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 Coventry Academy 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
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 Coventry Academy training course will benefit all electrical, technical & instrumentation engineers. It will help them understand more the principles of power system protection and reliability.
This 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 Coventry Academy 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.
Course Outline
Module 1: Power Quality and Reliability
Day One: Introduction, Voltage Sags and Interruptions
Power quality definition and basics
Quantifying power quality
ITI curve
Causes of voltage sags
Causes of interruptions
Mitigation methods
Day Two: Transient Voltage Excursions
Motor starting
Switching and traveling waves
Capacitor switching
Lightning
Lightning shielding and grounding
Ferroresonance
Day Three: Reliability Indices, Effects of Fault Clearing on Power Quality
IEEE-defined reliability indices
Interpreting reliability indices
Fault clearing
Reclosing strategies
Fuse saving philosophy
Fuse blowing philosophy
Day Four: Insulation Coordination, Arresters, and Steady-State Voltage Regulation
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
Day Five: Harmonics
Fundamentals of harmonics
Causes and effects of harmonics
AC power and power factor
Mitigating harmonic effects
K-factor transformers
Harmonic filters
Day Six: Introduction, Math Review, Symmetrical Components and Sequence Networks
Protection introduction
Phasor math
Per-unit calculations
Symmetrical components
Sequence networks
Fault modeling
Day Seven: Electromechanical and Digital Relays, Relay Schemes for Radial Systems, Time-Coordinated Overcurrent Protection
Electromechanical relay operating principles
Microprocessor-based relay implementation
Instantaneous and time overcurrent relays
Reclosers and sectionalizers
Time-current curves
Device coordination
Day Eight: Relay Schemes for Networked Systems and Device Protection
Distance relays
Distance relays with pilot protection
Differential relays
Differential relays for bus protection
Differential relays for generator protection
Differential relays for transformer protection
Module 2: Power System Protection
Day Nine: Effect of Protection on Reliability
Reliability indices
Fault clearing time and reclosing
Effects of nearby faults
Fuse saving strategy
Fuse blowing strategy
Intelligent protective devices
Day Ten: Arc Flash Hazard and a Look to the Future
Shock hazard versus burn/blast hazard
IEEE 1584 and NFPA 70E
Personal protective equipment
Hazard labeling
A look to the future: communication-based overcurrent protection
A look to the future: intelligent sectionalizing
The certificate
Coventry Academy Certificate of Completion for delegates who attend and complete the training course