SEMINAR OVERVIEW EE290
Modern Electric Power Systems:
GENERATION, TRANSFORMATION, TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION,
SUBSTATION & UTILIZATION: Design, Modeling, Analysis, Planning, Monitoring,
Control, Maintenance & Troubleshooting

Seminar Title
Modern Electric Power Systems: GENERATION, TRANSFORMATION, TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION, SUBSTATION & UTILIZATION: Design, Modeling, Analysis, Planning, Monitoring, Control, Maintenance & Troubleshooting

Seminar Date/ Venue
May 24-28, 2009/Coral Meeting Room, Kings Gate Hotel, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Seminar Reference
EE290

Seminar Duration/Credits
Five days/3.0 CEUs

Seminar Description
Modern Electric Power System has moved away from its regulated roots and is rushing headlong toward freewheeling competition, spurring more creative uses of energy and unprecedented advancements in plant efficiencies. Environmentalism has rushed forward too, ensuring that no power-generation technology is unscathed by demands for lower emissions and ecological impacts. Also over the past decade, computer capability has skyrocketed in effectiveness and plummeted in cost, launching a mass invasion of control rooms by digital instrumentation. Changes such as these make today’s powerplant a more diverse and more complex mix of technologies than ever before.

This seminar is designed to provide a good coverage of the generation, transformation, transmission, distribution and utilization of electric power and energy as well as the modeling, analysis, planning, design, monitoring and control of modern electric power systems. It will provide a contemporary overview of this far-reaching field as well as bringing together the core of knowledge from all of the many topics encompassed by the field. The seminar is intended to give participants a working knowledge of the modern electric power systems operations from generation through transmission and distribution through wiring. Basic electrical terminology and concepts are discussed with regard to design, construction, operations and maintenance of power plants substations and transmission and distribution lines. The effects of the deregulation of electric power utilities are discussed with interesting examples. The basic concepts of fiber optics and other telecommunications systems used in the electric power industry are also presented.

Further, the seminar will introduce and explore a number of engineering and economic problems involved in planning, operating, and controlling power generation and transmission systems in electric utilities. The topics included serve as an effective means to introduce participants to advanced operations methods applied to practical electric power engineering problems. Some topics cover methods that are currently being applied in the control and operation of the modern electric power systems. However, in a 5-day seminar it is, of course, impossible to consider all the problems and “best practices” in this advanced field. We can only introduce the types of problems that arise, illustrate theoretical and practical approaches and point the participant the direction of seeking more information and developing advanced skills as they are required. As a matter of fact, this seminar covers a wide range of topics related to the design, operation and control of power systems that are usually treated separately. Various issues are treated in depth with analytical rigor and practical insight. The subject matter is presented in a very interesting and unique perspective. It combines, in a structured way, control theory, characteristics and modeling of individual elements and analysis of different aspects of modern electric power systems.
 

Seminar Objectives
Upon the successful completion of the seminar, participants will be able to:

• Have an overview of the modern power system components and be able to explain their functions

• Know the concept of electric power generation including synchronous machinery, thermal generating plants and distributed utilities

• Learn the theory & principles of transformers and be able to identify its various types as well as their features & functions

• Understand transmission system structure, components & accessories and be able to determine sag & tension of conductor

• Identify the different types of substations and be able to gain knowledge on substation grounding, lightning & substation fire protection

• Know the distribution system modeling & analysis and learn power system operation & control

• Describe electric power utilization including the metering of electric power & energy and load characterization & load modeling

• Employ the process of power system analysis & simulation and be able to identify fault analysis in power systems

• Develop in-depth understanding on the principles of power system protection & power system transients including the protection of synchronous generators, digital relaying, lightning strokes, over voltages, switching surges & insulation coordination

• Learn power system dynamics & stability and be able to recognize the various stability methods & controls as well as the power dynamics modeling & security assessment

• Carry-out the guidelines and procedure of power system operation & control

• Become familiar with power system planning & reliability applied in power systems

• Learn power electronics & power quality and be able to recognize their practical use in modern electric power system

• Understand economic dispatch of thermal units including its methods of solution

• Identify the factors affecting power system security and be able to determine the variables to be considered in the environmental controls of electric power systems

Training Methodology
This interactive training seminar includes the following training methodologies as a percentage of total tuition hours:-

50% Lectures
30% Workshops, Group Work & Practical Exercises
20% Videos, Software & Case Studies
 

Who Should Attend
This seminar is suitable for electrical power managers, engineers, superintendents, supervisors, foremen, technicians and those who are involved in the design, engineering, operation, maintenance and control of the electric power system or anyone interested in obtaining a working knowledge of the modern electric power system.

Seminar Certificate
Haward Technology certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 75% of the total tuition hours of the seminar.

Seminar Accreditation
Haward Technology’s courses/workshops/seminars meet the professional certification and continuing education requirements for participants seeking Continuing Education Units (CEUs) in accordance with the rules & regulations of the International Association for Continuing Education & Training (IACET). IACET is an international authority that evaluates programs according to strict, research-based criteria and guidelines. The CEU is an internationally accepted uniform unit of measurement in qualified seminars of continuing education.

Haward Technology has been approved as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), 1760 Old Meadow Road, Suite 500, McLean, VA 22102, USA. In obtaining this approval, Haward Technology has demonstrated that it complies with the ANSI/IACET 1-2007 Standard which are widely recognized as standards of good practice internationally. As a result of our Authorized Provider membership status, Haward Technology is authorized to offer IACET CEUs for its programs that qualify under the ANSI/IACET 1-2007 Standard.

Haward Technology Middle East will award 3.0 CEUs (Continuing Education Units) for participants who completed the total tuition hours of this program. One CEU is equivalent to ten Professional Development Hours (PDHs) or ten contact hours of the participation in and completion of Haward Technology programs. A permanent record of a participant’s involvement and awarding of CEU will be maintained by Haward Technology. Haward Technology will provide a copy of the participant’s CEU Transcript of Records upon request.

Seminar Fee
US $ 3,750 per Delegate. This rate includes Participant’s Pack (Folder, Manual, Hand-outs, etc.), buffet lunch, coffee/tea on arrival, morning & afternoon of each day.

Accommodation
Accommodation is not included in the seminar fees. However, any accommodation required can be arranged by Haward Technology Middle East at the time of booking.

Seminar Director
Mr. Jack Fourie (UK) PE, BSc, MSc... More

Course Coordinator
Lily Hijazi, Tel: +971-2-44 88 301, Fax: +971-2-44 88 302, Email: lily@haward.org