An intensive professional development training course on
Power System Protection and Reliability
Protection Devices Testing, Adjusting and Operating
to Increase Reliability of Power System Network
Modules
This training course is split into two modules:
Module I - Power Quality and Reliability
Module II - Power System Protection
Each module is structured and can be taken as a stand-alone training course; however, delegates will maximise their benefits by taking Module 1 and 2 back-to-back as a 2-week training course.
Why Choose Power System Protection and Reliability Training Course?
The Fundamentals of this Power System Protection and Reliability Training Course provides a comprehensive understanding of the principles of Digital Power System Relaying and Protection Applications. This Power System Protection and Reliability training course will help the participants in testing, operating and adjusting protective relay. Delegates will understand reliability and availability of power systems networks, proactive module to protect power system network to work in safe and efficient manner.
This Power System Protection and Reliability training course will feature:
- Define all protection devices required for power system
- Define all standards regarding protection devices and its setting
- Applying function test for protection devices and PD analysis
- Faults types and fault study
- Protection relay according to ANSI code
The Structure
This comprehensive training course consists of two modules which can be booked as a 10-Day Training event, or as individual, 5-Day training courses.
Module 1 - Power Quality and Reliability
Module 2 - Power System Protection
What are the Goals?
By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:
- Understand power protection devices
- Understand faults system and types
- Power system reliability and PD analysis
- Load types and network availability
- Learn Fundamental Principles of Power System Protection
Who is this Training Course for?
This AZTech training course will benefit all electrical, technical & instrumentation engineers. It will help them understand more the principles of power system protection and reliability.
This Power System Protection and Reliability training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:
- Electrical power system engineers
- Electrical technician
- All engineers and tech work in substations, power system and electrical companies (generation, transmission, dist.)
- For managers to understand the effect of power factor correction with cost
- Anyone who requires an understanding of the principles of protective relaying such as recent graduates or those who are new to the industry. Also beneficial as an update on the latest relaying technology
How will this Training Course be Presented?
This Power System Protection and Reliability training course will utilize a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. This includes lecture with active delegate participation including discussions and workshops. Real life problems and case studies will be worked out and discussed. Through an active participation in the group work and class discussions, the delegates will be a lot of opportunity to increase their experience and knowledge of techniques available for equipment troubleshooting.
The Course Content
Module 1: Power Quality and Reliability
- Power quality definition and basics
- Importance of good and reliable power quality
- Quantifying power quality
- ITI curve
- Causes of voltage sags
- Causes of interruptions
- Motor starting
- Switching and traveling waves
- Capacitor switching
- Lightning
- Lightning shielding and grounding
- Ferroresonance
- IEEE-defined reliability indices
- Interpreting reliability indices
- Fault clearing
- Reclosing strategies
- Fuse saving philosophy
- Fuse blowing philosophy
- Basic impulse level
- Insulation systems
- Insulation testing
- Arrester selection and application
- Load tap changers and voltage regulators
- Effects of steady-state voltage on system operation
- Fundamentals of harmonics
- Causes and effects of harmonics
- AC power and power factor
- Mitigating harmonic effects
- K-factor transformers
- Harmonic filters
Module 2: Power System Protection
- Types and characteristics or overcurrent protection
- Fuse types, operation, and characteristics
- Interpretation of the time current curves
- Relationship between electronic trip units and L, S, I, G.
- TCC and selective coordination studies
- The molded case and the air circuit breakers electronic units
- Construction and roles of current transformer
- Potential or voltage transformers for electrical protection circuits
- The non-conventional instrument transformer (NCIT) characteristics
- Protection relay functionalities and significance
- Digital numerical relay applications
- Numerical relays coordination studies and characteristics
- Generator faults and protection
- Numerical relays dedicated to generator
- Importance of power transformer protection
- Low voltage and high voltage motor protection design
- Busbar protection significance
- Distance protection for overhead lines
- The smart grids with IEDs
- IoT and electrical power protection system
- The digital grid and line protection
- IEC 61850 and the digital substation
- AI component of the interactive intelligent relays
- Eco friendly high voltage circuit breakers
- Common type of ground faults
- Severe overcurrent faults
- Arc flash hazards analysis
- Arc fault mitigation related to IEEE 1584 and NFPA 70E
- Wrap up session
Certificate and Accreditation
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