In contemporary industrial processes, the significance of a dependable electrical energy supply is steadily growing. An appropriately engineered power system enhances the efficiency of plant processes and electrical services. With the escalating reliance on electrical energy and the integration of advanced technologies and automation, it is imperative that the industrial power system is meticulously planned, designed, and operated using the most advanced and effective technology available.

Course Objectives:

Delegates will gain a detailed appreciation of the following:

The operation and power flow characteristics of small and large networks and how the network can be so arranged to deliver more real power over the transmission system to load centers.
The form and use of a range of FACTS devices to improve system operation.
New CT and VT optical transducers and protection relaying system employing microprocessor configured relays.
Protection systems for thermal monitoring of cable networks.

Who Should Attend?

This course is designed for those involved with the planning, operation, and maintenance of small to large scale power networks, from around 11kV, upwards. Designers, Engineers, and Technicians from Distribution Companies, Power Utilities, Engineering Professionals in the Electricity Supply Industry and Petrochemical Companies who have to deal with aspects of generation, transmission, and distribution should be interested in learning how to handle increased demand, how to drive the system harder, but safely, and with increased reliability, security, and monitoring. Participants need no specific requirements, other than a good understanding of electricity and some relevant experience in power engineering.

Course Outlines:

System Planning

Basic design considerations
Planning guide for industrial plant design
Voltage consideration

Fundamentals of power system analysis

Review of voltage, current, and power in a balanced three-phase system
The per unit system
Electrical machine parameters
Transformers – Two and three winding transformer models
Load models
Electrical characteristics of transmission lines and cables

Short circuit studies

The purpose of short circuit studies
Sources of short circuit currents
Data representation for short circuit calculations
Basic short-circuit analysis concepts
Symmetrical components and sequence networks
Types of faults
ANSI/IEC short circuit calculation methods
Evaluating circuit breaker duty
Performing short-circuit studies
Interpreting short-circuit study results

Power flow studies

Data requirements for power flow study
Formulation of the power flow problem
Methods for solving the power flow problem
DC and AC solutions
Alleviating power flow problems
Reactive power flow and voltage control
Reactive compensation of lines and cables
Voltage collapse
Power factor correction
Motor starting studies
Why do we do MS studies?
Data requirements for motor starting studies
Modeling of induction and synchronous motors

Static motor starting studies

Dynamic motor starting studies
Alleviating voltage problems during motor starting
Types of starting devices

Power factor and related considerations

Reactive power and power system fundamentals
Capacitor unit and bank ratings
Protection of capacitors and capacitor banks
Capacitor switching
Motor terminal application
Control of switched capacitors
Harmonic and circuit resonance

Grounding

Equipment grounding

System grounding

Ungrounded

Solidly grounded

High and low resistance grounded
Selection of system grounding

Specialized studies

Overview of harmonic analysis
What are harmonics?
How harmonics are generated
How harmonics are amplified
Effects of harmonics on equipment
How to eliminate harmonics problems
Harmonic filters
Overview of transient stability studies
Overview of reliability studies

Filters