Post Graduate Certificate Course in Power Plant Engineering
Program Profile
General Introduction:
Concept of Modern Thermal Power Plant
Location / Site Selection
Plant Layout
Power Plant Safety
Constructional Details and Basic Principles:
Large Pulverized Fuel Boiler and Auxiliaries
Construction and Working Principles:
Turbine and Auxiliaries
Various Types of:
Valves
Pumps
Construction and Working Principles of:
Alternators and Excitation Systems
Transformers
Motors
Switchgears
Power Supply System
Switchyard
Tariff Calculation
Tariff Based Bidding:
Concept of UMPPs
Fuel Handling Plant
Ash Handling System
Cooling Water System
Water Sources and Treatment
Operation, Control, and Supervision of:
Who may Attend
Engineering/Diploma/Graduates Students/
Working Professionals (Junior and Middle Level
Managers/Executives/officers) may attend
medium term programs.
Type Of Program
Midium Term
Duration
5-16 Weeks
Mode (Online/Offline)
Offline
Boiler Operation/ Boiler & Its Auxiliaries Operation
Program Profile
Working principle, function and classification of
Boilers.
Description of Boiler components.
Function and working principle of Boilers Auxiliaries-
Mills & Feeders, fan, Air pre-heaters, soot blowers,
etc.
Who may Attend
Engineers having 1-2 years experience
in Thermal Power Stations.
Type Of Program
Short Term
Duration
1 Day - 4 Weeks
Mode (Online/Offline)
Offline
Boiler Firing System & Equipments
Program Profile
Boiler Firing System & Equipments
Combustion of Fuels.
Different firing systems – tangential firing, wall firing
and down shot firing- their requirements and
applications Igniters.
Oil atomizers
Coal Burners.
Burner Management system
Direct Ignition of Pulverized Coal.
Operation Procedure, Maintenance
Trouble Shooting in firing system components.
Who may Attend
Operation & Maintenance engineers
of Thermal Power Station with 4-5 years experience.
Type Of Program
Short Term
Duration
1 Day - 4 Weeks
Mode (Online/Offline)
Offline
Boiler Efficiency
Program Profile
Different aspects of Efficiency measurements and
measurement procedures.
Boiler tuning for load ramping and condition of boiler
Efficiency at various loading.
ASME PTC 4.0 sailent features of boiler
performance checks.
Case studies to improve boiler performance
parameters.
Who may Attend
Efficiency & Operation Engineers, system
performance Managers, who are having prior knowledge
of various tools and technical measurement system for
boiler performance / operation / commissioning. This
is an executive (Technical) program aimed for professional
power engineers.
Type Of Program
Short Term
Duration
1 Day - 4 Weeks
Mode (Online/Offline)
Offline
Steam Turbine & Its Aux. Operation
Program Profile
Constructional features of turbine, turbine auxiliaries
like condenser, pumps, feed heaters etc.
Operational procedure of associated systems such
as condensate, feed, lube oil, CW etc. On line
cleaning system, Operation of boiler feed pump and
condensate extraction pump.
Interlock protection of turbine and its auxiliaries
Starting and shutting down of turbine.
Operation of turbine under normal and emergency
conditions.
Emergencies & case studies.
Who may Attend
Engineers with 3-4 years experience
in Thermal Power Station.
Type Of Program
Short Term
Duration
1 Day - 4 Weeks
Mode (Online/Offline)
Offline
Steam Turbine Governing
Program Profile
Introduction to Governing System, Concept of
Nozzle Control and Throttle Control.
Hydrodynamic Governing of LMW Turbine, Speed
Governor and Follow Up Piston.
Governing Oil System, Load cum Speed Governor.
Summation Pilot Valve, Intermediate Pilot Valve and
Servomotor of Nozzle.
Control Valves, Protection of LMW Governing
System
EHG and MHG of KWU Governing System.
Concept of Minimum Gate Principle and Electro-
Hydraulic Converter and Hydro-Hydraulic Converter.
Application of Different Governing Oils of KWU
System.
Follow Up Piston and Development of Secondary
Sensitive Oil and its Application.
