🎯 Course Description:
This 5-day specialized training course delivers in-depth knowledge on power system protection fundamentals and advanced protection techniques, covering protection system design, relay settings, coordination studies, fault detection, and system troubleshooting.
Participants will explore the operation of protective relays, CTs/VTs, circuit breakers, differential and distance protection, and how modern digital and numerical relays are used in transmission, distribution, and industrial power networks.
The course features hands-on exercises, real-world case studies, and fault simulations to ensure participants can configure, test, and troubleshoot protection schemes confidently.
👥 Who Should Attend:
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Power system engineers and technicians
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Substation and transmission engineers
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Electrical protection and control specialists
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Maintenance and testing engineers
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SCADA and relay testing personnel
🗓️ Day 1: Fundamentals of Power System Protection
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Welcome, Introductions & Course Objectives |
| 09:00 – 10:30 | Basics of System Protection – Fault types, protection zones, and key concepts |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:45 – 12:15 | Components of a Protection System – Relays, CTs, VTs, breakers, communication links |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Protection System Architecture – Primary vs backup, coordination principles |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Workshop: Identifying and mapping protection zones and components |
🗓️ Day 2: Protection Devices and Relay Types
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Electromechanical vs Digital/Numerical Relays – Operation and advantages |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Overcurrent and Earth Fault Protection – IDMT curves, coordination, setting examples |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Distance and Differential Protection – Zone settings, CT polarity, REF, busbar protection |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Workshop: Relay setting examples for transformers and feeders |
🗓️ Day 3: Advanced Protection Techniques
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Digital/Numerical Relay Configuration – Logic settings, IEDs, and IEC 61850 |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Arc Flash Protection & Mitigation – Detection methods, relay integration |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Synchrophasors and Wide-Area Protection Systems (WAMS) |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Workshop: Configuring a numerical relay for feeder protection |
🗓️ Day 4: Testing, Maintenance and Fault Analysis
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Relay Testing Techniques – Secondary injection, dynamic testing, auto-reclose tests |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | CT/VT Testing & Maintenance – Ratio, polarity, burden, insulation, and connections |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Circuit Breaker Protection Logic – Trip circuits, fail logic, breaker failure relays |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Workshop: Relay test set operation and troubleshooting examples |
🗓️ Day 5: Coordination Studies, Troubleshooting & Case Studies
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Protection Coordination Studies – Selectivity, grading, time-current characteristics |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Troubleshooting Faults and Misoperations – Root cause analysis and real-world issues |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 03:00 | Case Studies: Relay failures, blackouts, incorrect settings in substations |
| 03:00 – 03:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:15 – 04:30 | Final Q&A, Group Presentations, Feedback & Certificates |
📂 Course Materials Provided:
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Protection scheme diagrams and coordination charts
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Relay configuration and setting templates
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CT/VT testing procedures and forms
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Real-world fault analysis case studies
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IEC 61850 and relay communication reference materials
