Course Level
Certificate IV
Professional Certificate of Competency in Electrical Power System Protection
This professional development course is designed for engineers and technicians who need practical skills and knowledge in understanding power system protection, including how to calculate fault currents, and select relays and associated instrument transformers appropriate to each typical system or equipment.
Campus | Duration | Fees | ATAR |
|---|---|---|---|
EIT ONLINE | Online/Off-campus - 3 months | N/A | N/A |
Structure
12 Modules
Subjects
- Power System Overview
- Basics of Power System Protection
- Types of Faults and Short Circuit Current Calculations
- System Earthing and Earth Fault Current
- Fuses and Circuit Breakers With Builtin Protection
- Instrument Transformers Transformer Ratio and Errors of Ratio and Phase Angle
- Relays and Auxiliary Power Equipment
- Protection Grading and Relay Coordination
- Unit Protection and Applications
- Protection of Feeders and Lines
- Protection of Transformers
- Protection of Rotating Machinery
Entry requirements
- To obtain a certificate of completion for EITs Professional Certificate of Competency, students must achieve a 65% attendance rate at the live, online fortnightly webinars. Detailed summaries/notes can be submitted in lieu of attendance. In addition, students must obtain a mark of 60% in the set assignments which could take the form of written assignments and practical assignments. Students must also obtain a mark of 100% in quizzes. If a student does not achieve the required score, they will be given an opportunity to resubmit the assignment to obtain the required score.