Protection System of KWU Governing System and
its Application on Different Modes of Start Up.
Application of Governing System in Accordance with
HP/LP Bypass System.
Concept of Digital Electro-Hydraulic (DEH)
Governing System of Chinese Units.
Application of High Pressure Governing Oil in DEH
System.
Who may Attend
Working Engineers of Thermal Power
Stations.
Type Of Program
Short Term
Duration
1 Day - 4 Weeks
Mode (Online/Offline)
Offline
Generator & Auxilliaries Including Excitation System
Excitation & AVR-various types and their selection
aspects.
Problems faced.
Case studies.
Who may Attend
Engineers with 2-3 years experience
in erection, commissioning operation and maintenance
of generator system.
Type Of Program
Short Term
Duration
1 Day - 4 Weeks
Mode (Online/Offline)
Offline
Emerging Trends in Excitation System & AVR
Program Profile
Excitation System - Introduction, Types, Selection
and Salient Features.
Static Excitation System – Construction,
operational Features and Case Studies.
Brushless Excitation System – Description,
operational Features and Case Studies
Developments in AVR and Limiters.
Who may Attend
Engineers with 2-3 years experience
in erection, commissioning operation and maintenance
of generator system.
Type Of Program
Short Term
Duration
1 Day - 4 Weeks
Mode (Online/Offline)
Offline
Large Capacity CFBC Boilers
Program Profile
Introduction to CFBC Technology Advantages,
Scope, Fuel flexibity, etc.
Description of various components of CFBC Boiler.
Environmental benefits.
Limitations, major concerns in the O&M of CFBC
Boilers.
Visit to CFBC Boilers.
Who may Attend
Engineers working in Power Stations.
Type Of Program
Short Term
Duration
1 Day - 4 Weeks
Mode (Online/Offline)
Offline
Regenerative Feed Heating System
Program Profile
Different types of heater - H.P. & L.P.
Theory of heating, construction of HP & LP heaters.
System of steam extraction
layout of system – various considerations.
Operation of the individual components.
Cutting in and cutting out procedures of heaters.
Performance monitoring of heaters and identification
in the system.
Various interlocks and protections and Automatic
systems.
Who may Attend
Operators working in Thermal Power
Station with 3-4 years experience.
Type Of Program
Short Term
Duration
1 Day - 4 Weeks
Mode (Online/Offline)
Offline
Regenerative Feed Heating System
Program Profile
Different types of heater - H.P. & L.P.
Theory of heating, construction of HP & LP heaters.
System of steam extraction.
layout of system – various considerations.
Operation of the individual components.
Cutting in and cutting out procedures of heaters.
Performance monitoring of heaters and identification
in the system.
Various interlocks and protections and Automatic
systems.
Who may Attend
Operators working in Thermal Power
Station with 3-4 years experience.
Type Of Program
Short Term
Duration
1 Day - 4 Weeks
Mode (Online/Offline)
Offline
Fans & Air Heater
Program Profile
Different types of heater - H.P. & L.P.
Fans: Different types of fans and their applications,
engineering, design and selection criteria.
Construction details and components description
for different types of fans.
Fan operation techniques in series/ parallel
conditions.
Fan characteristics and performance monitoring.
Condition Monitoring: Vibration measurement,
rubbing sound measurement and other diagnostic
studies.
Fan maintenance procedures and practices.
Air Heater: Different types, their design construction
and selection aspects etc.
Alignment & Adjustment Techniques of seals.
Lubrication.
Problems-Case studies and analysis.
Who may Attend
Engineers with 1-2 years of experience
in O&M of Boilers/ auxilliaries in a Thermal Power Station/
Industry.
Type Of Program
Short Term
Duration
1 Day - 4 Weeks
Mode (Online/Offline)
Offline
Electrostatic Precipitator
Program Profile
General discussion on pollution.
Principles of Construction & Functioning of ESP
Corona and Ionization
Description of Dust Precipitator
Installation, Operation, and Maintenance of ESP
Mechanical Parts Maintenance
Electrical Control Circuit Maintenance and Checking Efficiency and performance of ESPs and Factors
affecting the performance.
