Course Description:

The course is designed to give an idea about the operation and control of power plants and how to control voltage levels within standard values. It also provides participants with knowledge in VAR control as well as various control action both automatically and by operators.

Course Goal:

To enhance the participant’s knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to understand types, design, operation and control of electrical power plants

Course Objectives:

By the end of this course the participant will be able to:

1. Understand main components of generation units, basic principles.
2. Manage excitation system and synchronization.
3. Control circuits and protection.
4. Determine VAR flows and control.
5. Manage economic operation of power plant.
6. Be familiar with energy accounting in interconnected operation.
7. Analyze type of reactive power compensation and protection.
8. Evaluate standard recommendations.
9. Analyze voltage stability (P –V & Q –V) curves.

Course Outline:

1. Main Components of Generation Units, Basic Principles.
2. Excitation System and Synchronization.
3. Control Circuits and Protection.
4. VAR Flows and Control.
5. Economic Operation of Power Plant.
6. Power System Stability and Reliability.
7. Energy Accounting in Interconnected Operation.
8. Type of Reactive Power Compensation and Protection.
9. Standard Recommendations.
10. Voltage Stability (P –V & Q –V) Curves.
11. Seminar and Evaluation.

Who Can Benefit?

All electrical engineers are invited to attend this course. Operation, control, and planning engineers are strangely recommended to attend this course.

Technicians and operator personnel who wish to improve their understanding of power are also invited to attend this course.