This course covers topics such as need & requirements of power system protection, principles of power system protection such as over current protection, differential protection, distance protection, pilot wire protection, carrier current protection, Evolution of relays: elector-mechanical relays, static relays, numerical relays, SCADA application in power system protection, Power systems equipment protection: transmission & distribution line protection, transformer protection, Generator Protection, Motor protection, Circuit breaker phenomena, types of circuit breaker such as vacuum and Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) circuit breakers.

Course Teacher: Yalisho Girma (Asst. Professor, Electrical Power Engineering)