It covers protection schemes for transmission, distribution, and industrial power systems, including relay operation, fault analysis, protection coordination, and testing procedures to ensure system reliability and safety.

• Understand the fundamentals of power system protection and fault behavior.
• Learn the functions and characteristics of protective relays and devices.
• Analyze faults using protection system tools and techniques.
• Develop coordination and discrimination strategies for relays.
• Understand protection schemes for generators, transformers, lines, and motors.
• Gain practical knowledge of relay settings, testing, and maintenance.

• Electrical Engineers and Technicians
• Power System Protection Engineers
• Substation and Utility Engineers
• Industrial Maintenance and Reliability Personnel
• Project Engineers and System Designers
• Anyone involved in the analysis, design, or operation of protection systems

This interactive Training will be highly interactive, with opportunities to advance your opinions and ideas and will include:
• Lectures
• Workshop & Work Presentation
• Case Studies and Exercise
• Videos and General Discussions

Day 1: Introduction to Power System Protection

• Purpose and principles of power system protection
• Components of protection systems: CTs, VTs, relays, breakers
• Types of faults and system behavior during faults
• Protection system requirements and standards (IEC/IEEE)
• Overview of protection zones and philosophy

Day 2: Protective Relays & Instrument Transformers

• Electromechanical, static, and numerical relays
• Current Transformer (CT) and Voltage Transformer (VT) selection and performance
• Relay characteristics: curves, settings, and coordination
• Relay communication protocols (IEC 61850 basics)
• Testing and calibration of relays

Day 3: Protection of Power System Components

• Transformer protection (differential, Buchholz, overcurrent)
• Generator protection schemes
• Transmission line protection (distance, differential)
• Motor and feeder protection
• Busbar protection concepts and applications

Day 4: Coordination, Fault Analysis & Advanced Schemes

• Overcurrent coordination and selectivity
• Time-current characteristic (TCC) curves interpretation
• Fault calculation methods (symmetrical components basics)
• Arc flash considerations in protection design
• Load shedding and system stability-related protections

Day 5: Practical Applications, Testing & Case Studies

• Practical relay setting exercises
• Testing tools: primary/secondary injection tests
• Troubleshooting protection system failures
• Case studies from utility and industrial systems
• Final course review and assessment

A RECTUS attendance certificate will be awarded to all participants who complete at least 80% of the total course duration.