September 26-28, 2023 | Lake Mary, FL
Instructor: Michael Godfrey
Course Credits: 24 CEHs and 24 CTDs – The Power Systems Seminars have been approved by the Florida Board of Professional Engineers for CEHs.
Overview: Relay Testing and Commissioning Intermediate is an interactive seminar designed to teach relay technicians and electrical systems commissioners new techniques and approaches to protective relay testing and protection systems commissioning. The course is aimed at personnel with between 2 and 5 years of related experience and may provide benefits for personnel with fewer or greater years of experience. The course combines in-class lecture, group activities, guided instruction and a hands-on lab.
The lab is highly interactive, as it gives participants the opportunity to review the equipment that would normally be used to protect and control electrical power systems. The lab stations contain a sample relay, breaker simulator, and relay test set.
Target Attendees: Industry professionals with intermediate experience in electrical protection and control, protective relaying, and system design that are interested in adding to their electrical protection testing, commissioning, and calculation abilities. Ideal candidates will have between 2 and 5 years of related field experience.
Recommended Prerequisites: Participants should have taken the Relay Testing and Commissioning Basic class or have an equivalent level of experience. Participants should be comfortable with power math principles and a wide range of calculation methods.
Course Outline:
Commissioning Project Overview
- Reviewing system drawings
- Commissioning standards
- Test equipment and software overview
- Test result documentation
AC Circuit Checks
- CT and PT circuit checks
- Single-point ground testing
- Current pushes
- Polarity checks
DC Circuit Checks
- DC functional testing
- DC functional test plan creation
- Breaker alarm verification
- Anti-pump circuit check
Relay Testing
- Comparing relay settings against system documentation
- Relay element testing of various elements (21, 27, 50, 51, 59)
- Relay logic testing
- Recloser test plan development
- Breaker failure testing
- Overview of end-to-end testing
System Start-up
- Pre-energization checks
- Energization steps
- In-service readings
- Troubleshooting common issues found during start-up
Lab Day
- Relay settings verification and installation
- Relay element test plan creation
- Relay logic functional testing
- DC functional testing
Notes: This course is intended to be manufacturer agnostic and does not go into depth with specific relay models or testing software suites. All lab activities are meant to be paced and tailored to audience participation. The above lab day curriculum is intended as a guide document to start class discussion and activities.