The Digital Power System Protection and Automation Training Course by Oxford Training Centre provides a practical and strategic foundation for professionals managing digital power networks. With increasing reliance on intelligent technologies, automation, and remote operation, digital protection is becoming a critical pillar in modern power infrastructure.
This training explores the configuration and operation of intelligent electronic devices (IEDs), digital relays, and automation systems integrated with SCADA. It includes real-world scenarios in digital relay protection training, automation design, and event-driven response coordination.
Attendees will gain deep insight into power protection and automation schemes using industry-standard tools, including IEC 61850 training course applications. The course also addresses advanced topics in IED configuration and communication protocols, fault detection, and automation-driven system recovery.
Offered as one of the advanced-level Power Systems and Maintenance Training Courses, this programme supports professionals responsible for maintaining protection integrity, improving automation efficiency, and building future-ready digital substation environments.
Objectives
- Understand the principles of digital power system protection training
- Configure and program protection relays using modern IED platforms
- Apply IEC 61850 protocols for data communication and system integration
- Analyse fault events through real-time monitoring and automation in substations
- Implement SCADA-linked control for smart grid automation and coordination
- Design and validate protection schemes in digital relay protection training modules
- Troubleshoot failures and communication issues across substation automation systems
- Enhance system uptime through predictive fault detection and event diagnostics
- Ensure compliance with automation and interoperability standards
Target Audience
- Power system protection and control engineers
- SCADA and automation professionals
- Electrical engineers working in transmission and distribution
- Substation design and maintenance teams
- System integrators managing IED and relay networks
- Professionals involved in power system automation training courses
- Technical personnel seeking IEC 61850 training course expertise
How Will Attendees Benefit?
- Master relay logic, testing, and programming for digital protection schemes
- Gain hands-on understanding of IED configuration and fault monitoring
- Learn to troubleshoot relay and automation systems efficiently
- Apply real-time control strategies using SCADA integration
- Improve automation reliability in smart grid protection and automation training
- Reduce operational risk through effective communication diagnostics
- Design and deploy advanced power system control systems
- Strengthen system-wide protection with digital coordination and event handling
- Return with field-ready skills in fault detection in digital protection systems
Course Content
Module 1: Overview of Digital Protection and Automation
- Evolution from conventional to digital systems
- Core functions of digital protection and automation frameworks
Module 2: Intelligent Electronic Devices (IEDs)
- Fundamentals of IED configuration and communication protocols
- Device roles in protection, measurement, and automation
Module 3: Relay Protection Programming and Testing
- Practical setup and logic implementation
- Protection relay programming and testing procedures
- Device calibration and real-time test simulation
Module 4: IEC 61850 Protocol and Interoperability
- Key elements of the IEC 61850 training course
- GOOSE messaging, MMS, and system modeling
- Data structures and system configuration tools
Module 5: SCADA and System Control Integration
- SCADA and power system control architecture
- Data mapping, alarm configuration, and command interface
- Automation triggers and redundancy planning
Module 6: Fault Detection and Event Handling
- Techniques in fault detection in digital protection systems
- Waveform analysis and digital event recording
- Time-synchronised diagnostics and troubleshooting
Module 7: Substation Automation and Smart Grids
- Components of a substation automation systems course
- Real-time coordination, load management, and distributed control
- Integration with energy management and smart grid platforms
Module 8: System Testing and Validation
- Commissioning workflows for digital substation systems
- Multi-device testing, scenario simulation, and failover verification
- Maintenance planning and software update procedures