High Voltage Instrument Transformers

In High Voltage Instrument Transformers, you'll learn ...

• Fundamental principles and key components of high voltage instrument transformers and their role in power systems for monitoring, control, protection, and measurement.
• The working principles of current transformers in high voltage substations, including their construction, operation, and importance in transforming currents for various applications.
• Design considerations, selection criteria, and performance aspects associated with current transformers, such as electric insulation levels, accuracy classes, and burden ratings.

Overview

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Credit: 1 CPD

Length: 18 pages

High voltage instrument transformers are an essential component in electrical transmission systems that play a vital role in maintaining reliable and efficient power delivery. They are present in all substations, switchyards, and electrical grids, and their function is often misunderstood, leading to misconceptions and misinformation about their importance in the overall power system.

This course provides an in-depth understanding of high voltage instrument transformers, including their purpose, applications, and components, as well as the different designs available and factors that influence their application.

Whether you are a seasoned professional or new to the power generation, transmission, or distribution industries, this course is essential to enhance your knowledge and skills.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• List specific locations where high voltage instrument transformers are utilized within the electrical system/grid with sufficient accuracy to distinguish it from related concepts.
• Quantify the operational theory of high voltage instrument transformers and how they work in different applications using course principles and given data.
• Use the various applications of high voltage instrument transformers, such as metering and protection in a representative engineering or safety scenario.
• Identify the main components of high voltage instrument transformers and their functions with sufficient accuracy to distinguish it from related concepts.
• Relate Different designs available for high voltage instrument transformers and their advantages and disadvantages, citing the distinguishing characteristics relevant to engineering decisions.
• Distinguish factors that affect the application of high voltage instrument transformers, such as burden, accuracy, and insulation level, and how to optimize their performance in various settings and demonstrate understanding through an assessment question or scenario.

Certificate of Completion

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 18 questions. CPD credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.