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Electrical Energy Essentials

Duration: 2 days |  Level: Basic

This course aims to enable participants in developing their knowledge and skills in Electrical Energy Essentials. The learner will develop the skills necessary to understand the primary functions of power system components. Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to understand the high- level power system components and interactions within the electric energy industry. Participants are expected to have acquired the required knowledge to better contribute and be more informed in workplace situations upon completion of this course.


This course is designed for management and staff who will benefit from knowledge of power systems in the electric energy domain; and is helpful as managers are expected to be comfortably conversant in this industry and be appropriately equipped to make informed decisions.

  • Course Objectives:

    At the end of this course participants will be able to


    • Give an overview of the electrical power network from its generation to its distribution (primary functions of power system components)
    • Explain some aspects of regulation, deregulation, trading, safety and environment of the electrical energy industry
    • Describe the principles involved in operation of interconnected power systems, economic considerations for interchanging power between systems, control methods, and reliability considerations
  • Course Content

    • Introduction to the Electrical Energy
    • Electrical Generation Overview
  • Programme Schedule

    Day 1

    Introduction to Electrical Energy

    • Definition and fundamentals
    • Types of electrical energies, including renewable
    • Blackouts and their societal impact

    Day 2

    ATEX Risks and Analysis

    • The environmental impact of generating electricity and its economic considerations
    • Aspects of policies and their implications
    • In-depth look at generation, transmission, distribution, and their interdependencies

Duration: 1 Day |  Level: Basic

This course aims to enable participants in developing their knowledge and skills in Digital Instrument Transformers (DIT). The learner will develop the skills necessary to understand the transformers, their technology and their environment. DIT’s reduced size and weight are attractive benefits over conventional instrument transformers, allowing for easy placement in compact substations or in retrofit applications. Their broad, dynamic range makes it particularly suited for applications where extreme accuracy at both full power output and station service draw is demanded. DIT is the future-ready solution for HV and UHV networks, with a complete new approach of the instrument transformers’ use.


This course is designed for consulting and protection engineers, and project managers and field technicians.

  • Course Objectives:

    At the end of this course participants will be able to


    • Understand Digital Instrument Transformers, their technology and their environment.
    • Know a product’s main characteristics and advantages.
    • Discover possible applications in existing or future networks
  • Course Content

    • Digital Technology
    • DIT Commercial Solution for Networks Challenges
  • Programme Schedule

    Day 1

    Digital Technology

    • Operation principles of DIT and new level of accuracy
    • 61850-9-2 standard protocols for communication between IT & electronic devices
    • Technology comparison with conventional equipment
    • Perspective for HV and UHV networks

    DIT Commercial Solution for Networks Challenges

    • NXCT – Optical Current Transformer
    • NXCM – Combined Metering Unit
    • NXCT-F3 Flexible Optical Current Transformer
    • Merging Unit

Basic HVDC Training

Duration: 3 days |  Level: Basic

This course aims to enable participants in developing their basic knowledge and skills in HVDC converter equipment. The learner will develop their knowledge and understanding of the benefits and scope of HVDC transmission, their awareness of HVDC technology and applications, a technical understanding of HVDC equipment, and the scope of HVDC scheme specification.


This course is designed for power transmission and distribution engineers.

  • Course Objectives:

    At the end of this course participants will be able to


    • Describe the development and fundamentals of HVDC converter equipment.
    • Describe HVDC converter schemes’ equipment.
  • Course Content

    • Overview of HVDC
    • Thyristor Valves
    • Control and Protection
  • Programme Schedule

    Day 1

    Introduction to HVDC

    • What is HVDC?
    • Fundamentals
    • Single line diagram
    • Civil engineering station

    Day 2

    HVDC Thyristor Valves

    • Definition
    • Components
    • Harmonics and filters
    • Insulation coordination

    Day 3

    Control and Protection of HVDC Systems

    • HVDC controls
    • HVDC protection types

Fundamentals of High Voltage Circuit Breakers

Duration: 3 days |  Level: Basic

This course aims to enable participants in developing their knowledge and skills in the Fundamentals of High Voltage Circuit Breakers. The learner will develop the skills necessary to gain confidence in the correlation between High Voltage network parameters and the associated key switchgear parameters in the compilation of switchgear specifications.


