Online Course – Certified Professional Internship in Power System: Generation, Transmission, and Protection by Google and L&T EduTech

Start your career in power systems. Master power systems strategies.

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Professional Certificate

Intermediate level

No prior knowledge required

Time to complete the course

7-day free trial

No unnecessary risks

Skills you will acquire in the course

  • Protection schemes
  • Scissor lifts
  • Protection and electrical equipment
  • Power plant automation system
  • Design
  • Basic Electrical Engineering
  • Modeling
  • Transfer parameters

What you will learn in the course

Courses for which the course is suitable

  • Power Generation Engineer
  • Power Transmission System Engineer
  • Electrical Systems Protection Engineer
  • Power plant manager
  • Switchgear Technology Specialist
  • Operations and Maintenance Engineer in the Electrical Sector
  • Substation automation specialist
  • Electrical Systems Design Engineer

Internship – a four-part course series

“Electrical Power Generation” Course

  • The course allows participants to understand the overall picture of the energy sector.
  • Main topics:
    • Generation, transmission and distribution of electricity.
    • A review of generation from thermal power plants.
    • Auxiliary equipment and the control strategy adopted in a generating station.
  • The course provides a virtual feel for the sector’s operations.

Course “Power Transmission System with Industrial Applications”

  • Participants will focus on the structure of the Indian grid system.
  • Main topics:
    • Models and performance of exchange transmission lines.
    • Structural aspects of transmission lines.

Electrical system protection

  • Plays a cardinal role in providing reliability to electrical systems.
  • The course offers a current presentation on the role of protective relays in protecting electrical system equipment.
  • Additional topics:
    • Latest trends in Switchgear technologies.
    • Gas-insulated substations.
    • Substation automation with IEC 61850 protocol.
  • The course provides a theoretical summary along with examples of real engineering applications.
  • Linking theoretical advances, experimental verifications, and practical engineering.

Hands-on Learning Project

  • Participants will develop skills to work in the areas of power generation, power transmission, and system protection of power generating companies.
  • Participants will be able to apply this knowledge:
    • Whether in the field of design.
    • Whether in the field of operation and maintenance in the electricity sector.

Details of the courses that make up the specialization

Electric Power – Industrial View

Course 1

  • 11 hours
  • 4.6 (78 ratings)
Course Details

What will you learn?

This course explains all aspects of electricity generation, and provides in-depth details on the various electrical equipment in the electricity generation process.

Basics of electrical protection system

Course 2

  • 12 hours
  • 4.5 (43 ratings)
Course Details

What will you learn?

Power system protection and protective equipment play a central role in providing reliable power systems. Poorly designed protective systems can lead to serious failures in the power system. Given the increasing dependence on electricity, these failures can have a significant impact on society and the economy. Applied knowledge in the field of power system protection is critical when it comes to improving the reliability of electrical infrastructures. With the advancements in protection and communication technologies in recent decades, as well as the significant increase in renewable energy sources, the design and operation of protection systems have become more challenging than ever. The course offers an up-to-date presentation of the role of protection sites in protecting power system equipment. It provides a theoretical summary along with examples of real engineering applications, thus linking theoretical advances, experimental verifications, and practical engineering.

This course provides participants with insights into:
  • Electrical protection schemes
  • Numerical relay and algorithm
  • Optical device converters
Skills you will acquire
  • Category: Protection Schemes
  • Category: Scissors
  • Category: Electrical Protection and Equipment
  • Category: Substation Automation Systems

Advanced study of protection schemes and protective equipment

Course 3

  • 15 hours
  • 4.8 (17 ratings)
Course Details

What will you learn?

This course focuses on and details transmission line protection, generator protection, converter protection, and rail protection. The course expands to numerical protection along with details of protection equipment.

Transmission Line Design: Models and Performance

Course 4

  • 16 hours
  • 4.7 (12 ratings)
Course Details

What will you learn?

This course is designed to provide an in-depth exploration of the critical elements involved in the design, measurement, and evaluation of transmission lines.

By joining the course, participants will not only gain theoretical knowledge but also practical skills that can be directly applied in the field of Transmission Line Engineering. Whether you are a student aspiring to enter the industry or a professional looking to deepen your expertise, the course offers a unique blend of theoretical insights and practical applications, giving you the tools to excel in the field.

At the end of the course, you will be able to:
  • Control detailed transmission line parameters, including inductance, capacitance, and more.
  • Evaluate the performance of short, medium, and long transmission lines, and apply ABCD constants for accurate modeling.
  • Investigate phenomena such as corona discharge, electromagnetic interference, and corona loss measurements, which are essential for minimizing environmental impacts.
  • Acquire skills in MATLAB to calculate transmission line parameters, which allows for practical application in real situations.

This course is recommended for its practical MATLAB demonstrations that provide participants with skills for transmission line projects. In addition, it offers a special focus on corona discharge and its effects, addressing the critical aspect of high transmission. The inclusion of real-world case studies and environmental impact assessments differentiate this course as a holistic exploration of transmission line engineering.

To be successful in this course, a basic knowledge of electrical engineering principles, including an understanding of circuit analysis, electromagnetics, and mathematical modeling, is required. Familiarity with MATLAB or similar programming languages ​​will be helpful for practical exercises.

Skills you will acquire
  • Category: Design
  • Category: Basic Electrical Engineering
  • Category: Models
  • Category: Transfer parameters