Switchgear and Protection
About This Course
SWITCHGEAR AND PROTECTION
🎯 Objectives
- Understand the need for protection in power systems.
- Learn about relays, circuit breakers, and substation protection.
🎓 Outcomes
Students will be able to:
- Explain electromagnetic and static relays.
- Analyze overcurrent, overvoltage, distance, and differential relays.
- Describe types and functions of circuit breakers.
- Understand Gas Insulated Substations (GIS).
🧩 Weekly Breakdown
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to Protection Systems |
| 2 | Relays: Electromagnetic & Static |
| 3 | Generator & Transformer Protection |
| 4 | Overcurrent & Overvoltage Relays |
| 5 | Distance & Differential Relays |
| 6 | Circuit Breakers |
| 7 | Gas Insulated Substations |
| 8 | Final Assessment & Project |
Curriculum
8 Lessons