Who may Attend
Engineers engaged in operation and
maintenance of power station & process industry with2-
3 years experience.
Type Of Program
Short Term
Duration
1 Day - 4 Weeks
Mode (Online/Offline)
Offline
Certificate Course for Hydro Power Plant
Engineers and Supervisors
Program Profile
Safety & First aid, General Introduction of Hydro
Power Plant.
Power Plant Familiarization of Hydro Power Plant
Engineering.
Construction details of Hydro Power Plant
components : Generators, Turbine, Valves,
Excitation System, Governing System etc.
Switchgears, protection in HE station.
Power Plant Operation and function of Load
Dispatch Centre.
Maintenance of Hydro Power Plant Equipment.
Hydro Power Plant Simulator Training.
Plant Operational Training at Hydro Power Plant
(On-job).
Plant maintenance Training at Hydro Power Plant
(Onjob).
Final assessment & Evaluation.
Who may Attend
Engineering/Diploma/Graduates Students/
Working Professionals (Junior and Middle Level
Managers/Executives/officers) may attend
medium term programs.
Type Of Program
Midium Term
Duration
5-16 Weeks
Mode (Online/Offline)
Offline
Specialized Training on O&M of Hydro
Power Plant
Program Profile
Concept of modern hydro power station, site
selection, Components, layout.
Hydraulic system, reservoir, storage capacity, dams
and Barrages, intake, surge tank, power tunnels/
channel, fore Bay and penstocks, pressure shaft,
surge shaft, tail race and tail race tunnel/channel,
protection against water hammer and negative
pressure in penstocks and suction head, Dewating
of water conductor systems.
O&M of Hydro Power Plant components; Generator,
Turbine, Valve, Excitation system, Governing
systems etc.
Hydro Power Plant Simulator Training.
Plant visits at Hydro Power Plant sites
Who may Attend
Engineering/Diploma/Graduates Students/
Working Professionals (Junior and Middle Level
Managers/Executives/officers) may attend
medium term programs.
Type Of Program
Medium Term
Duration
5-16 WEEKS
Mode (Online/Offline)
Offline
Hydro Turbines, Governing & its Protection
Systems
Program Profile
General Principles and description of different type
of governing systems. Speed control devices and
wicket gate operation.
Who may Attend
Engineers working in Hydro Power
plants.
Type Of Program
Short Term
Duration
1 Day - 4 Weeks
Mode (Online/Offline)
Offline
Hydro Generator & Its Excitation Systems
Program Profile
Constructional details and working principles of
Generator and excitation systems. Types of
Excitation systems and their components main and
iplot exciters, Thyristor, FCB & AVR.
Who may Attend
Engineers/Sr. Engineers working in
Hydro Power Plant.
Type Of Program
Short Term
Duration
1 Day - 4 Weeks
Mode (Online/Offline)
Offline
Valves & Pumps in Hydro Power Plants
Program Profile
Electrical Auxillaries: station lighting and
automatic changeover. Station batteries and
charging methods. Station emergency lighting
arrangements, Elevator/lifts, Ventilation system,
EOT cranes and hoists, Compressed air system,
Dewatering and drainage system, Communication
systems etc.
Mechanical Auxillaries: Oil pressure units,
Lubrication principles and their characteristics, HP
lubrication system, Braking and jacking system,
Central release lubrication system, Carbon dust
collection system for slip rings, exciters and brake
pads, Cooling water system etc.
Who may Attend
Engineers/Shift Engineers/Operators
working in hydro power plant.
Type Of Program
Short Term
Duration
1 Day - 4 Weeks
Mode (Online/Offline)
Offline
Auxiliaries in Hydro Power Plants
Program Profile
Electrical Auxillaries: station lighting and
automatic changeover. Station batteries and
charging methods. Station emergency lighting
arrangements, Elevator/lifts, Ventilation system,
EOT cranes and hoists, Compressed air system,
Dewatering and drainage system, Communication
systems etc.
