Distribution Substation and Feeder Protection Course

Course Description

This course covers protection and control principles of utility distribution substations and feeder protection which includes fuses, intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) relays, and old-school time-overcurrent relays.

Feeder relays and apparatus are examined including reclosers. Power transformer protection is reviewed and it includes the cases of (1) currents mismatch caused by difference in current transformer (CT) ratios; (2) Delta-Wye transformation and currents shifts; (3) Mismatch induced by Load Tap-Changers; (4) CT saturation and remanence and (5) Inrush phenomena and harmonic content problems.

Course Summary

Introduction
Per Phase Analysis
Substation Protection
A Protection Coordination Problem
Surge Protective Equipment
Transformer Protection
The Final Exam With 17 Questions

Who Is This Course For

Electrical Engineers, Technologist, Technicians, Students.

Requirements

A solid background in electrical circuitry.

Downloadable course materials

After purchasing the course, students can download the following documents:

Primary-side protection of distribution substation transformers (PDF)
Reactive power control in distribution substations (design and economics) (PDF)
Design of an improved distribution substation in the city of Ethiopia (PDF)
Design guidelines for substation and power distribution systems of buildings (PDF)
Fault current selection for a circuit breaker from a substation layout (PDF)
The basic power substation theory for students (PDF)
Design process for the new primary substation (structure selection and calculations) (PDF)
A practical handbook for substation operation & maintenance engineers (PDF)
Design overview and analysis of 11-0.415 kV, 500 kVA power substation in Nigeria (PDF)
Voltage-and-Current-Measurement-in-Modern-High-Voltage-Substations (PDF)

Course Content

0. Introduction to Course

1. Per Phase Analysis

2. Substation Protection

3. Protection Coordination Problems

4. Surge Protective Equipment in Substation

5. Transformer Protection

The Final Exam

About Instructor

Graham Van Brunt P. Eng., B.Sc.

An entire career in the power sector of engineering, Graham graduated from Queen's university coupled with subsequent studies with Wilfrid Laurier University to travel the globe and apply his skills and garner his protection and control experience internationally. His passion for staying in touch with his profession and his kinship for mentoring has kept him in front of an audience of learners.

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