Power system protection online course

What is a power system protection course?

This professional development course is designed for engineers and technicians who need practical skills and knowledge in understanding power system protection, including how to calculate fault currents, and select relays and associated instrument transformers appropriate to each typical system or equipment. Course Benefits

What is a protection system?

Protection systems used to protect the equipment in an electric power system against faults, fault analysis methods, basic switchgear used for protection, basic protection schemes, such as overcurrent, differential, and distance protection and their application.

What can I learn in power system protection?

At the conclusion of this course, students can: Identify the challenges and solutions to power system protection problems. Select the appropriate protection schemes for various applications. Analyze power system faults for balanced and unbalanced conditions using symmetrical components.

What is a graduate certificate in power systems?

A graduate certificate in power systems reinforces your career and allows you to take on responsibilities exclusively given to engineers with power-specific education. These specialized power systems graduate certificates will raise your knowledge and competency levels in key disciplines like protection and controls or power transmission.

Why is power system protection important?

Improperly designed protection systems can lead to major power failures. Due to the increasing dependency of electricity, such power failures can have a serious impact on society and the economy. Application knowledge of power system-protection is key when it comes to optimizing the reliability level of electrical infrastructure.

What is a Master's in power system engineering online program?

Our master’s in power system engineering online graduate program prepares electrical engineers for professional practice in the electric utility industry. The program is a great option for experienced engineers or those who want to reshape their careers with a program composed entirely of technical power systems engineering courses.