Mechanical Auxillaries: Oil pressure units,
Lubrication principles and their characteristics, HP
lubrication system, Braking and jacking system,
Central release lubrication system, Carbon dust
collection system for slip rings, exciters and brake
pads, Cooling water system etc.
Who may Attend
Engineers/Shift Engineers/Operators
working in hydro power plant.
Type Of Program
Short Term
Duration
1 Day - 4 Weeks
Mode (Online/Offline)
Offline
3-Month Skill Development Program on
Thermal Power Plant Operation
Program Profile
General Introduction: - Concept of Modern Thermal
Power Plant, Location /Site Selection, Plant layout
& Power Plant Safety.
Constructional details and basic principles of large
pulverized fuel Boiler and auxiliaries.
Construction and working principles of Turbine and
auxiliaries.
Various types of Valves and Pumps.
Construction and working principles of Alternators
and Excitation Systems, Transformers, Motors,
Switchboards, Power Supply System and
Switchboard.
Fuel Handling Plant, Ash Handling System and
Cooling Water System.
Water Sources and treatment.
Operation, control and supervision of Boiler, Turbine
and Alternator.
Instrumentation & Control (including DAS & DDC)
and Protection system. (Introduction)
Power Plant Maintenance practices.
Plant Visits.
Who may Attend
Engineering/Diploma/Graduates Students/
Working Professionals (Junior and Middle Level
Managers/Executives/officers) may attend
medium term programs.
Type Of Program
Medium Term
Duration
5-16 Weeks
Mode (Online/Offline)
Offline
Advanced O&M Practice of Supercritical
Thermal Power Plant
Program Profile
Flexible condition and operation practices.
Pre-checks of plants equipment’s.
Plant Operation and unit stabilization.
Critical parameter monitoring.
Data Analogy and unit equipment health monitoring.
Emergencies and critical operation conditions in plant.
Who may Attend
Professionals from Power Sector,
Engineers, Academicians, Equipment manufacturers,
Researchers, Engineering, Managers.
Type Of Program
Short Term
Duration
5-16 WEEKS
Mode (Online/Offline)
Offline
Flexible Operation of Thermal Power
Plants in India
Program Profile
Operational dynamics of thermal power plants.
Design & Operational challenges in thermal power
plants.
Fuel characteristics viability for flexible operation
in India.
Plant load variability for sustainability of flexible
operation.
Recent advancement for flexible operation in
supercritical and ultra-supercritical plants.
Who may Attend
Professionals from Power Sector,
Engineers, Academicians, Equipment manufacturers,
Researchers, Engineering, Managers.
Type Of Program
Short Term
Duration
1 Day - 4 Weeks
Mode (Online/Offline)
Offline
Thermal Power Station Operation
Program Profile
Power Station Schemes.
Boiler and Turbine controls.
Excitation systems and AVR.
Cold, Warm, and Hot start-ups.
Steam Turbine governing and protection systems, troubleshooting.
Boiler, Turbine, Generator, and Integrated unit operation under normal and emergency conditions.
Unit shut down procedures and safety.
Performance monitoring.
Duties and responsibilities of operation engineers.
Who may Attend
Engineers having 1-2 years experience in Thermal Power Stations.
Type Of Program
Short Term
Duration
1 Day - 4 Weeks
Mode (Online/Offline)
Offline
Renovation & Modernization of Thermal
Power Plant/Station
Program Profile
Norms for renovation & Thermal Power Station & Funds allocation.
Scope of renovation & area of renovation.
Renewal life Assessment Techniques for Turbine, Boilers, and Generator.
Life extension studies and techniques for Thermal Power Station auxiliary.
Stress Analysis and data interpretation.
Case Studies.
Who may Attend
Middle Level Managers/ Working
Engineers with 2 to 3 years experience.
Type Of Program
Short Term
Duration
1 Day - 4 Weeks
Mode (Online/Offline)
Offline
Thermal Power Plant Efficiency &
Performance Monitoring
Program Profile
To identify and record the factors and data needed for monitoring efficiency and performance.
Analysis of the performance of different systems and equipment like station heat balance, mill performance, condenser performance, feed heaters performance, boiler efficiency, turbine efficiency, etc.
