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Course Modules

This training course is split into the following modules:

This comprehensive training course consists of two modules which can be booked as a 10-Day Training event, or as individual, 5-Day training courses.

Why Choose Power System Protection and Reliability Training Course?

Power System Protection and Reliability Training Course provides a solid foundation for understanding how modern electrical networks operate, how they fail, and how protective devices respond to abnormalities. As power systems expand and become more interconnected, the need for accurate relaying, fault detection, and system reliability becomes even more essential for safe and stable operation. This course enables participants to master the fundamentals behind digital relays, protection schemes, and reliability assessment methods used across generation, transmission, and distribution environments.

This Power System Protection and Reliability Course also focuses on the importance of maintaining availability within electrical networks by applying correct relay settings, using established protection standards, and ensuring equipment is coordinated to minimise downtime. Participants explore fault types, protection philosophies, and predictive diagnostic methods that support proactive power system management.

Through practical examples and structured learning, the Power System Protection and Reliability Training Course helps professionals improve their operational decision-making when dealing with relays, breakers, faults, power quality disturbances, and network protection strategies. By the end of the course, delegates will gain confidence in analysing protection requirements, understanding reliability indices, and supporting safe electrical system operations across various industrial sectors.

What are the Goals?

This Power System Protection and Reliability Training Course equips participants with the analytical, technical, and practical insights necessary to support reliable power network operations. The course strengthens understanding of protective devices, fault behaviour, and system performance indicators, enabling delegates to improve both operational confidence and network safety.

By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:

  • Understand power protection devices and their application in electrical systems
  • Identify different fault types and analyse fault behaviour in networks
  • Apply principles of power system reliability and partial discharge (PD) analysis
  • Recognise load characteristics and evaluate overall network availability
  • Learn and apply fundamental principles of modern protective relaying
  • Interpret protection standards and relay settings aligned with ANSI codes

Who is this Training Course for?

This Power System Protection and Reliability Course is ideal for professionals working within electrical utilities, industrial facilities, or organisations that rely on safe and dependable power system performance. It supports both experienced engineers and those new to protective relaying, helping them strengthen their technical understanding of system protection concepts.

This training course will greatly benefit:

  • Electrical Power System Engineers
  • Electrical Technicians and Technical Officers
  • Engineers and staff working in substations, generation, transmission, and distribution
  • Managers seeking to understand power factor correction and its financial impact
  • New graduates and professionals entering the field of protective relaying
  • Anyone requiring an updated understanding of protection devices and reliability concepts

How will this Training Course be Presented?

This Power System Protection and Reliability Training Course uses interactive instructional techniques that support practical learning and real-world application. Delegates participate actively through discussions, workshops, and case-based troubleshooting scenarios to deepen their understanding of power system protection challenges.

Training delivery includes:

  • Instructor-led presentations supported by industry-relevant examples
  • Group discussions encouraging shared knowledge and collaborative learning
  • Workshops that simulate protection device testing and relay adjustments
  • Real-life case studies to analyse system faults and reliability issues
  • Practical exercises designed to reinforce diagnostic and analytical skills

The Course Content

Day 1

Introduction and Power Quality Issues

  • Power quality definition and basics
  • Importance of good and reliable power quality
  • Quantifying power quality
  • ITI curve
  • Causes of voltage sags
  • Causes of interruptions
Day 2

Transient Voltage Excursions

  • Motor starting
  • Switching and traveling waves
  • Capacitor switching
  • Lightning
  • Lightning shielding and grounding
  • Ferroresonance
Day 3

Reliability Indices, Effects of Fault Clearing on Power Quality

  • IEEE-defined reliability indices
  • Interpreting reliability indices
  • Fault clearing
  • Reclosing strategies
  • Fuse saving philosophy
  • Fuse blowing philosophy
Day 4

Insulation Coordination, Arresters, and Steady-State Voltage Regulation

  • Basic impulse level
  • Insulation systems
  • Insulation testing
  • Arrester selection and application
  • Load tap changers and voltage regulators
  • Effects of steady-state voltage on system operation
Day 5

Harmonics and Mitigation Techniques

  • Fundamentals of harmonics
  • Causes and effects of harmonics
  • AC power and power factor
  • Mitigating harmonic effects
  • K-factor transformers
  • Harmonic filters
Day 6

Over Current Protective Devices Fundamentals and Characteristics

  • Types and characteristics or overcurrent protection
  • Fuse types, operation, and characteristics
  • Interpretation of the time current curves
  • Relationship between electronic trip units and L, S, I, G.
  • TCC and selective coordination studies
  • The molded case and the air circuit breakers electronic units 
Day 7

Importance of Conventional and Non-Conventional Instrument Transformers (NCIT) and their Impact on the Digital Numerical Relays

  • Construction and roles of current transformer
  • Potential or voltage transformers for electrical protection circuits
  • The non-conventional instrument transformer (NCIT) characteristics
  • Protection relay functionalities and significance
  • Digital numerical relay applications
  • Numerical relays coordination studies and characteristics 
Day 8

Major Electrical Switchgears and Equipment Power System Protection Incorporating Digital Relays

  • Generator faults and protection
  • Numerical relays dedicated to generator
  • Importance of power transformer protection
  • Low voltage and high voltage motor protection design
  • Busbar protection significance
  • Distance protection for overhead lines 
Day 9

The Smart Grid with IoT Capabilities Incorporating State-of-the-Art Touch Screen Interactive Intelligent Relays

  • The smart grids with IEDs
  • IoT and electrical power protection system
  • The digital grid and line protection
  • IEC 61850 and the digital substation
  • AI component of the interactive intelligent relays
  • Eco friendly high voltage circuit breakers 
Day 10

Ground Fault and Overcurrent Protection, Arc Fault Hazard Control and Mitigation

  • Common type of ground faults
  • Severe overcurrent faults
  • Arc flash hazards analysis
  • Arc fault mitigation related to IEEE 1584 and NFPA 70E
  • Wrap up session

Certificate

  • AZTech Certificate of Completion for delegates who attend and complete the training course

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Absolutely. AZTech offers customised in-house training where this course can be tailored to your organisation's specific needs, objectives, and industry context. Please contact us directly to discuss your requirements.

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Yes. This Power System Protection and Reliability is offered in a classroom setting across multiple international locations as well as in a live online format, giving participants the flexibility to choose the option that best suits their schedule and learning preference.

AZTech courses are conducted in carefully selected 5-star hotels or 4-star premium hotels in the host city, featuring fully equipped, professional training rooms. Participants will enjoy coffee breaks and snacks throughout the day, as well as a complimentary lunch provided after each training session.

This Power System Protection and Reliability training course is designed for professionals at all levels who wish to enhance their knowledge and skills in this subject area. It is suitable for managers, team leaders, specialists, and anyone looking to advance their career and professional development.

 AZTech provides round-the-clock support to assist you with any enquiries. You can reach our team 24/7 by phone at +971 50 195 5668, by email at info@aztechtraining.com. Our dedicated training consultants are always on hand to help you with course selection, registration, scheduling, and any other questions you may have.

There are no formal prerequisites for this Power System Protection and Reliability course. It is open to all professionals regardless of their background or experience level, though a basic understanding of the subject area may be beneficial.

AZTech courses are delivered using a highly interactive and practical methodology, combining presentations, group discussions, real-world case studies, exercises, and workshops to ensure participants can immediately apply what they have learned in their professional environment.

Yes. Participants who successfully complete the course will receive an AZTech Certificate of Completion. This course may also be eligible for Training credits, which will be indicated in the course details.

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