- Familiarity with wye and delta transformer connections
- A basic knowledge of protective relay design, symmetrical components, and power system protection
- A working knowledge of trigonometry, basic calculus, complex numbers, and phasor concepts
Substation Equipment Protection
PROT 411
Overview
This course provides an in-depth study of the methods used in designing protection for high-voltage power transformer protection and substation bus protection.
Course participants will:
Review
- Balanced and unbalanced electrical faults
- Relaying fundamentals
- Current transformers
- Basic digital relay concepts
Explore
- Design concepts of overcurrent and differential relays
- Bus differential schemes
- Differential transformer protection
- Overcurrent, thermal, and mechanical transformer protection
- Breaker failure protection
Compare
- Protection schemes based on reliability and sensitivity using practical calculations
What You Will Learn
At the conclusion of this course, students can:
- Describe the protection requirements of modern transmission systems
- Specify current transformers for protective relay applications
- Define transformer protection issues and identify solutions using digital relays
- Define bus protection problems and identify solutions for digital relays
- Calculate relay settings for bus transformer protection relays
Course Fee
$1,500.00 (three-day course). Includes course notebook, reference materials, and certificate of completion.Course Hours
Classes are conducted from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. each day. Complimentary lunch and breaks are provided.
A degree in electrical engineering or equivalent experience is required. In addition, this course requires completion of Power System Protection for Engineers (PROT 401) or the following:
Engineers who need a comprehensive understanding of the design concepts and methods used in protecting high-voltage electrical substation bus and power transformer.
A scientific calculator capable of performing computations involving complex numbers.
2.1 continuing education units (CEUs) available.
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