Correlation among different systems and their effect on performance.
Application of computers for performance calculation and analysis.
Improvement of plant availability through efficiency and performance monitoring.
Plant on-job/practicals.
Who may Attend
Power Station Engineers having 2-3
years experience in operation and maintenance.
Type Of Program
Short Term
Duration
1 Day - 4 Weeks
Mode (Online/Offline)
Offline
3 Months Course on Design, Erection and Commissioning of Solar Power Plants
Program Profile
General: Global Energy Scenario, Indian Energy
Scenario, Energy Policy.
Solar Radiation: Physics of Solar radiation, Global Beam, and diffuse radiation. Related lab experiments.
Fundamentals of Solar Cell: Solar PV basics, Solar PV Module, Solar Cell technologies, Crystalline cell, Solar photovoltaic modules, Concentrators and PV Modules. Field Visits / Manufacturer’s works.
Balance of Solar PV Systems: Battery technology, Batteries for PV systems, DC – DC converters, Charge Controllers.
Photovoltaic Power System: PV system configuration, Standalone system, Hybrid system, and Grid connected systems.
Planning & Design: Planning Procedure, System capacity and Energy Demand, Site selection, System concept, Module selection and PV Generator. Charge Controller and Inverter. Selection and inverter sizing, Generator Junction Box, and Safety Measures.
Installation and Commissioning: Mounting System, Cables, Earthing, Junction Box.
Grid Integration & Control Techniques.
Instrumentation & Measurements, Economical and Financial Analysis: SCADA system, sensors, data logger, Monitoring, data management, Analysis, and performance. Financial Analysis, Life Cycle Costing, Environmental Analysis.
Who may Attend
Engineering/Diploma/Graduates Students/
Working Professionals (Junior and Middle Level
Managers/Executives/officers) may attend
medium term programs.
Type Of Program
Medium Term
Duration
5-16 Weeks
Mode (Online/Offline)
Offline
New and Renewable Sources and Grid
Integration in India
Program Profile
Energy Sector Reforms, Regulations Environment
and RE.
Wind Energy Systems.
Solar thermal power systems.
Direct energy Conversion – Solar Photovoltaic, Fuel Cells.
Waste to Energy.
Solar passive Architecture.
Biomass Energy Systems.
Bio-Fuels.
RE and Grids Integration.
Economic Viability.
Case studies.
Who may Attend
Engineering/Diploma/Graduates Students/
Working Professionals (Junior and Middle Level
Managers/Executives/officers) may attend
medium term programs.
Type Of Program
Medium Term
Duration
5-16 WEEKS
Mode (Online/Offline)
Offline
MNRE sponsored Solar PV Installer
Suryamitra for Diploma/ITI Holder
Program Profile
Carry out the Site survey for installation of Solar
PV system
Assess the customer’s Solar PV requirement.
Procure the Solar PV system components.
Identify and use the tools and tackles for Solar PV system installation.
Install the Civil/Mechanical and Electrical components of a Solar PV system.
Test and commission the Solar PV system.
Maintain the Solar PV system.
Maintain personal health & safety at the project site.
Who may Attend
Engineering/Diploma/Graduates Students/
Working Professionals (Junior and Middle Level
Managers/Executives/officers) may attend
medium term programs.
Type Of Program
Medium Term
Duration
1 Day - 4 Weeks
Mode (Online/Offline)
Offline
Solar Power Technologies
Program Profile
Introduction to JNNSM.
Solar PV.
Solar Thermal.
Wind Power
Bio-Mass Power.
Waste to energy.
Who may Attend
Engineers with 2-3 years experience
Type Of Program
Short Term
Duration
1 Day - 4 Weeks
Mode (Online/Offline)
Offline
3 Months Course on Distribution Substation
Management & Optimal Utilization of
Components
Program Profile
Introduction to Power Plants & Power Scenario.
Fundamentals of Electricity, Power Quality & Harmonics.
Planning & Engineering Design of Distribution Substation.
Erection & Commissioning of Distribution Substation equipment.
HT & LT Switchgears, & Batteries.
