by code, not a PDF anyone can edit
- Issued by EDWartens India, the training centre itself
The course itself stays free whether or not you ever buy one.
Stuck? Ask a practising engineer
A free course usually means a comment section and hope. This one does not. Every module has an Ask-your-trainer panel that reaches the same engineers who teach our paid programme: people who commission panels for a living, not moderators.
- Questions answered in the context of the module you are on
- The same engineers who teach the AEP programme
- Career tools, CV help and public job listings included
- Your progress and notes stay in your account for good
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Common questions
Which standards are used?
IEC by default, with NEC and IEEE factors where the lectures reference them; the method is the same under Indian practice.
Is this the same as the panel-building course?
No. This is the design that comes before the panel: loads, protection and cables. The panel course builds what this course specifies.
Do I need ETAP or AutoCAD?
No. A spreadsheet is enough; the ETAP and AutoCAD Electrical courses follow on from here.
Is the course really free?
Yes. Every module, practice task and assessment. You create an account so your progress is saved and the assessments can be marked. The certificate is the only paid item, and only if you want it.
What certificate do I get, and is it a vendor qualification?
An EDWartens Certificate of Completion, issued when you pass the final assessment, with a verification code anyone can check. It is not a vendor credential and is never described as one.
Who made the video lessons?
The creators named in the Credits block at the foot of this page, on their own YouTube channels. EDWartens did not make the videos and the creators are not affiliated with EDWartens. What EDWartens wrote is the study plan, the notes, the practice tasks and the assessments.
Credits
Who made the video lessons
The video lessons in this course were created by the people below, not by EDWartens. Every lesson streams from its creator's own YouTube channel; EDWartens neither hosts nor sells that footage, and the creators are not affiliated with EDWartens and do not endorse this course. What EDWartens wrote is the study plan, the notes, the practice tasks and the assessments.
- Khadija Academythe complete guide to professional electrical system design
- Online Coursesthe electrical design course fundamentals
If you are one of these creators and would like a lesson removed or credited differently, write to info@wartens.com.