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Overview

After participating in this course, you will be able to:

• Be knowledgeable of the fundamentals of electrical faults in power systems and protections
• Interact more effectively with other work groups involved in electric power system protection and relaying
• Apply knowledge of power system protection in regulatory work related to electric facilities construction and operation

Description
Faults in electric power systems are common, and often they are complex in nature. This course provides an overview of electrical faults in power systems and why they occur. It explains the types of faults that often occur in electricity generation, transmission and distribution systems and the damages they may cause to an electric power system. It also explains the impact of electrical faults and electric shock on the human body when exposed to them.

In addition to explaining the types of faults, this course describes the various types of protective devices used in electric power systems designed to identify and isolate electrical faults to minimize the damage.

This course is intended to provide a clear understanding of electrical faults in power systems to professionals who, although qualified in their disciplines, may not have received specific training related to power system faults and protections. Electrical faults are complex, but the course avoids rigorous mathematical analysis to provide a more practical overview of electrical faults and protection systems.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for:

• Individuals who are associated with power system-related work
• Regulators
• Legal services
• Engineers from disciplines other than electrical engineering
• Technicians involved in power systems,
• Professionals from the oil and gas industries will find this course useful.
• Professionals who need to refresh their current experience and knowledge of the fundamentals of power system protection.

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Syllabus

Power System Faults and Protections

• Types of faults in a power system, consequences and how to protect from them
• Residential system
• Ground faults GFIs for protecting humans
• Short circuit and overload protection
• Medium voltage Distribution system
• Arcing faults and arc flash
• Root causes and hazards
• Mitigation of arc flash hazards
• Ground faults and protections
• Reverse Power protections
• Use of Circuit Breakers for fault protection
• Equipment
• Generator faults and Protections
• Transformer faults and Protections
• Motor protections
• High-voltage transmission systems
• Fault transmission line faults and challenges to protection
• Distance Relays for line protections
• Advances in protection technology

How Stable Is Our Power System

• What is power system stability?
• Analogy of an eco-system
• Impact of electrical faults in the power system
• Power swing and cascading
• System oscillations
• Consequences of an unstable power system
• How to improve power system stability

Instructor

Amitabha Gangopadhyay, P Eng

Amitabha Gangopadhyay, M.Eng., P.Eng, is well recognized in power system engineering, where he has made many contributions to a wide range of power system applications during the past 35 years.

Prior to pursuing higher studies in Canada, Amitabha worked in the utility industry and with English Electric in India. In Canada, Amitabha has worked with Group Schneider, Global Thermoelectric, Fuel Cell Energy and SNC Lavalin in many areas of power system engineering. Currently, Amitabha works in regulatory matters related to the electric reliability of bulk power systems in North America.

His areas of interest are electrical transmission and distribution, protection and smart grid applications. Amitabha holds a Master's Degree from the Memorial University of Newfoundland. He has published several papers in international journals and conferences.

Amitabha is a professional engineer in the province of Alberta.