Course description
Professional Certificate of Competency in Substation Design (Control, Protection and Facility Planning)
Substations are the key assets in any power system and serve as important nodes in a transmission and distribution network. Substations thus handle multiple voltages in a given location and link two or more systems of different voltages. In the first part of this two-part certificate series, the participants are given a thorough understanding of the basic principles of substation design, configuration of a substation, the specification/selection of equipment based on a selected configuration, conducting system studies to verify/correct the initial assumptions and to plan the layout of the substation.
In this part, the focus will be on the other subsystems that perform essential functions in substations. These include earthing/grounding, lightning protection of outdoor equipment and substation buildings, power system protection, control and interlocking equipment including the auxiliary power sources and various switchyard facilities such as foundation, structures, cable routing, lighting, fire protection and surveillance equipment.
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What will you learn
- Perform the design of substation earthing so as to ensure safety of personnel and equipment under all conditions
- Design appropriate protection against the direct and indirect effects of lightning strikes on substations and the incoming/outgoing overhead lines
- Select and apply appropriate power system protection to protect equipment and personnel from abnormal system conditions including short circuits and earth faults
- Determine the auxiliary power requirements and perform sizing calculations for the battery backup of essential dc power supply
- Understand the requirements for site preparation, foundations, structures, cable trenches and draining arrangements to effectively coordinate with design teams of related disciplines
- Select and apply gas insulated switchgear if outdoor type HV substations cannot be used due to any site-related constraints and adjust the other design elements to suit this option
Training Course Content
Modules
- EARTHING SYSTEM OF SWITCHYARDS
- EXAMPLE OF SWITCHYARD EARTHING SYSTEM DESIGN
- LIGHTNING PROTECTION OF SWITCHYARDS
- EXAMPLE OF SWITCHYARD LIGHTNING AND SURGE PROTECTION DESIGN
- PROTECTION DESIGN FOR SUBSTATION-1
- EXAMPLES/CASE STUDIES OF MV SUBSTATION PROTECTION
- PROTECTION DESIGN FOR SUBSTATION-2
- EXAMPLES/CASE STUDIES OF HV SUBSTATION PROTECTION
- SWITCHYARD CONTROL AND INTERLOCKING
- EXAMPLE CASE STUDY OF DESIGN OF HV SUBSTATION CONTROL AND AUXILIARY SYSTEMS
- SWITCHYARD-FACILITY PLANNING
- GAS INSULATED SWITCHGEAR (GIS) AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO OUTDOOR SWITCHYARD
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I was satisfied with the overall structure of the topics presented.
The course content is practical, as it is done in the field and as a result I was able to understand how to solve practical design problems.
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