Modern Power System Protective Relaying

This course presents a comprehensive and systematic description of the concepts and principles of operation and application of protection schemes for various power system elements such as feeders, transformers, motors, buses, generators, etc.

Course Outline

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

• Use your knowledge of the basic industrial and utility system protection techniques including
   fault analysis
• Further your understanding of protective devices being used in your organization
• Determine your own relay settings and thoroughly understand the philosophy of protective systems
• Relate to actual cases illustrating various techniques in present use and highlighting particular approaches
   used by experienced system designers
• Apply your awareness of recommended practices in applying or approving protection schemes
• Understand problems generally faced and solutions successfully adopted by industry
• Calculate the basic fault currents flowing in any part of the electrical system
• Improve your electrical system protection against faults and overvoltages
• Select and apply microprocessor-based multi-function relays

Description

Protection of low, medium and high voltage power systems requires an understanding of system faults and their detection, as well as their safe disconnection from the power system.  This course presents a comprehensive and systematic description of the concepts and principles of operation and application of protection schemes for various power system elements such as feeders, transformers, motors, buses, generators, etc.  The course begins with an overview of power system faults and the protection scheme requirements for the detection and coordinated clearance of these faults.  Protection requirements for cogeneration, non-utility generation, and interconnection with the utility power system are covered in detail.  This course deals with protection systems from a practical perspective, and includes important functional aspects such as testing and coordination of protection systems.  It is specially designed for industries and utilities, which depend on proper system protection for operational efficiency and minimizing damage to equipment.

Objective

To provide a practical understanding of protective schemes for electrical power systems and equipment.

Who Should Attend

Engineers, technicians and technologists in the industrial, consulting, and utility fields involved in design, regulatory inspection, operation and maintenance who require knowledge of electrical system protection techniques.

Welcome, Introduction, Workshop Preview, Learning Outcomes and the Assessment Method

Power System Faults
• Different types of faults
• Incidence of faults on power system equipment
• Effects of power system faults
• Magnitude of fault current
• Detection of faults
• Clearance of faults
• Requirements of protective relaying systems

Components of Power System Protection Schemes
• Fault-detecting relays
• The transition from electro-mechanical relays to electronic and digital microprocessor-based relays
• Tripping relays and other auxiliary relays
• The application of programmable logic controllers
• Circuit breakers - bulk oil, air-blast, vacuum, SF6
• Current transformers
• Voltage transformers
• Modern microprocessor-based relays - review types available

Current Transformers (CT) and Voltage Transformers (VT)
• Various types of CTs, VTs and CVTs
• Theory and characteristics of CTs
• Application requirements of CTs for protective relaying
• Accuracy classifications
• Future trends in CT design using optics
• Testing of CTs and VTs

Feeder Overcurrent Protection
• Protective relaying requirements for radial systems
• Elements of feeder protection schemes
• High-set, low-set and inverse-timed elements
• Coordination with other devices and fuses
• Various types of overcurrent relays
• Electromechanical, electronic and digital relays
• Relay setting criteria
• Load limitations
• Testing of overcurrent protection schemes
• Microprocessor-based feeder overcurrent relays - features, application and testing

Coordination of Electrical Protection Systems
• Fuse to fuse
• Circuit breaker to fuse
• Fuse to circuit breaker
• Computer software packages for protection coordination studies
• Auto-reclosing of circuit breakers
• Breaker Failure Protection
• Back-up protection
• Limitation of fault current
• Selective zones of protection

Bus Protection
• Types of bus protection schemes
• Basic concept of differential protection
• High impedance relays for bus differential protection
• Application to various bus configurations
• Bus Protection for radial systems
• Testing of bus protection schemes

Motor Protection, Starting and Control
• Applicable motor standards
• Methods of starting
• Differential protection, phase unbalance, overcurrent
• Ground fault protection
• Canadian Electrical Code requirements
• Microprocessor-based motor control and protection devices

Transformer Protection
• Overcurrent and ground fault protection
• Application of differential protection to transformers
• Restricted ground fault protection
• Gas relays, pressure and gas accumulation
• Winding temperature and oil temperature devices
• Testing of transformer protection schemes
• Modern microprocessor-based multi-function relays - available functions, application and testing

Generator Protection
• Differential protection
• Reverse power, stator ground, out-of-step, loss of field, field ground, overexcitation, interturn, etc.
• Over-frequency, underfrequency, overvoltage, undervoltage
• Negative phase sequence or phase unbalance
• Voltage controlled and voltage restricted overcurrent protection
• Synchronizing systems, synchro-check relays
• Comparison of electro-mechanical and electronic relays
• Testing of generator protection schemes
• Microprocessor-based multi-function generator protection relays - available relays, application and testing

Cogeneration and Non-Utility Generation (NUG) Protection
• Protection requirements for non-utility generating stations
• Requirements for the interconnection of NUGs to utility power systems
• Typical protection schemes for non-utility generators
• Low-cost microprocessor-based multi-function relays for small generators
• Breaker failure protection
• Testing utility tie protection schemes

Transmission Line Protection
• Interconnected systems with two-way flow of fault current
• Distance or impedance protection schemes
• Line current differential protection schemes
• Communication channel requirements between terminals
• Coordination and transfer-tripping between terminals
• Modern microprocessor-based line protection relays - available relays, features, applications and testing

Capacitor Protection
• Application of static capacitors on power systems
• Description of protection schemes used
• Testing of capacitor protection schemes
• Microprocessor-based capacitor protection and controls relays

Recent Developments and Future Trends in Protective Relaying
• Digital relays
• Integrated microprocessor based systems for control, monitoring, and protective relaying
• Communication protocols for substation automation IEC 61850
• Optical current transformers
• Fibre optic communications

Questions and Answers and Feedback to Participants on Achievement of Learning Outcomes

There will be a one-hour lunch break each day in addition to a refreshment and networking break during each morning and afternoon session.

Daily Schedule:
8:00   Registration and coffee (first day only)
8:30   Session begins
12:00 Lunch
4:30   Adjournment

Faculty

Mike Southwood
Mike Southwood, B.Sc., P.Eng., obtained his degree in Electrical Engineering in the UK. He has 35 years experience in the field of power system protective relaying with the Central Electricity Generating Board in England, and with Ontario Hydro. In 1993 Mr. Southwood took early retirement from Ontario Hydro after 25 years service. He held the position of Senior Protection & Control Engineer in Cherrywood District where he was responsible for commissioning and maintenance of protective relaying, control and metering schemes on the 500 kV, 230 kV and 44 kV systems. Mr. Southwood is currently Chief Electrical Engineer with Eastern Power Ltd., a company that designs, builds and operates non-utility generating stations. He has conducted numerous seminars/courses on power system protection for various industries and universities in major North American cities and for various overseas electrical utilities.

Additional Details

Pre-Requisites

Certificates offered

1.8 CEU / 18 PDH

Cancellation Policy

To withdraw from a course, you must send a request, in writing, with the official receipt to our office. Fifteen or more business days in advance: full refund less $50.00 administration charge. Five to fifteen business days in advance: non-refundable credit of equal value for any future EPIC seminar within one year. Credits are transferable within your organization. In case of an unexpected event occurring after this time, you may send someone else to take your place without any additional cost.

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