Protection Systems in Low and Medium Voltage Grids Course
This course provides a comprehensive overview of protection systems in distribution grids, with a focus on both system-level planning and component-level behaviour. Participants will explore how protection devices respond electrically under normal and fault conditions, and how fast, coordinated fault isolation helps maintain service continuity.Protection systems are essential for ensuring the safety, reliability, and quality of electricity supply in modern power distribution networks. As more distributed energy resources—especially photovoltaic (PV) systems—are integrated into low and medium voltage grids, protection strategies must evolve to manage new technical challenges and maintain stable operation.
This course provides a comprehensive overview of protection systems in distribution grids, with a focus on both system-level planning and component-level behaviour. Participants will explore how protection devices respond electrically under normal and fault conditions, and how fast, coordinated fault isolation helps maintain service continuity. The course examines key differences between low and medium voltage grids, as well as the impacts of PV integration on protection scheme design.
Further topics include grid calculation methods, protection system planning principles, testing procedures, and compliance monitoring. Special attention is given to how planning and testing strategies must adapt in decentralized grid environments with high shares of renewable generation.
This course focuses on:
- The electrical behaviour of protection devices and photovoltaic generation systems
- Grid calculation methods
- Protection system planning principles
- Protection testing
- Compliance monitoring
- Flexibility to study at any time and from any location
- Moderated discussion forum for students
- Contact with learning facilitators
- Multimedia learning materials
- Self-assessments
- Discounts for our alumni, group bookings, and multiple purchases
- RENAC certificate upon successful completion of the course.
- The electrical behaviour of protection devices and photovoltaic generation systems
- Grid calculation methods
- Protection system planning principles
- Protection testing
- Compliance monitoring
- Engineers and Technicians working in power distribution
- Grid Operators and Utility Professionals responsible for ensuring grid stability
- Renewable Energy Project Developers looking to understand protection system requirements
- Energy Consultants and Regulators involved in grid planning and protection scheme evaluation
- Technical Trainers and Educators seeking to expand their expertise in protection strategies for modern power networks
- Duration: 4 weeks.
- Study time: about 13 hours.
- Course language: English.
- Detailed course description: a detailed course description is available for download.
- E-learning platform: you can access the demo course on our e-learning platform.
- Price: €240.34*
- Explain the general purpose of protection systems in distribution grids
- Name the basic principles of protection systems
- Identify the different impacts of renewables’ integration on grid protection scheme design
- Identify the most important differences in grid protection systems between low and medium voltage grids
- Explain the different kinds of protection systems that are in use today
- Describe the different calculation methods used in protection system planning
- Derive key success factors for effective protection planning principles taking into account distributed PV power generation