Cables & Metering: Types of metering, detection of theft/tampering, unauthorized loads, investigation, legal aspects, anti-theft measures, and case studies.
Distribution Lines & PLC: Survey, Route alignment, GPS application, Line Components, Bill of Quantities.
Protective Relays, Grounding & IE Safety Regulations: Relays – Types, construction, characteristics, and location in substation, IR rules, safety regulations.
Distribution System Protection: Steady State Fault Analysis (SSFA), Voltage calculation at fault locations, Overvoltage protection, Principles of lightning protection.
Distribution Automation, Distributed Generation & Integration.
Simulator Training at PSTI, Bengaluru, RT lab/ HV lab/ DTS lab.
Rural Electrification & Smart Grids.
Who may Attend
Engineering/Diploma/Graduates Students/
Working Professionals (Junior and Middle Level
Managers/Executives/officers) may attend
medium term programs.
Type Of Program
Medium Term
Duration
5-16 Weeks
Mode (Online/Offline)
Offline
Distribution Engineering
Program Profile
Distribution Engineering: Growth, Developments,
Equipment, Standards specification, construction.
Practice and guidelines, design aspects-testing and installation of Distribution equipment-Lay out of Sub-
Station.
Safety, Protection, DSM and Energy Audit/Metering: Safety aspects, I.E. Rules and Regulations, Compliance, First Aid, Fire Safety.
Energy Audit and DSM application in Distribution / Engineering: Energy Audit - need, objective and methodology, types, application & techniques, DSM methodology and techniques, Loss reduction – Voltage control, VAR control, Reactive Power Compensation.
Metering: Metering techniques, various types – LT meters and its application, Installation Testing and Commissioning of LT meters, defects and remedies, HT metering techniques.
Billing, Power System Study, Distribution Planning Trends and Development: Billing system, Computer application in billing system, Distribution planning, Optimization of capacity and location of Distribution Transformers.
Who may Attend
Engineering/Diploma/Graduates Students/
Working Professionals (Junior and Middle Level
Managers/Executives/officers) may attend
medium term programs.
Type Of Program
Medium Term
Duration
5-16 WEEKS
Mode (Online/Offline)
Offline
Power System Studies
Program Profile
Load flow: Modeling and case studies.
Short circuit studies; Z bus matrix and symmetrical
components.
Balanced and unbalanced faults and case studies.
Over current relay coordination-case studies.
Stability studies-modeling case studies.
Laboratory : Use of MiPower software.
Field Visit
Who may Attend
Transmission and distribution
engineers involved in system design, planning, protection
and control, engineers from R & D organizations and
Academic institution.
Type Of Program
Medium Term
Duration
1 Day - 4 Weeks
Mode (Online/Offline)
Offline
Power System Studies & Load Despatch
Program Profile
Growth of power system in India.
Representation of power system components.
Characteristics & performance of power transmission lines.
Load flow studies and problems.
Different types of faults and their analysis by computer methods.
Power system protection devices.
Power system stability.
Load despatch and its computerization.
Who may Attend
Engineers of Power Sector engaged
in power system and load dispatch centres.
Type Of Program
Short Term
Duration
1 Day - 4 Weeks
Mode (Online/Offline)
Offline
Renewable Energy and Grid Interface Technologies and Regulatory Framework.
Program Profile
Solar Energy.
Wind Energy.
Bio-Mass Energy.
Renewable Energy Purchase Obligations.
Tariff Regulations related to Renewable Energy.
Renewable Energy Power Evacuation Issues.
Net Metering and Grid Connectivity for Renewables.
Role of Smart Grid in Integration of Renewable Energy and DSM.
Renewable Energy Certificates.
Grid Operation and balancing of Renewable Energy Power.
Interconnection Standards of Distributed Generation.
Point of connection and feed-in-tariff.
IEGC Grid Code standard for Solar and Wind Farms.
Who may Attend
Engineering/Diploma/Graduates Students/
Working Professionals (Junior and Middle Level
Managers/Executives/officers) may attend
medium term programs.
