Electric Power Transmission and Distribution Management Masterclass

Why Select this Training Course?

If inaccurately done, transmission, normalisation, and allocation of electrical power can threaten safety and even turn catastrophic. As in any other industrial activity, efficient operations and production in transmission and supply depend on the institution’s sturdiness. This ranges from the simplest workers (associated with power operations) within that institution to the very top command.

The Rcademy Electric Power Transmission and Distribution Management Masterclass covers various topics, such as transmission and distribution systems, maintenance, overhead line distribution, overhead line transmission, and underground line handling. The training course will instil in participants mindfulness of how power transmission and distribution systems perform their function and how the individual parts and maintenance are performed, providing primary training for the transmission and distribution of electric power line people.

What is the concept of electric power transmission and distribution?

Power transmission is the large-scale transportation of electricity at high voltage levels from a power plant to a substation. In comparison, power distribution is the conversion of high-voltage power to lower-voltage electricity that can be distributed and used by residential, public, international, and private customers.

What are the main equipment in the transmission and distribution of electric power?

Transmission and Distribution Equipment (TDE) is connected to the electric grid and includes Moulded-Case Circuit Breakers, Low-Voltage (LV) Switchgear Assemblies, High-Voltage Transformers and Substations, and Overhead lines.

Who Should Attend?

This Rcademy Electric Power Transmission and Distribution Management Masterclass is specifically tailored for professionals across various roles within the electric power industry, including but not limited to:

• System operators who are charged to monitor and control the operation of electric power transmission and distribution networks.
• Design engineers responsible for designing and determining the details of the transmission and distribution infrastructure.
• Asset engineers and managers in charge of asset lifecycle management and decommissioning to ensure the effective and cost-efficient performance of transmission and distribution assets.
• Industrial supervisors and managers responsible for leading and coordinating teams engaged in constructing, installing, and operating transmission
• Project engineers and managers in charge of feasibility studies, project coordination, and execution of transmission or distribution projects.
• Electrical engineers and technicians who install, maintain, diagnose, and repair electrical devices and systems so that they run correctly and safely.
• Planning engineers and managers who analyse load forecasts, system requirements, and regulatory principles to develop long-term plans to enhance and optimise the transmission and distribution infrastructure.
• Maintenance technicians responsible for conducting initial inspections, servicing, and fixing critical equipment and components across the transmission and distribution systems.
• Protection, instrumentation, and commissioning engineers ensuring that the transmission and distribution react customarily.
• Employees involved in site preparation, construction, installation, and commissioning of transmission, distribution, regulating, and point-of-service equipment.

What are the Course Objectives?

After completing the Rcademy Electric Power Transmission and Distribution Management course, participants will achieve the following:

• Understand the interconnections among people, processes, and products within the field of power transmission and distribution.
• Equip teams with the essential knowledge required to implement successful power transmission and distribution solutions.
• Analyse and interpret the response of power systems to various scenarios.
• Adjust the functionality of a power system by modifying its parameters as necessary.
• Develop and assess protection curves to achieve synchronisation between different bays in the system.

How will this Course be Presented?

This participant-focused course is meticulously designed to meet attendees’ needs and enhance their skills. It employs a variety of practical methodologies to ensure continuous and engaging learning experiences. The course is facilitated by industry-leading experts with substantial expertise and experience. The curriculum is designed from extensive research, ensuring its relevance and depth.

The Rcademy Electric Power Transmission and Distribution Management Masterclass offers practical and theoretical learning. Participants can access comprehensive resources, including slides, lecture notes, case studies, videos, and real-world scenarios. Interactive elements such as quizzes, seminars, and mock sessions are incorporated to reinforce learning. Furthermore, participants’ feedback will be prioritised and they will be provided a platform to ensure their utmost satisfaction with the course.

What are the Topics Covered in this Course? 