This course is designed for engineers involved in the design and application of transmission networks, and graduate engineers entering the industry.

  • Course Objectives:

    At the end of this course participants will be able to

    • Become conversant in the fundamentals of High Voltage Circuit breakers.
    • Know the main elements of switchgear design, construction and testing.
  • Course Content

    • Types of disturbances on power systems
    • Insulation, interruption medium and interrupter Design
    • Circuit breaker interrupters and operating mechanisms
    • Circuit breaker types
    • Capacitor and reactor switching
    • Circuit breaker testing and interpretation
    • Operations
  • Programme Schedule

    Day 1

    Types of disturbances on power systems

    • Short-circuit theory
    • Circuit interruption
    • Symmetrical/asymmetrical conditions
    • Arcing
    • Transient phenomena
    • Insulation, interruption medium and interrupter design
    • Air and oil
    • Vacuum and Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6)

    Day 2

    Circuit breaker interrupters and operating mechanisms

    • Interrupter principles and types
    • Mechanisms
    • Circuit breaker types
    • Dead Tank and Live Tank (AIS)
    • Gas-Insulated Switchgear (GIS)
    • Mixed Technology Switchgear (MTS)
    • Capacitor and reactor switching
    • Capacitor switching; reactor switching
    • Point on wave switching
    • Circuit breaker testing and interpretation
    • List of testing according to standards

    Day 3

    Operations

    • Installation
    • Commissioning maintenance
    • Condition monitoring
    • Decommissioning
    • Time based
    • Condition based
    • Monitoring devices

Application of Industry Power System Protections

Duration: 5 days  |  Level: Intermediate

This course aims to enable participants in developing their knowledge and skills in the Application of Industry Power System Protections. The learner will develop their understanding of the aspects of protection most commonly found in distribution for medium and low voltage networks in the oil & gas, petroleum, steel, mining and metal industries.


This course is designed for engineers or managers who already have experience in protection principles, but want to expand or update their knowledge in the area of distribution and generation power systems.

  • Course Objectives:

    At the end of this course participants will be able to

    • Gain a comprehensive understanding of the selection and application principles of the most common types of protection found in distribution: MV/LV networks for oil & gas, petroleum companies, steel, mining & metal industries.
  • Course Content

    • General Topics
    • Protection Types
  • Programme Schedule

    Day 1

    Fault analysis tutorials

    Day 2

    Detailed overcurrent grading/co-ordination

    Day 3

    Current transformer requirements for protective relaying

    Day 4

    Protection Types

    • Pilot wire differential protection
    • Power transformer protection

    Day 5

    Protection Types - following

    • Generator protection
    • Motor protection
    • Busbar protection

Application of Protective Relaying to Transmission Systems

Duration: 2 days  |  Basic

This course aims to enable participants in developing their knowledge and skills in the Application of Protective Relaying to Transmission Systems. The learner will develop their understanding of protection settings and application of transmission protections. This course will reinforce your company’s expert knowledge, reduce your maintenance costs and downtime, and handle your system operations effectively in all situations. Upon completion of this course, participants will sustain the success of their company by enhancing employee efficiency and morale.


This course is designed for engineers who wish to gain more experience in protection settings and application of transmission protections.

  • Course Objectives:

    At the end of this course participants will be able to

    • Address the principles of selection and application in the most common types of relay found in transmission systems.
    • Give presentations and worked examples on distance protection, busbar protection, auto-reclosing and system stability.
  • Course Content

    • Overview of System Application
    • Auto-reclosing
    • System Stability
  • Programme Schedule

    Day 1

    • Overview of System Application
    • Application principles and setting procedures of: distance protection, distance protection schemes
    • Application principles and setting procedures of busbar protection
    • Application examples and tutorials

    Day 2

    • Auto-reclosing and System Stability
    • Auto-reclose on distribution systems
    • Auto-reclose on transmission systems
    • System stability

Application of Utility Power System Protections

Duration: 5 days  |  Level: Intermediate

This course aims to enable participants in developing their knowledge and skills in the Application of Utility Power System Protections. The learner will develop their understanding of the most common types of protection found in distribution, transmission, and sub-transmission power systems. This course will reinforce your company’s expert knowledge, reduce your maintenance costs and downtime, and handle your system operations effectively in all situations. Upon completion of this course, participants will sustain the success of their company by enhancing employee efficiency and morale.


