Jan 13 - Jan 17, 2025
TRC's Testing & Commissioning Training Center
1866 Colonial Village Lane, Suite 112, Lancaster, PA 17601
4.5 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 EXPERIENCE
- This instructor-led course is delivered in our training substation in Lancaster, PA.
- The class is designed to provide students with foundational knowledge of Protection & Controls concepts and equipment.
- Students will use drawings to conceptualize and analyze protection schemes and applications.
- In addition, students are required to complete pre-course work prior to attending class.
PREREQUISITES
- Basic understanding of power system theory and operations
- Experience reading and interpreting power system substation electrical drawings