Overview
Faults are inevitable in power systems even with careful design, operation and maintenance. The short-circuit fault currents can be many orders of magnitude larger than normal operating currents and, if not interrupted promptly, may cause unacceptable damages and wide-spread outages. Good design of power distribution system should incorporate suitable protection schemes and relay settings to ensure that faults are quickly disconnected to minimise damages and to permit continuous operation of other healthy circuits.
This comprehensive 3-day course is intended to provide a broad-based and yet in-depth coverage of the various important issues related to power system faults and their protection. Fundamental principles will be developed first upon which applications will be illustrated.
What You’ll Learn
- Describe and distinguish different types of faults
- Calculate fault currents based on fundamental principles
- Select and size Current Transformers (CTs) for particular application
- Distinguish different types of circuit breakers and their characteristics
- Apply overcurrent protection principles
- Apply earth fault protection principles
- Evaluate protection requirements of cables, transformers, motors and generators
- Conduct basic protection coordination and discrimination studies
- Trouble-shooting nuisance tripping
Who Should Attend
- Electrical design engineers
- Project engineers
- Lecturers at tertiary institutions
- Plant & maintenance engineers
- Electrical contractors
- Technical support engineers
- Operation and management staff of mission-critical facilities
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Prerequisites
Participants should have fundamental knowledge in electrical engineering in order to gain full benefits from the course.
Certificate and Assessment
An SITLEARN Certificate of Participation will be issued to participants who:
- Attend at least 75% of the workshop
- Undertake non-credit bearing assessment (during course).
Course Materials
You will receive:
- A textbook of Protection of Electricity Distribution Networks, 3rd Edition, Juan M Gers & Edward J. Holmes worth £84
- Other reference materials
Continuing Professional Development
This course is eligible for the following continuing professional development units:
Schedule
Day 1 Schedule
| 8:30 am |
Welcome and Registration |
| 9:00 am |
Topic 1 - Protection fundementals |
| 10:30 am |
Tea Break |
| 11:00 am |
Topic 2 - Relays, current & voltage transformers |
| 12:30 pm |
Lunch |
| 1:30 pm |
Topic 3 - Fault calculations |
| 3:00 pm |
Tea Break |
| 3:30 pm |
Topic 4 - Fuses, circuit breakers & switchgears |
| 5:00 pm |
Summary for Day 1 |
| 5:30 pm |
End of Day |
Day 2 Schedule
| 8:30 am |
Recap of Day 1 |
| 9:00 am |
Topic 5 - Overcurrent protection |
| 10:30 am |
Tea Break |
| 11:00 am |
Topic 6 - Earth fault protection |
| 12:30 pm |
Lunch |
| 1:30 pm |
Topic 7 - Differential & unit protection |
| 3:00 pm |
Tea Break |
| 3:30 pm |
Topic 8 - Cable protection |
| 5:00 pm |
Summary for Day 2 |
| 5:30 pm |
End of Day |
Day 3 Schedule
| 8:30 am |
Recap of Day 2 |
| 9:00 am |
Topic 9 - Transformer protection |
| 10:30 am |
Tea Break |
| 11:00 am |
Topic 10 - AC motor protection |
| 12:30 pm |
Lunch |
| 1:30 pm |
Topic 11 - Generator protection |
| 3:00 pm |
Tea Break |
| 3:30 pm |
Topic 12 - Protection discrimination and coordination |
| 4:30 pm |
Q&A |
| 5:00 pm |
End of course summary and debrief |
| 5:30 pm |
End of Day |
Fees
| Category |
Full Fee |
After SF Funding |
After SF Mid-Career
Enhanced Subsidy |
| Singapore Citizen (Below 40) / Singapore PR |
$2,889.00 |
$866.70 |
Not Eligible |
| Singapore Citizen (40 & above) |
$2,889.00 |
$866.70 |
$326.70 |
| Non-Singaporeans |
$2,889.00 |
Not Eligible |
Not Eligible |
Note:
- All figures include GST. GST applies to individuals and Singapore-registered companies.
- You can opt for either SkillsFuture Funding or Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy. Both cannot be combined.
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Terms & Conditions:
SkillsFuture Series Course Funding
In order to be eligible for the 70% training grant awarded by SkillsFuture, applicants (and/or their sponsoring organisations where applicable) must:
- Be a Singaporean Citizen or Singapore Permanent Resident
- Not receive any other funding from government sources in respect of the actual grant disbursed for the programme
SkillsFuture Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy
To be eligible for the 90% enhanced subsidy awarded, applicants (and/or their sponsoring organisations where applicable) must:
- Be a Singaporean Citizen
- Be at least 40 years old
- Not receive any other funding from government sources in respect of the actual grant disbursed for the programme
SIT reserves the right to collect the balance of the programme fees (i.e. the potential grant amount) directly from the applicants (and/or their sponsoring organisations where applicable) should the above requirements not be fulfilled.
SIT reserves the right to make changes to published course information, including dates, times, venues, fees and instructors without prior notice.