This course is designed for engineers and managers who already have experience in protection principals, but want to expand or update their knowledge in the areas of generation, transmissions, and distribution power systems.

  • Course Objectives:

    At the end of this course participants will be able to

    • Gain a comprehensive understanding of the principles of selection and application in the most common types of protection found in distribution, transmission and sub-transmission power systems
  • Course Content

    • General Topics
    • Protection Types
  • Programme Schedule

    Day 1

    • Fault analysis tutorials

    Day 2

    • Detailed overcurrent grading/co-ordination

    Day 3

    • Protection Types
    • Pilot wire differential protection
    • Power transformer protection

    Day 4

    • Protection Types - following
    • Distance protection
    • Busbar protection

    Day 5

    • Current transformer requirements for protective relaying

Application of Overcurrent Grading and Commissioning

Duration: 4 days  |  Level: Basic

This course aims to enable participants in developing their knowledge and skills in the Application of Overcurrent Grading and Commissioning. The learner will develop their understanding of fault and grade overcurrent, and basic commissioning techniques. This course will reinforce your company’s expert knowledge, reduce your maintenance costs and downtime, and handle your system operations effectively in all situations. Upon completion of this course, participants will sustain the success of their company by enhancing employee efficiency and morale.


This course is designed for delegates who require more tutorial time on fault calculations and application of overcurrent relays, together with knowledge of basic relay testing.

  • Course Objectives:

    At the end of this course participants will be able to

    • Analyze fault and grade overcurrent.
    • Understand basic commissioning techniques.
    • Test overcurrent, differential, motor, generator and distance protection relays.
  • Course Content

    • Analyze fault and grade overcurrent.
    • Understand basic commissioning techniques.
    • Test overcurrent, differential, motor, generator and distance protection relays.
  • Programme Schedule

    Day 1

    • Fault analysis tutorials

    Day 2

    • Detailed overcurrent grading/coordination tutorial

    Day 3

    • Basic commissioning and maintenance techniques

    Day 4

    • Hands-on testing of overcurrent, differential, motor, generator and distance protection relays

Introduction to the Protection Scheme Philosophy for MV and HV Networks

Duration: 5 days  |  Level: Basic

This course aims to provide participants with an Introduction to the Protection Scheme Philosophy for Medium Voltage and High Voltage Networks. The learner will develop their understanding of the protection schemes of industrial, distribution, and generation transmission electrical networks; as well as digital control systems for high and medium voltage substations.


This course is designed for maintenance and commissioning engineers, especially those involved in protective relays, as well as protection engineers, protection design engineers, and project managers.


  • Course Objectives:

    At the end of this course participants will be able to

    • Understand the protection schemes of industrial, distribution, generation or transmission electrical networks.
    • Understand digital control system for MV/HV substations.
  • Course Content

    • General Fundamentals
    • Earthing Mode
    • Types of Protection
    • Transformers and Practical Examples
    • Digital Control System
  • Programme Schedule

    Day 1

    • Introduction and Fundamentals
    • Electrical network topology
    • Electrical substation type & topology
    • Basic principles of protection schemes

    Day 2

    • Earthing mode/short circuit current and fault calculation

    Day 3

    • Types of Protection
    • Overcurrent protection/directional
    • Transformer protection
    • Line protection
    • Distance protection
    • Differential protection
    • Motor protection
    • Generator protection
    • Busbar protection

    Day 4

    • Transformers and Practical Examples
    • Current transformers, voltage transformers
    • Application examples for the specification of protection schemes

    Day 5

    • Digital Control System
    • Definition
    • Usage
    • Principles
    • Components

Utility Transmission Power System Protections (Basic)

Duration: 4 days  |  Level: Basic

This course aims to enable participants in developing their basic knowledge and skills in Transmission Power System Protections. The learner will develop their understanding of the key principles of protection in high voltage and extra high voltage transmission networks. This course will reinforce your company’s expert knowledge, reduce your maintenance costs and downtime, and handle your system operations effectively in all situations. Upon completion of this course, participants will sustain the success of their company by enhancing employee efficiency and morale.


