JAC Academy · Free short courses

Learn by doing, with what is used in the field

Interactive courses built from real field operations and maintenance experience (electrical equipment, pumps, production processes, SAP and safety): you practice on simulators, ask the tutor and get a certificate of completion at the end. The PID control course is fully in English; the others are in Spanish for now and are being translated one by one.

Electric circuit with source, resistor, bulb and motorNEW
FUNDAMENTALS · 16 LESSONS · ~3.5 H

Industrial electricity for electricians

From Ohm's law to motor control: circuits, instruments, single- and three-phase AC, conductors, protection, grounding, transformers, motors, safety and troubleshooting, with calculators.

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Three-phase separator with instruments and control valvesNEW
OIL AND GAS · 12 LESSONS · ~2.5 H

Production separators

Types and internals, Stokes' law, retention time, Souders-Brown, three-phase separator operation, control loops, safety devices, sizing and troubleshooting, with calculators and a simulator.

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Time-current curve and LSIG trip unitNEW
PROTECTION · 12 LESSONS · ~2.5 H

Electrical protection and coordination

Short-circuit currents, time-current curves, setting the L, S, I and G functions for the load, selectivity, ground fault, motors and transformers, injection testing and trip diagnosis.

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Hour-by-hour self-consumption and energy flows of a solar systemNEW
SOLAR ENERGY · 12 LESSONS · ~2.5 H

Solar photovoltaic energy

Solar resource and peak sun hours, modules and MPPT, sizing, strings and inverter, self-consumption and export under Colombian rules (CREG 174, Law 1715), batteries, payback, protection and maintenance.

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Fall-of-potential method and earth tester curveNEW
GROUNDING · 12 LESSONS · ~2.5 H

Grounding systems

Step and touch voltages, Wenner resistivity, rods, counterpoises and grids (Colombian RETIE), equipotential bonding, conductors, lightning protection, the 62 % method, clamp-on testing and maintenance.

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PID control course: loop response with overshoot settling at the setpointNEW
PID CONTROL · 16 LESSONS · ~4 H

PID control: from theory to field tuning

Control loops, 4-20 mA signals, P, I and D actions, step testing, Ziegler-Nichols, lambda and SIMC, each manufacturer's units, windup and sticky valves, applications and ESP PIP control, with the simulator inside every lesson. Fully in English.

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Pumps course: curves, NPSH, ESP, PCP and injectionNEW
PUMPS · 12 LESSONS · ~2.5 H

Pumps: selection, operation and maintenance

Pump types, curves and operating point, BEP, VFDs, NPSH and cavitation, positive displacement, ESP, PCP, water injection (HPS), seals, alignment, vibration and troubleshooting.

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TTR set and transformer insulation resistance curveNEW
TRANSFORMERS · 12 LESSONS · ~2.5 H

Transformers: operation, connections and testing

Nameplate, vector group, test plan, TTR and excitation current, winding resistance, insulation with polarization index, oil, maintenance and ESP step-up transformers (SUT).

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PWM pulses and blocks of a variable frequency driveUPDATED
VFDs · 20 LESSONS · ~5 H

Variable frequency drives: operation, testing and troubleshooting

How it works inside (diodes, SCR and AFE, precharge, DC bus, IGBTs, PWM, control and boards), how to test it with a multimeter and oscilloscope, fault codes, electric submersible pumping, maintenance and troubleshooting. With analogies, calculators and a test bench in the simulator.

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SAP PM practice simulator with a breakdown notificationAVAILABLE
SAP · MAINTENANCE · ~50 MIN

Hands-on SAP PM for maintenance

Notifications (standard and custom types), work orders, spare parts and purchasing, completion, equipment, planned maintenance and KPIs, practicing on a simulator. Includes a tutor and a certificate.

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Brushless alternator excitation diagram with PMG, exciter and rotating diode assemblyAVAILABLE
GENERATION · ~60 MIN

Generator sets: how they work

Engine, generating principle, PMG, self-excited and AREP excitation, voltage regulator, governor, capability curve and controller protections, for any brand, practicing on the simulator.

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Sinusoidal voltage and distorted current with its harmonic spectrumAVAILABLE
POWER QUALITY · ~60 MIN

Power quality: power factor and harmonics

How loads behave, reactive energy charges (Colombian CREG rules), capacitor bank sizing, resonance, harmonic filters and IEEE 519, practicing on the simulator.

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Synchroscope from the generator synchronizing courseAVAILABLE
GENERATION · ~50 MIN

Synchronizing and paralleling generator sets

Synchronize manually and automatically, share kW and kVAr and learn to read the trips, practicing on the simulator inside every lesson. With DSE, ComAp and DEIF.

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Current curves of the four motor starting methodsAVAILABLE
MOTORS · ~45 MIN

Electric motor starting and protection

Direct-on-line, star-delta, soft starter and VFD: voltage dip from a transformer or a generator, and circuit protection (Colombian NTC 2050, based on the NEC), practicing on the simulator.

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Worker suspended from a harness and fall clearance barAVAILABLE
SAFETY · ~45 MIN

Safe work at height: fundamentals

Colombian Resolution 4272, fall protection systems, fall clearance, swing fall, harness inspection and work permits, practicing on the simulator. Does not replace certification.

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🦺COMING SOON
SAFETY

Electrical safety in the field

Lockout/tagout, approach distances and protective equipment.

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Tell us and we will consider it for upcoming courses. We also train work teams.

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