AGENDA Basic course on

Power system
Protection & Control
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 Basic course on Power system Protection & Control

Material used for the course

ABBs Protection application hand book

CBIP manual on Protection of Generators,
generator transformers and 220kV and 400 kV
networks
CBIP Manual on Reliable fault clearance and
back-up protection of EHV and UHV transmission
networks
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 ABBs Protection application hand book

The book covers most aspects of protection

application based on extensive experience of ABB

Selection of protection relays for different types of objects

Dimensioning of CTs and VTs matching protection
requirements
Design of protection panels including DC and AC
supervision, terminal numbering etc
Setting of protection relays to achieve selectivity
Principles of subdivisions of the protection systems for
higher voltages
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List of Contents

1 Network General
2 Fault calculation
3 Network earthing
4 Protection General
5 Protection Line
6 Protection Transformer
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7 Protection Reactors
8 Protection Capacitors
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9 Protection Bus and Breaker
10 Earth fault protection
11 Current Transformers
12 Voltage Transformers
13 Requirement on current transformers
14 Control System structure
15 Protection Settings
16 Subdivided systems
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Manual on Protection
of Generators, Generator
Transformers and 220 kV and 400kV Networks

Recommendations contained herein for protection of E.H.V system of

220 kV and 400 kV are intended to be used by utilities in India as a
guide for minimum provisions at different voltage levels.
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The manual also contains a section on Generators and Generator

Transformer protection.
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Generator and Generator Transformer protection

Line protection
Autoreclosing
Transformer protection
Reactor protection
Bus bar protection
Breaker fail protection
Disturbance recorder and Fault location equipment
Guide lines for protection engineering
Location of CTs and VTs
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Commissioning tests and maintenance recommendations

Test equipment
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Details of the WG

WG formed in 2003
Members from
Utilities,Manufacturers &
Academic institutes in India
Report released during
CIGRE colloquium of
B4 + Meeting of CIGRE
Administrative Council in
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Bangalore India
17-24 Sep 2005
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Aim of the manual

Gives recommendations to Utilities in India

Fine tune some practices

Management of Protection Systems in EHV
&UHV systems
Enhance dependability of fault clearance system
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Fault clearance system

Fault Clearance System

Protection System

CT Circuit Breaker

Circuit
Protection Breaker
VT Trip
Equipment Mecha-
Coil
nism
TE
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DC-System
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Dependability of fault clearance

system
Second main protection increases the availability
and dependability
Back-up protection that is independent of the main
protection enhances this .
Decisions for provision of additional protection and
back-up protection should be considering the
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disturbance costs due to uncleared faults.

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Disturbance costs
Risk of injury to people and damage to third party
property
Risk of damage to power lines and other power
apparatus
Customer outages
Voltage disturbances
Customers complaints and ill will
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Continuous improvement

Utilities should have a system of measuring and

keeping record of the performance indices for
Protection devices and Switching devices
Dependability
Security
Helps taking decisions regarding maintenance,
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modernizing and retrofitting of switching and

protection system
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Usefulness to utilities
The manual will help the protection engineers of
various utilities in India in managing the availability
and reliability of the fault clearance system in
transmission networks in the voltage range from 132
kV to 765 kV.
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List of contents
Chapter 1 : Introduction
Chapter 2: Fundamentals
Chapter 3 : Requirements
Chapter 4 : Performance Indices
Chapter 5 : Lines and Cables
Chapter 6 : Power Transformers
Chapter 7 : Shunt Reactors
Chapter 8 : Bus bars
Chapter 9 : DC auxiliary Supply Systems
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Chapter 10 : Switching Devices

Chapter 11 : Communication Systems
Chapter12 : References
 AGENDA- COURSE ON PROTECTION APPLICATION

Day-1 ( Morning session 09:00-13:00)

Protection General
Protection Line
Network General

Day-1 ( Afternoon session 14:00-18:00)

Protection Transformer
Fault calculation
Network earthing
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Day-2 ( Morning session 09:00-13:00)

Protection Reactors
Protection Capacitors
Subdivided Systems
Protections in breaker and half bus configuration

Day-2 ( Afternoon session 14:00-18:00)

Protection Bus and Breaker
Control System structure
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Protection of SC lines
Overview of PTSY-R products
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Day-3 ( Morning session 09:00-13:00)

Control Circuits , Interlocking
Earth fault protection
Current transformer

Day-3 ( Afternoon session 14:00-18:00)

CT requirements
Voltage transformer
Protection Settings
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Exercise
Test
 Test

Go through the questions carefully

Write answer when point is explained during the

presentation.
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