Live support chatSystem Protection - The Art of Engineering Relays, Breakers, Reclosers & Fuses
In System Protection, you'll learn ...
- How to provide proper protection for electrical systems
- The differences between breakers, reclosers & fuses
- Common relay types and communication methods
- The consequences of improper circuit protection
Overview
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Credit: 2 PDH
Length: 35 pages
System protection is known as the art of engineering, the building block of every utility. We need proper protection for generation, transmission, distribution systems and renewables: first and second line of defense as well as back-up protection.
Relays represent the brain power that differentiate between normal and fault conditions and trigger the operating muscle, which are the disconnecting devices, such as circuit breakers and reclosers to isolate the faults.
There are key differences between breakers, reclosers & fuses. The consequences for improper protection and/or relay mis-operation are grave.
This course will show the differences between breakers, reclosers & fuses, as well as the consequences of improper protection and/or relay mis-operation. This course will also cover special relay traits, protection zones, common relay types and communication methods, fuse curves and DER impact.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Obtained
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Common causes of faults
- How relays operate and what they are used for
- Characteristics of underground (UG) vs. overhead (OH) systems
- The importance of providing overcurrent protection to prevent injury to people
- Seven characteristics to consider when selecting a relay
- How zones of protection operate
- Important concepts of the fuse curve
- How instrument transformers are used to communicate with relays
- IEEE relay numbers
- Two commonly used methods for lightning protection
Certificate of Completion
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 14 questions. PDH credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.
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Preview a portion of this course before purchasing it.
Credit: 2 PDH
Length: 35 pages
