The Course on Auxiliary Systems for Electrical Infrastructure offers you a unique opportunity to enter a booming sector, where innovation and efficiency are the keys to success. The growing demand for professionals skilled in the management and optimisation of protection, control and telecommunications systems is revolutionising the job market. Through this course, you will acquire essential skills for designing and supervising construction projects and protection systems, as well as gaining in-depth knowledge of the development of control and telecommunications systems. The course will provide you with a comprehensive understanding of auxiliary and safety systems, equipping you to tackle complex challenges in modern electrical infrastructure. With a focus on online learning, you will have access to up-to-date and relevant knowledge from anywhere, adapting to the needs of today’s market and positioning yourself as an indispensable professional in the field of electrical infrastructure.
Auxiliary Systems for Electrical Infrastructure
Energy
50 hours
Introduction
Objectives
- To understand the fundamentals of designing protection systems for electrical infrastructure.
- Analyse and evaluate control system projects to optimise energy efficiency.
- Identify key technologies in telecommunications systems applied to the electricity infrastructure.
- Apply construction principles to auxiliary service systems to improve operational efficiency.
- To design security systems that protect electrical infrastructure from external threats.
- Implement preventive maintenance strategies for auxiliary electrical infrastructure systems.
- To assess the impact of technological advances on electrical systems projects and their sustainability.
Table of Contents
TEACHING UNIT 1. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF PROTECTION SYSTEMS
Functions of protection systems. Basic concepts
Measurement and protection transformers
Protective functions. Classification according to the magnitude on which they are based
Protection systems. Protection of equipment and facilities
Remote protection systems
Adjustment of protection systems
Design, integration and construction of the protection system within a substation’s control building
TEACHING UNIT 2. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF CONTROL SYSTEMS
Considerations, scope and objectives for electrical control.
Direct current and alternating current control systems. Key concepts and basic components.
Process for drawing up the control plan.
Other equipment inside the substation.
Digital substation control. Technological developments.
TEACHING UNIT 3. TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
Introduction
Reference model
Interconnection solutions for electrical infrastructure
Basic concepts of telecommunications
Fibre-optic links
Multiplexing and transmission technologies
Wireless links: radio transmission systems
Cable links: carrier wave systems
Ethernet and IP networks
Typical services required for electrical infrastructure
Ancillary infrastructure
Regulations and standards
Case study
TEACHING UNIT 4. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF AUXILIARY SERVICE SYSTEMS
Functions to be performed by auxiliary service systems
Alternating current power sources for auxiliary services
TEACHING UNIT 5. FIRE SAFETY SYSTEMS
Concepts
Documents and guidelines for consultation
Design principles
Building requirements
Facility requirements
Intrusion detection systems
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