The aim of this unit is to provide you with a working knowledge of electrical protection and revenue emergency power metering systems applicable to the power generation and heavy industry facilities.

 

Electrical protection systems that comply with the National Electricity Rules (NER) are fundamental to the safe and reliable operation of the generating or heavy industrial facility. Electrical power distribution and earthing systems perform an essential role in the safety, productivity and profitability of any industrial process or generating plant. Whether designing new or maintaining and changing existing power systems, good engineering practice is important for safe and reliable power distribution for these high energy plants.

 

This unit provides the theory and knowledge to enable review and testing of protection schemes, including those that that need to comply with the National Electricity Rules (NER), to protect plant items, generators, transformers, motors, and power distribution systems associated with power generation and heavy industry.

Revenue metering systems also form an essential commercial aspect of any generating or heavy industrial business. This unit also explains the practical implementation of the requirements of the National Electricity Rules that characterize and define the mandated metering requirements for generation and heavy industrial facilities.

 

The learning activities in this course are to help you achieve the following objectives:

 

·         Specify commission and maintain protection and metering system design.

·         Investigate equipment faults, calculate fault levels, interpret protection system operation and specify placement equipment.

·         Select appropriate protection equipment, and list and explain the principal steps for commissioning and testing of protection systems.

·         Synthesise knowledge of the construction, installation, operation and maintenance of emergency power systems and emergency lighting systems.

·         List and explain legislative requirements.

 

The course facilitator is Mr. Charles Webster. Charles is a practicing professional electrical engineer who has over 30 years industry and power generation experience in electrical engineering and asset management. He joined the Queensland Electricity Commission in 1992 as a Development Engineer and spent over 15 years in thermal, hydro and wind generation in many diverse roles including plant engineer, contract manager, asset manager and chief electrical engineer, and currently is an engineering consultant to heavy industry. Charles is a Fellow Chartered Professional Engineer of the Institute of Engineers Australia, and a member of IEEE (USA), Institute of Asset Management (UK) and CIGRE with a Master of Engineering degree from QUT.

 

Please contact BEE Enquiries:
 

Telephone: +61 7 3138 1433
Fax: +61 7 3138 1529
Email: bee.enquiries@qut.edu.au

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