FUNDAMENTALS TRACK

In 2010, as a supplement to on-the-job training for engineers new to the field, WPRC inaugurated a track focused on topics foundational to success in a protection engineering career. The Fundamentals Track of WPRC comprises ten sessions days of lectures on concepts basic to protection and communications used for protection. Designed as training material for both young engineers and technicians, the Fundamentals Track is also an excellent refresher for seasoned protection engineers and practitioners in fields related to protection.

The WPRC Fundamentals Track lectures are taught by seasoned engineers from a variety of equipment manufacturers and utilities joining together to offer training while introducing the students to a balanced range of protection philosophies.

Tuesday, October 22

1:15–2:30 pm
Fundamentals 1: Basics of Protection
   Kevin Damron (Avista)

2:50–4:45 pm
Fundamentals 2: Symmetrical Components
   Dan Ransom (GE Vernova)

Wednesday, October 23

8:00–9:15 am
Fundamentals 3: Bus Bar Protection
   TBD (Hitachi Energy)

9:35–11:30 am
Fundamentals 4: Time-Coordinated Line Protection/Wide Area Coordination
   Ian Riensche (Relay Application Innovation)

1:15–2:30 pm
Fundamentals 5: Shunt Reactor Protection, Part 1
   Mukesh Nagpal (Burns & McDonnell)

2:50–4:45 pm
Fundamentals 6: Shunt Reactor Protection, Part 2
   Mukesh Nagpal (Burns & McDonnell)

Thursday, October 24

8:00–9:15 am
Fundamentals 7: Transformer Protection
   TBD (Hitachi Energy)

9:35–11:30 am
Fundamentals 8: Protection for Transmission Lines
   Hector Altuve (Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories)

1:15–2:30 pm
Fundamentals 9: Event Analysis Presentations I
   Various Presenters

2:50–4:45 pm
Fundamentals 10: Event Analysis Presentations II
   Various Presenters