Overview

This course provides an opportunity for utility and industrial managers and project managers to gain an understanding of the principles and practices of protective relaying.

Course topics include:

• Purpose and function of protective relaying
• General relay characteristics and features
• Power system protection and redundancy schemes
• System failure and reliability analysis
• Monitoring and control principles, including communications basics

What You Will Learn

At the conclusion of this course, students can:

• Explain power system phenomena, such as power swings, frequency changes, and voltage collapse
• Describe the importance of protective relaying with regard to safety and asset preservation
• Explain the benefits of microprocessor-based relays
• Recognize important protection and control system design features such as zones of protection, thermal ratings and analysis, breaker monitoring, and load profiling
• List the common ANSI codes associated with protection system engineering
• Identify the characteristics of Sequential Events Recorder (SER) reports
• Describe major considerations when integrating and automating power system components

Course Fee

$350.00 (one-day course). Includes course notebook and certificate of completion.

Course Hours

Class is conducted from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Complimentary lunch and breaks are provided.