Power TRANSMISSION Engineering (PTEC) Course Descriptions

With a focus on power distribution systems, this course contains general information covering light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and lasers, fiber manufacturing, fiber characteristics and specialty fiber. Designed for managers, technicians, engineers and technical support personnel who directly or indirectly work with fiber optic cable, connectors or fiber optic systems. Participants will learn the fundamentals of fiber optic transmission theory from the ground up. Training topics include: safety, cable types, connectors, interconnecting hardware, installation methodologies, industry standards, testing, mechanical and fusion splice restoration techniques that are incorporated in a series of hands-on exercises. CFOT exam – optional.

Addresses major topics related to the aging infrastructure of power transmission and distribution systems, particularly in regards to power transformers, providing attendees with valuable and state-of-the-art concepts on the specification, design review, application, testing and continuous assessment of these costly and essential assets. It also covers new industry challenges such as the introduction of online monitoring systems, the appearance of new synthetic and vegetable oils and the recurrence of corrosive sulfur in oil as a potential cause of major transformer failures.

A survey of overhead transmission line design practices for new engineers or those seeking to renew their knowledge of electrical and mechanical design basics. Course covers major line components and discusses economic, electrical, mechanical, thermal and environmental constraints. Course explores insulation and conductor selection methods.

Introduces the main concepts of Power System EMC followed by topics including: characterization and management of electric and magnetic fields (EMF) produced by high-voltage lines and substations, EMF environmental requirements and compliance, EMC between overhead lines and nearby facilities such as pipelines and railroads, cathodic protection, EMC inside substations and power plants, capacitive inductive-resistive coupling mechanisms, grounding and shielding, stray voltages, power quality disturbances and mitigation methods.

Introduces line engineers to transmission system power flow constraints and available methods to help alleviate power flow problems. Analyzes the major technical, economical and institutional feasibility issues, as well as the electrical, structural and environmental aspects of line uprating.

This course is designed for engineers looking to gain a general understanding of transmission cable systems, including features of the various transmission cable types, an overview of design considerations and calculations and general installation, operation and maintenance practices. Specific topics include: cable type selection, determining rating requirements and ampacity, soil and backfill criteria, circuit uprating, installation design and field considerations (including photos and video), magnetic fields and operation and maintenance.

Teaches practical application of the latest analytical and simulation technologies available to transmission planners and uses a hands-on approach to demonstrate concepts and implementation of planning methods and tools. Topics include: multi-objective analysis, planning under uncertainty, assessment of reliability schemes, thermal capacity expansion, transfer limit analysis, dynamic modeling for future equipment and stability countermeasures and database requirements.

Provides an overview of transmission reliability and discusses assessment tools and methods, criteria and practices and deterministic and probabilistic measures. Students will gain hands-on experience in the use of PSS®E for transmission reliability analysis, including data setup, contingency enumeration process, solution engines, switching events, corrective actions, outage probabilities and customer-based indices. This is a course for all who plan, operate, design or use transmission systems.

This course provides engineers with a fundamental understanding of transient phenomena common to electric power systems. The material is especially suited for those who simulate transients with tools such as EMTP, those who analyze waveforms from transient recorders, those who conduct failure analysis and those who design and specify transmission and distribution systems and equipment.