Dec 16 - Dec 20, 2024
Online Course
5 Half-Days | 31 PDHs | $1,500
This course provides foundational training in the areas of Protective Relays, Protection Schemes, Instrument Transformers, and other equipment used in Power System Protection and Controls.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
- Field and Commissioning Engineers and Technicians
- Protection Engineers and Technicians
- Entry-level Engineers and College Graduates
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Learn how one-line diagrams relate to protection and controls
- Describe basic Protection Schemes
- Define and describe three types of protective relays: Electromechanical, solid state, and microprocessor
- Describe instrument transformers, including current transformers, voltage/potential transformers, and capacitor-coupled voltage transformers
- Describe protection schemes and applications: Differential, Transformer, Bus, Transmission Line, DCB, POTT, DTT, and PTT
- Describe protection considerations
- Define protection communication-assisted protection, including Power Line Carrier, fiber optics, and microwave
LEARNING ACTIVITIES
- This online instructor-led course will provide students with foundational knowledge of Protection & Controls concepts and equipment.
- Students use drawings to conceptualize and analyze protection schemes and applications.
- Classes will run for five hours each day over five days, with self-study sessions in the afternoon.
- In addition, students are required to complete pre-course work prior to attending class.
- Instructors will be available after class hours for one-on-one sessions to assist with course topics.
PREREQUISITES
- Basic understanding of power system theory and operations
- Experience reading and interpreting power system substation electrical drawings