Relay Testing & Commissioning
October 18-21 | Lake Mary, FL
Training Curriculum
Power Systems 103 is an intense four (4) day course, eight (8) hours per day, which covers the following curriculum:
Introduction to Power Systems and Protective Relaying
- Power system faults and abnormal conditions
- Basic fault calculations and relay settings
- Relay applications
- Standards references and documentation
Technical Tools
- Trigonometry
- Phasors in relay circuits
- Power system grounding
Instrument Transformers
- Potential transformers
- Grounding and shielding of instrument transformer circuits
- Current transformer testing
Relay Design & Basic Elements
- Operational features
- Ratings
- 15 basic element characteristics
Control Circuits
- Contacts
- Sneak circuits
- Battery testing
- Finding grounds
Transformer Protection & Control
- Testing overcurrent, differential and sudden pressure
- Testing voltage regulation and paralleling
- Emergency replacement of transformers
Maintaining Relay Systems
- What tests to perform
- Nuclear power plants
- Reviewing relay operations
Analyzing Relay Events
- Troubleshooting
- Case histories
Commissioning Tests; Safety, Manual & Automatic Testing of CTs & Relays
- Testing methodology
- Field testing philosophies
- Field checks on instrument transformers
- Relay programming and testing
Commissioning Tests; Testing Circuits, Wiring & Functional Tests
- Point to point drawing check
- Wire checking
- AC circuit testing
- Functional tests
Commissioning Tests; In Service Readings
- Phasing tests
- In service readings
Commissioning Tests; Commissioning Numerical Relays
- Dynamic characteristics
- Programmable logic
- In service readings
- Diagnosing abnormal conditions
Commissioning; Project Management
- Pre-job engineering
- Critical path
- Outage planning
- Typical jobs
Testing Power Line Carrier
- Test procedures for line traps, tuners, transmitter and receivers
Redundant Systems
- Primary and backup
- Dual trip coil
- Dual battery
- Physical isolation