Type Of Program
Short Term
Duration
1-4 Weeks
Mode (Online/Offline)
Offline
Regulatory Framework in Power Sector
Program Profile
Electricity Act 2003 - legal framework, national electricity policy, and tariff policy.
Energy Conservation Act, Indian Electricity Grid Code, Regulations, and Grid standards - Regulations 2010.
CEA Regulations: connectivity, metering, construction of electrical lines, AT&C losses.
Procedures for grant of approval for interstate transmission of power.
Terms and conditions for short-term open access.
Renewable energy generation regulations.
Renewable energy scheduling, dispatch, and deviation settlement - Regulations 2015.
Who may Attend
System Operators from SEBs, Power
Utilities/ Corporation, PSU, R&D Organization, Academic
Institution.
Type Of Program
Short Term
Duration
1-4 WEEKS
Mode (Online/Offline)
Offline
Open Access, Power Trading and Tariffs - ABT Scenario
Program Profile
Open Access in Transmission & Distribution.
Electricity Act Provisions.
Power Trading in Multi-buyer and Multi-seller environment.
Availability-based tariff concept and importance.
Balancing and settlement mechanism.
Power trading rules in changed scenario.
Role of Regulatory Commissions.
Open Access challenges for Power Market.
Power Exchanges and its functioning.
Field visits/Demonstration.
Who may Attend
Engineers with 2-3 years experience
in power trading activity system operations from SEB’s/
power utilities/corporations/PSU’s R&D organization,
Academic Institutions.
Type Of Program
Short Term
Duration
1 Day - 4 Weeks
Mode (Online/Offline)
Offline
Electricity Act and Regulation
Program Profile
Over view of IEA-2003
Electricity Grid Code.
Status of Deregulation and Power Tariff.
Open access and ABT
Who may Attend
Engineers with 2-3 years experience
in power trading activity system operations from SEB’s/
power utilities/corporations/PSU’s R&D organization,
Academic Institutions.
Type Of Program
Short Term
Duration
1 Day - 4 Weeks
Mode (Online/Offline)
Offline
Contract Management
Program Profile
Purchase & Contract Management.
Key Issues.
On generation of indent to placement of orders and closing of contract.
E-Procurement and guidelines.
Benefits of E-procurement over offline system of procurement.
E-tendering.
Some case studies and analysis.
Quality Assurance Philosophy.
Integrated Management System.
ISO 9001 & ISO 18001 regarding OHSAS, ISO 14000 regarding EMS.
Who may Attend
Finance Executives, Engineers,
Management Level Executives with 2-3 years experience.
Type Of Program
Short Term
Duration
1-4 Weeks
Mode (Online/Offline)
Offline
Government e-Marketplace (GeM) and General Financial Rules (GFR) 2017
Program Profile
Gain an overall understanding of the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) and General Financial Rules 2017.
Understand how GeM and GFRs 2017 would impact the functioning of your organisation and changes in the procurement process required for compliance.
Acquire practical knowledge of the different procurement procedures required under GFRs 2017 and GeM such as registration of organization, creation of user accounts, placement of order for goods & services, receipt of goods, PRC/CRAC, bidding, and reverse auction.
Who may Attend
Officers of Central Government Ministries
/ Departments / State Governments including its attached
/ subordinate offices, Central Public Sector Units (CPSUs)
/ PSUs and Autonomous Bodies / Sellers / Service Providers
registered on GeM.
Type Of Program
Short Term
Duration
1-4 WEEKS
Mode (Online/Offline)
Offline
Government e-Marketplace (GeM) for Sellers & Service Providers
Program Profile
Overview of GeM, terms and conditions for sellers & service providers, GFRs 2017 – an overall perspective.
Hands-on training on GeM: Registration of organization / creation of user accounts.
Overview of GeM, terms and conditions for sellers & service providers, upload of product and services on GeM.
Hands-on training on GeM: Acceptance of order for goods & services / creation of invoice, acceptance of payment procedure for payment in GeM.
Hands-on training on GeM: Participation in online reverse auction and bidding.
