ELC 312
Electrical Protection Systems & Equipment Sizing (Relays, Circuit Breakers & Coordination)
This practical and intensive course equips engineers and technicians with the knowledge and skills to design, size, coordinate, and maintain electrical protection systems in industrial and utility environments.The program emphasizes overcurrent, short-circuit, and differential protection, relay selection, breaker sizing, and coordination techniques to ensure system reliability, personnel safety, and equipment protection.Participants will gain hands-on experience in relay setting, breaker selection, protection coordination, fault analysis, and troubleshooting using real industrial protection devices.
Duration: 5 days
Prerequisites: Basic understanding of electrical circuits and power systemsFamiliarity with industrial switchgear and control systems
Course objectives
- Understand the principles of electrical protection systems
- Select and size relays, circuit breakers, and fuses for industrial and utility applications
- Perform protection coordination studies
- Set protection devices according to system parameters
- Analyze fault currents and system response
- Diagnose protection system failures
- Ensure personnel safety and equipment protection
- Apply electrical standards for protection and coordination
- By the end of this course, participants will be able to: