32 Credits
32 CEHs and 32 NETA CTDs
Dates
July 14 - July 17, 2025
Schedule
8am - 5pm
Instructor
Michael J. Wright, PE
Location
Qualus
100 Colonial Center Pky
Suite 400
Lake Mary, FL 32746
Power Systems 101 has been specifically developed for engineers, engineering technicians, and field relay technicians. This class provides attendees with a strong basis of knowledge in relay protection philosophy and design theory.
Target Participants
- Entry level transmission and distribution protection and controls engineers and technicians
- Engineers in adjacent fields (system studies, transmission lines, physical substation, SCADA)
- Utility project managers and substation equipment technicians
Course Outline
Substation Layouts & Protection Zone Diagrams
- Transmission System Overview
- Types of Generation
- What Is a Fault?
- Substation Layouts
- Protection Zone Diagrams
- Functional Diagram Exercise
Hands-on Functional Diagram
- Line Protection
- Bus Protection
- Transformer Protection
- Breaker Failure
- Lockouts
Current Transformers
- CT Basics
- Ratios
- CT Classes T&C
- CT Ratings
- Saturation Current and Curves
- Equivalent Circuits
- CT Testing
- IEEE Standards
Breaker Control
- Mechanical Operation
- Trip circuits
- Close Circuits
- Anti-Pump Circuits
- Reclosing
- Specifications and Ratings
- Alarms
- IEEE Standards
Differential
- Bus Differentials
- KCL Theory
- Differential CT Circuits
- Calculating Current In Differential Circuits
- Mismatched CTs
- Rolled CTs
- CT Polarity
- High Impedance Differential Application
- IEEE Standards
Transformer Protection
- Transformer Theory
- Equivalent Circuit
- Types of Transformers
- Transformer Losses
- Transformer Ratings
- Tap Changes
- IEEE Standards
Line Protection
- Physical Characteristics of Transmission Lines
- Mho Circle
- Theory of Impedance Protection
- Zones of Protection
- POTT, PUTT, DCB, & DCUB End-to-End Schemes
- Reliability and Security
- IEEE Standards
Breaker Failure
- Breaker Failure Initiates
- Current Requirements
- Breaker Position
- Critical Clearing Time
- System Stability
- Various Breaker Failure Logic Schemes
- Trip and Lockout Theory
- IEEE Standards
Course Credits
32 CEHs and 32 NETA CTDs
The Power Systems Seminars have been approved by the Florida Board of Professional Engineers for CEHs.
Misc. Details
Contact Information
qualu@qualuscorp.com
689-205-9460
Lodging
Orlando Marriott Lake Mary
1501 International Parkway
Lake Mary, FL 32746
Room Block Rate:
$135/Night
Room Block Cut-off Date: 6/20/2025