Electric Distribution System Equipment: Transformers, Switchgears, Circuit Breakers, and Relays Course
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Electric Distribution System Equipment: Transformers, Switchgears, Circuit Breakers, and Relays Course
Course Overview:
This course deals with the electric power systems in their entirety, including generation, distribution, and transmission.
Participants will study the generation of power from traditional sources and non-traditional sources, basics of distribution systems, and various key factors concerning the maintenance and design of transmission lines.
Power system operation, interaction, and control including SCADA systems and protection methods for distribution systems, transformers, and generators are also covered.
Designed for electrical power engineers, supervisors, and technicians, this training focuses on system reliability, handling of faults, and managing power flow in the optimization of modern power system operations.
Course Objectives:
By the end of the training, participants will be able to:
- Gain a broad overview of electric power systems including generation, transmission, and distribution
- Become familiar with the basic operation, behavior, and modeling of transmission lines
- Understand the principles of operation and control of power system
- To know the different type of protection at the power plant
Who Should Attend?
This course is intended for all Electrical Power Engineers, Supervisors, and Qualified Distribution System Technicians who can take part in this course.
Course Outlines:
Electric Power Generation: Conventional Methods
- Introduction
- Fossil Power Plants
- Nuclear Power Plants
- Geothermal Power Plants
- Hydroelectric Power Plants
- Synchronous Machinery
- Thermal Generating Plants
- Distributed Utilities
Electric Power Generation: Non-Conventional Methods
- Wind Power
- Advanced Energy Technologies
- Photovoltaic
Fundamentals of Distribution Systems
- Primary Distribution Configurations
- Urban Networks
- Primary Voltage Levels
- Distribution Substations
- Sub transmission Systems
- Loads
Transmission System
- Concept of Energy Transmission and Distribution
- Transmission Line Structures
- Insulators and Accessories
- Transmission Line Construction and Maintenance
- Insulated Power Cables for High-Voltage Applications
- Transmission Line Parameters
Protective Equipment of Distribution Systems:
- Protective Relays
- Automatic Circuit Breakers
- Fuses
- Load-Break Switches and Ring-main Units
Transformers
- Theory and Principles
- Power Transformers
- Distribution Transformers
- Underground Distribution Transformers
Power System Operation and Control
- Energy Management
- Generation Control: Economic Dispatch and Unit Commitment
- State Estimation
- Optimal Power Flow
- Synchronization
- Load shedding
- Load sharing
- Emergency power sources
- Stand by sources
- SCADA control systems
Protective Equipment of Distribution Systems:
- Protective Relays
- Automatic Circuit Breakers
- Fuses
- Load-Break Switches and Ring-main Units
Power System Protection
- Power System Faults
- Short Circuit Theory and fault studies
- Components of Power System Protection Schemes
- Current Transformers (CTs) & Voltage Transformers (VTs)
- Co-ordination of Electrical Protection Systems
- Generators protection
- Transformer Protection
- Feeder protection
