Course Level
Certificate IV
Professional Certificate of Competency in Substation Design (Control, Protection & Facility Planning)
This professional development course is designed for engineers and technicians who need to gain practical skills and knowledge in the control, protection, and facility planning systems within substation design control. Substations are critical assets in any power system and serve as important nodes in a transmission and distribution network. Substations, therefore, handle multiple voltages in a given location and link two or more systems of different voltages. This course will focus on subsystems that perform essential functions in substations. These include earthing and grounding, lightning protection of outdoor equipment and substation buildings, power system protection, control, and interlocking equipment, including the auxiliary power sources and various switchyard facilities. These include foundation, structures, cable routing, lighting, fire protection and surveillance equipment.
Campus | Duration | Fees | ATAR |
|---|---|---|---|
EIT ONLINE | Online/Off-campus - 3 months | N/A | N/A |
Structure
12 Modules
Subjects
- Earthing System of Switchyards
- Example of Switchyard Earthing System Design
- Lightning Protection of Switchyards
- Example of Switchyard Lightning and Surge Protection Design
- Protection Design for Substation-1
- Examples/Case Studies of MV Substation Protection
- Protection Design for Substation-2
- Examples/Case Studies of HV Substation Protection
- Switchyard Control and Interlocking
- Example Case Study of Design of HV Substation Control and Auxiliary Systems
- Switchyard-Facility Planning
- Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) as an Alternative to Outdoor Switchyard
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.