Module 1: Fundamentals of Power and Energy Systems

• Introduction to Energy Generation
• Photovoltaics
• Thermoelectric devices
• Burning of fossil fuels
• Different methods of generating electricity
• Turbine-driven electrochemical generators
• Fuel cells
• Nuclear fission and fusion
• Renewable solar, wind, hydro, tidal, and geothermal sources
• Sustainability and energy efficiency

Module 2: Transmission and Distribution / Smart Grid

• Power and energy and the environment
• Power and energy systems project management
• Power and energy generation
• Transmission and Distribution / Smart Grid
• Transmission grids
• Load management
• Distribution optimisation
• Transformer technology
• Power supply reliability
• Infrastructure systems
• Principles and techniques of wind energy and solar cells
• Power Electronics
• Smart Grids Communications
• Modern power transmission and distribution systems
• Security and deregulation
• SCADA systems

Module 3: Energy and the Environment

• Global climate change
• Clean energy technologies
• Energy conservation
• A direct and indirect impact of power generation on the environment
• Air pollution
• Water resources
• Nuclear waste issues

Module 4: Introduction to Systems Engineering

• Why Use Systems Engineering?
• What is Systems Engineering?
• Value of Systems Engineering
• Key-Systems Engineering Principles
• The V Systems Engineering Model

Module 5: Power and Energy Systems Engineering

• Expansion of current power and energy systems
• Systems Engineering applied to power and energy
• Translating operational needs into technology solutions
• Need to plan, coordinate, and oversee interdisciplinary team efforts
• Employing tools to analyse system schedule, cost and performance targets
• Methods with potential purposes towards energy systems
• Power and Energy Generation Technology Cost Modelling
• Systems Engineering examples
• Integral Power and Energy System Design

Module 6: Power and Energy Systems Engineering Technical

• Managing the electric power grid
• Project Management and Systems Engineering Master Plan
• Operations and Maintenance
• System Conceptual Design
• Using the Architecture
• Feasibility Study/Concept Exploration
• Power and Energy Systems Project Management
• Retirement/Replacement
• Concept of Operations
• System Requirements
• System Design
• Systems Architecting
• Software/Hardware Development and Testing
• Integration and Verification
• Initial Deployment
• System Validation
• System of Systems Engineering
• Broad-spectrum of empirical, theoretical and policy issues
• Generation facilities and equipment

Module 7: Systems Engineering Processes Applied to Power Systems

• Definition of the Problem
• Objectives
• Measures of Effectiveness/Measures of Performance
• Concept of Operations
• Needs and Objectives Analysis

Module 8: Technology Transfer, Reuse, and Exploration of Future Needs

• Changeover of a system, its technologies or design to other fields
• Integrating Existing Systems into New Environments
• Capturing mature technologies and intellectual property
• Operations to a Concept Development Lifecycle

Module 9: System Deployment And Operations

• Transition to support
• Sustainment of existing systems
• System modifications and upgrades
• Withdrawal and replacement of systems in the operations environment
• Training of end-users and systems administrators
• From Production to Deployment
• Systems fielding
• Operations and maintenance of deployed systems

Module 10: Sustainable Energy Production and Usage

• Overview of the major energy flows
• Conventional and sustainable energy production and utilisation
• Measurement and Instrumentation
• Fundamentals of thermal and fluid processes in single-phase and multiphase flows as related to this course
• Advanced Convection Heat Transfer
• Advanced Thermodynamics
• Impact of Energy Conversion on the Environment
• Combustion and Reacting Flow
• Production and end-use
• Major end-use categories include industrial uses, transportation and buildings
• Power and Energy Systems Analysis
• Rankin cycles from traditional power plants
• Measurement techniques for pressure, temperature, flow rate, heat flux
• Experimental design and planning
• Sources of errors in measurements
• Uncertainty analysis

Module 11: Reliability Analysis And Engineering

• Principal methods of reliability analysis
• Fault tree and reliability block diagrams
• Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
• Systems engineering approaches
• Risk Assessment for Engineers
• Significant performance improvements and savings in capital and operating costs
• Mathematical techniques for engineers
• Applications of vectors, matrices, tensors, integral transforms, differential equations, and probability methods to various engineering problems
• Market, Spatial, and Traffic Equilibrium Models

Module 12: Applying Systems Engineering and Optimisation

• Post-optimality analysis
• Optimality and duality
• Mixed (continuous) integer/discrete optimisation: single objective
• Mixed continuous-discrete optimisation: multiple objectives
• Robust optimisation
• Multi-disciplinary optimisation
• Multi-Level Post optimality sensitivity analysis
• Concepts, definitions and examples
• Optimality and convexity
• Linear programming
• Single objective optimisation: unconstrained methods
• Single objective optimisation: constrained methods
• Multi-objective optimisation methods

Module 13: New Trends and Technologies

• Smart grid technologies
• Distributed Energy Resources (DERs)
• Grid-edge technologies
• Grid modernisation and resilience
• Energy Management Systems (EMS)