Who should attend this seminar?

• System Studies Consultants
• Electrical Power Systems Analysis Engineers
• Power System Modelling and Simulation Consultants

What will you learn?

• How to do power system studies.
• How to do more projects with greater quality and avoid common mistakes.
• How to create typical reports with EA-PSM Electric.

1^st day (2021-11-30), 4 hours

Create your network single-line diagram with EA-PSM Electric

• Install EA-PSM Electric on your computer.
• Create a single-line diagram.

Power flows in electrical power systems with co-generation and renewable energy power plants

• Power quality standard requirements for grid voltage characteristics.
• Power grid state analysis after the connection of new load or power source.
• A system with an operating reserve state analysis after the unexpected disconnection of a feeder.
• Analysis of transformer operation under maximum loading conditions.
• Tap changing transformers.
• Overhead lines and cable sizing, to meet techno-economic requirements.
• Voltage drop calculation.
• Equipment sizing and assessment of their loading conditions.

2^nd day (2021-12-02), 4 hours

Operation states of electric motors and higher harmonics analysis in electrical systems

• Influence of motor start-up currents on the electrical network stability.
• Reactive power compensation with electric motors and sizing of reactive power compensation devices.
• Electric motors operation with variable frequency drives (VFD).
• Assessment of voltage distortion level conducted by higher harmonics in the electrical network.
• Selection of VFD with lower and higher harmonics.
• Higher harmonics filtering.
• Resonant conditions for higher harmonics in networks with reactive power compensation capacitors.

3^rd day (2021-12-07), 4 hours

Short circuits and equipment sizing

• Power grid parameters that are important for short circuit calculation.
• Short circuit current from the power grid.
• Short circuit current from the synchronous generator.
• Short circuit current from an induction motor.
• Short circuit current from renewable energy power plants.
• Asymmetrical short circuits.
• Phase-to-phase short circuits in 0.4kV power systems.
• Phase-to-neutral short circuits in systems with isolated neutral.

4^th day (2021-12-09), 4 hours

0.4 kV – 35 kV networks protection coordination

• Low voltage fuses selection.
• Low voltage breakers selection and coordination.
• Coordination of fuses and breakers tripping curves.
• Characteristics of maximum short circuit current protection devices in medium voltage networks.
• Protection equipment against maximum short circuit currents settings calculation and sensitivity assessment.
• Protection equipment against phase-to-neutral short circuits settings calculation and coordination.

Additional information:

• During online training, participants will solve real cases with the software EA-PSM Electric.
• Every participant will get Consultancy on their projects and EA-PSM Electric license for 60 days.
• Small workgroups (up to eight individuals)