Power System Protection Videos

Bill Anderson

These Videos are copies of a set of classic lectures on video tape.  The workbook referenced seems to no longer be available.  They are intended for plant designers and maintenance personnel so they contain significant practical details.

lecture(1): elements of system protection

Introduction/overview of the need for System Protection and the characteristics of sensors/interrupters used for this protection.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uizZgjY71e0

lecture(2): fault characteristics

Characteristics of various faults in Power systems, a review of Power System fault analysis, system grounding, and ferro-resonance.  It also introduces dealing with asymmetric faults by modelling them as the sum of three distinct symmetric systems.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HYHWCTcqEo

lecture(3): fault investigation and analysis*

An overview of the need for continuous recording and analysis of the performance of protection systems.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWpUjuyNEBo

lecture(4): preliminary verification of installation*

An overview of the need and process for testing/commissioning protective equipment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pmawf5GfSmc

lecture(5): line protection

Protection of transmission lines.  Different approaches for different classes of lines/grounding system/redundancy and zone of protection.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHH4o_tl1Rs

lecture(6): pilot wire differential protection

Metallic, Power line carrier (PLC), Microwave/Telephone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UiN58Ts49Y

lecture(7): power line carrier

More detail and design/application information and digital/analog communication techniques

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ufu38_iC23c

lecture(8): protection for system stability

Stability/Instability, Power flow, Dynamic instability, Practical Considerations.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Mwy07lLZnE

lecture(9): bus protection

Bus configurations, a more complex protection problem

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpEDE2aJYTc

lecture(10): monitoring system conditions

Instrumentation (CT & VT), 3-Phase Transformers, per unit (PU) representation advantages

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0qRaZTV82Q

lecture(11): transformer protection

Thermal failure protection, protecting various Y and Delta configurations, Reactor protection

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duyC2OFie5E

lecture(12): generator protection

Prime mover/physical problems, phase to phase/ground winding failure, 3rd harmonic currents, backup protection, flashover, frequency monitoring, loss of excitation, ground fault detection.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEsyoo4LekE

lecture(13): motor protection

Induction motor review, protection from insulation failure overheating, under voltage and rapid restart. Synchronous motor review & protection (similar to a generator).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_3RyunbLKI

lecture(14): testing techniques

Instrument accuracy, RMS vs average meters, EMC, source/meter impedance, clamp-on current meter, shunts and Hall effect; Frequency measurement, decibels, terminations, timers, phase, capacitance, ground isolation, scopes, 3-phase, safety measures.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIIS6WhuuEw

* Not covered in our course – Application content