Electric Distribution System Equipment: Transformers, Switchgears, Circuit Breakers, & Relays

Start Date End Date Venue Fees (US $)
09 Nov 2025 Dubai, UAE $ 3,900 Register

Electric Distribution System Equipment: Transformers, Switchgears, Circuit Breakers, & Relays

Introduction

This course is designed to bring participants from different disciplines to a certain level so as to equip them with basic concepts of power systems. Students will learn the methods of power generation, transmission, and distribution of electric power and related issues, understanding of electricity markets. To work in the power industry, it is very important to understand the basic concepts of power systems and related issues (operation, protection, load sharing, and shedding.

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

Training Methodology

This is an interactive course. There will be open question and answer sessions, regular group exercises and activities, videos, case studies, and presentations on best practice. Participants will have the opportunity to share with the facilitator and other participants on what works well and not so well for them, as well as work on issues from their own organizations. The online course is conducted online using MS-Teams/ClickMeeting.

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 Outline

Day 1: 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

Day 2: 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

Day 3: 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

DAY 4: 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

Day 5: 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

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