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OvERvIEW
Fundamentals of Distribution System Overcurrent Protection
November 12 13, 2007
The purpose of the course is to give the new utility distribution engineer an up-to-date overview of the basics of virtually
all areas of distribution overcurrent protection. The course addresses the equipment used to protect systems, how they
are coordinated, and their impact on system performance. It discusses the various philosophies used at many utilities as
well as the modern equipment now being used to achieve and improve coordination and reliability. It shows simple ways
to calculate fault magnitudes and select protective device ratings.
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Engineering professionals and technicians needing an overview of overcurrent practices and philosophies of distribution
practices.
Distribution System Design and Protective Equipment
Characteristics
Registration and Continental breakfast: 8:00 8:30 a.m.
Seminar Timing: 8:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
Group luncheon: 12:00 1:00 p.m.
System Design
Substation design
Rating of transformers
Overload practices
Causes of failure
Feeder design
Grounded vs. ungrounded
Designs to improve reliability
Fault calculations made simple
Substation faults
Feeder faults
Impact of fault impedance
What are Arc Flash studies?
What are symmetrical components?
Equipment standards and ratings
Overview of equipment applications
High Impedance Faults
Fallacy of 40 ohms
Fault research
Why you cant detect high impedance faults
Overcurrent Protection - basics
Characteristics of fuses
Expulsion fuses
Current limiting fuses
Characteristics of relays
Electromechanical vs electronic
Instantaneous and time delay
Overtravel
Notching
Characteristics of reclosers
Hydraulic vs. electronic
Ratings and new capabilities
Overcurrent Protection Concepts
Continental breakfast: 8:00 8:30 a.m.
Seminar Timing: 8:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
Group luncheon: 12:00 1:00 p.m.
Impact of Grounding on Overcurrent Protection
Impact of neutral conductor
Effect of number of grounds on fault levels
Earth resistivity impact on faults
Philosophies of Protection
Substation transformer protection
Transfer trip
Differential relay fundamentals
Feeder protection
Coordination of relays and reclosers
Computer technique
Lateral protection
Choosing a lateral fuse
Fuse save vs. fuse blow
Coordination of reclosers and fuses
Fuse to fuse coordination
Distribution transformer protection
Philosophy of protection
Choosing a fuse
Secondary faults
Capacitor fusing
Fuse selection
Nuisance fuse operation
Reliability
Sectionalizing to improve reliability
Industry standards
What are others doing?
Impact of automation
How good is good enough? INSTRUCTORS
Fundamental of Distribution System Overcurrent Protection
November 12 13, 2007
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James J. burke is an Executive Advisor with Quanta Services in Cary, NC. Jim is an internationally
recognized expert on power distribution system design and engineering; power quality; reliability; overcurrent
and overvoltage protection. He has published more than 100 technical papers, including 4 prize papers,
and is the author of the book Power Distribution Engineering: Fundamentals and Applications now in its
13th printing. He is a Fellow of the IEEE and the 1996 recipient of the IEEE award for Excellence in Power
Distribution Engineering. He is the IEEE 2005 recipient of the Herman Halperin Award for Transmission and
Distribution.
bOOK
The course uses the book
"Power Distribution Systems: Fundamentals and Applications"
and the document
Hard to Find Information on Distribution Systems.
These will be provided to participants.
Fundamentals of Distribution System
Overcurrent Protection Course, November
12-13, 2007, $1,495. Early bird before
November 2, $1,295
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