5-Day Mini Master Program in Power, Electricity, and Industrial Infrastructure

Introduction:

This training course on electrical power and industrial infrastructure covers the three fundamental aspects of electrical installation networks globally. This learning is very interesting as it provides an overview of the course and major aspects that revolve around power transmission systems, electricity distribution, and the wider, more developed advanced digital industry.

There is a shift in power transmission systems as conventional thermal energy generation is slowly being replaced by solar and wind energy generation.

Electricity distribution has advanced into the era of smart grid and microgrid technology, where electricity distribution networks are equipped with artificial intelligence and intelligent sensors to enhance electrical distribution efficiency.

Great achievements have also been made in industrial infrastructure, focusing on the emission reduction of electrical apparatus that contributes to global warming. The increasing development of digital substations, which have become important nodes of the infrastructure, relies heavily on optimal Internet of Things (IoT) technologies.

Moreover, this course will provide participants with information regarding the latest trends in smart digital transformers and the replacement of mineral oil in oil-filled power transformers with environmentally friendly ester oil.

Objectives:

Upon completion of this electrical power and industrial infrastructure course, participants will be able to:

• Differentiate between different types of power generation, including renewable energy sources.
• Recognize the roles of active, reactive, and apparent power components.
• Promote the benefits of renewable energy.
• Discuss the elements of smart grids and microgrids.
• Realize the importance of infrastructure in a digital industry.

Training Methodology:

• Lectures
• Interactive workshops
• Case studies
• Group discussions
• Real applications
• Guest speakers
• Assessment and feedback

Course Outline:

Unit 1: General Overview of Traditional Generation and Sources of Energy

• Basics of thermal plant operations.
• General characteristics of nuclear power generation.
• The changing paradigm toward the use of renewable sources of energy.
• Features of solar power and photovoltaic devices.
• Wind turbine power generation: components and operations.
• Geothermal and hydroelectric energy generation.

Unit 2: Flexible AC Transmission Systems and the Importance of Components of Power

• Generator capability curves.
• Power factor, its effects, and the significance of reactive power.
• Benefits of Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS).
• Transformers and measurement of electrical power.
• Power quality problems and their remedies.
• The core concept of triple harmonics and measures of avoidance.

Unit 3: Smart Grid Transitions and Distributed Energy Resources

• Investor and management preferences in smart grids.
• Self-optimization schemes of smart grids.
• The two sheaths: a smart grid and the state of the art in AI; game pixelization with smart grid timelines.
• Positive aspects of microgrids.
• Methods of integrating renewable energy.
• Integrable solutions for energy storage in renewable systems.

Unit 4: Contemporary Trends in Smart Transformer Design and Digital Substations

• Advantages of smart transformers.
• Usage of smart transformers in the network.
• Advantages of digital transformers.
• The importance of digital transformers in electrical power networks.
• Concepts of smart substations in the new age.
• Digital substations and renewable energy.

Unit 5: Global Warming Mitigation through Lowering Carbon Footprint on Infrastructure Equipment

• Properties and performance of natural esters.
• Natural ester-based oil applications in transformers.
• SF6-free technology gas-insulated transformers.
• Gas-insulated substations.
• New vacuum clear air switchgear.