This course is designed for maintenance and commissioning engineers, especially those involved with protective relays, as well as protection engineers, protection design engineers, and project managers.


  • Course Objectives:

    At the end of this course participants will be able to

    • Understand the key principles of protection in HV and EHV transmission networks.
  • Course Content

    • General Fundamentals
    • Types of Protection
  • Programme Schedule

    Day 1

    • General Fundamentals
    • Fundamental principles on protective relays use
    • Fundamentals on protection principles

    Day 2

    • Short circuit currents

    Day 3

    • Types of Protection
    • Types of Protection
    • Line protection principles

    Day 4

    • Types of Protection - following
    • Distance protection
    • Tele-action schemes
    • Line differential protection

Utility Transmission Power System Protections (Intermediate)

Duration: 4 days  |  Level: Intermediate

This course aims to enable participants in developing their knowledge and skills in Utility Transmission Power System Protections at an advanced level. The learner will develop their understanding of high voltage and extra high voltage transmission network protection principles. The participants will attain a high level of understanding in HV/EHV protection schemes, and be able to realize an optimal specification of a protection scheme.


This course is designed for maintenance and commissioning engineers, especially those involved with protective relays, as well as protection engineers, protection design engineers, and project managers.

  • Course Objectives:

    At the end of this course participants will be able to

    • Have a developed knowledge and understanding of HV and EHV transmission network protection principles.
  • Course Content

    • Overview of Power Transmission
    • Specific Applications for Transmission Systems
    • Busbar
    • Earthing
    • Short Circuit Currents
  • Programme Schedule

    Day 1

    • Overview of Power Transmission
    • Topology and architecture of power transmission and distribution networks
    • Advanced module on power transformer protection

    Day 2

    • Specific Applications for Transmission Systems
    • Breaker failure
    • Recloser
    • Check-synchro
    • Power swing
    • Fault locator
    • Fuse detection
    • CT & VT supervision
    • Trip circuit supervision

    Day 3

    • Busbar
    • Busbar protection
    • Busbar differential schemes

    Day 4

    • Earthing systems

    Day 5

    • Advanced module on short-circuit currents

Power Network Essentials

Duration: 4 days  |  Level: Intermediate

This course aims to enable participants in developing their basic knowledge and skills in Power Network Essentials. The learner will develop their understanding of electrical power networks, so that managers may be comfortably conversant in this industry and better equipped to make informed decisions, as well as ensuring that staff members have the knowledge necessary to better contribute and be more informed within the workplace.


This course is designed for engineers who do not have a background in electrical engineering but are working, or are associated with, the electrical power industry.


  • Course Objectives:

    At the end of this course participants will be able to

    • Describe the electrical power network or grid generation, transmission and distribution.
    • Gain further knowledge of each stage within the power flow and its components.
    • Gain in-depth knowledge of the electrical power system operations.
    • Understand the economic aspects of the electricity industry, such as deregulation and trading.
  • Course Content

    • Introduction
    • Transmission Lines
    • Power Systems
    • Control and Protection
  • Programme Schedule

    Day 1

    • Introduction to Power Networks
    • The growth of electric power systems in the industry
    • Components of power systems
    • Environmental impact of power systems
    • Series of impendence of transmission

    Day 2

    • Transmission Lines
    • Definition
    • Capacitance
    • Current and voltage
    • Modeling and network calculation

    Day 3

    • Power Systems
    • Overview
    • Types
    • Economic operations
    • Interconnection failures and blackouts
    • Maintenance and troubleshooting
    • Stability and power quality

    Day 4

    • Control and Protection
    • Automatic control
    • System protection

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