Who may Attend
Officers of Central Government Ministries
/ Departments / State Governments including its attached
/ subordinate offices, Central Public Sector Units (CPSUs)
/ PSUs and Autonomous Bodies / Sellers / Service Providers
registered on GeM.
Type Of Program
Short Term
Duration
1 Day - 4 Weeks
Mode (Online/Offline)
Offline
Executive Development Program for the
Supervisory Staff Working in Finance &
Accounts Department
Program Profile
Status & responsibilities of financial executives: development of managerial skills.
Personality development, business communication skills, negotiation skills, leadership, team building, values & ethics, etc.
Energy-efficient technologies in electrical systems.
Compressed air systems.
Tutorials, case studies, labs, and technical visits - This complies with the syllabus of BEE’s Energy Manager - Paper-3.
Who may Attend
Engineers from State Electricity Boards/
Power Utilities/corporation, PSU, R&D organizations,
Academic Institutions, entrepreneurs & consultations,
contractors involved in energy Audit & energy Audit & energy
conservation project.
Type Of Program
Short Term
Duration
1-4 WEEKS
Mode (Online/Offline)
Offline
Data Acquisition & Distributed Digital Control System in Thermal Power Station
Program Profile
Introduction to data acquisition system hardware & software configuration.
Introduction to distributed digital control.
Hardware & software configuration.
Advantages of distributed control system.
Configuration of single loop and multi-loop controller.
Who may Attend
Engineers working in Power station with 3-7 years experience.
Type Of Program
Short Term
Duration
1-4 Weeks
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Power Plant Auto Control
Program Profile
Auto control action theory (PID) and their relevance to process reaction rate and dead time.
Auto loops in power station with their built-up action hardware and software.
Selection and application of final control elements such as control valves, dampers, etc.
Feed forward and feedback signal selections.
Actuators: electric, pneumatic, and hydraulic; their relative merits and applications.
Thyristor drives and thyristor-controlled drives.
Limit switches and torque switches.
Coordinated control concept and applications.
Microprocessor-based programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and distributed digital control system concepts.
Periodical tuning techniques and tuning requirements.
Commissioning of automatic control loops with individual action, tuning techniques on automatic control simulators.
Who may Attend
Engineers with 2-3 years experience
in the relevant field.
Type Of Program
Short Term
Duration
1-4 WEEKS
Mode (Online/Offline)
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Power System Communication SCADA & EMS
Program Profile
Data acquisition system.
Supervisory control.
Communication: VSAT, microwave, optical fibre.
Communication networks & protocols.
SCADA in transmission and distribution.
EMS hardware: control centre.
EMS software: SCADA & database.
EMS software: generation applications.
EMS software: networking applications.
Field visits.
Who may Attend
Engineers from State Electricity Boards,
Power Utilities/ Corporations, R & D organizations and
Academic institutions.
Type Of Program
Short Term
Duration
1-4 WEEKS
Mode (Online/Offline)
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Certificate Course for Hydro Power Plant
Engineers and Supervisors
Program Profile
Safety & first aid, general introduction of hydro power plant.
Power plant familiarization of hydro power plant engineering.
Construction details of hydro power plant components: generators, turbine, valves, excitation system, governing system, etc.
Switchgears, protection in HE station.
Power plant operation and function of load dispatch centre.
Maintenance of hydro power plant equipment.
Hydro power plant simulator training.
Plant operational training at hydro power plant (on-job).
Plant maintenance training at hydro power plant (on-job).
Final assessment & evaluation.
Who may Attend
Engineering/Diploma/Graduates Students/
Working Professionals (Junior and Middle Level
Managers/Executives/officers) may attend
medium term programs.
Type Of Program
Medium Term
Duration
5-16 Weeks
Mode (Online/Offline)
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Control & Instrumentation for Supervisors/
Technicians
Program Profile
Concept of instrumentation in thermal power station.
Instrumentation layout.
Basic science, basic electricity, and basic electronics.
Pressure, level, flow, and temperature measurement.
Air supplies, pneumatic instruments, and drives.
Telemetry.
Introduction to automatic control system.
DAS/DDC.
Turbovisory instruments and analytical instruments.
Practicals/demonstrations.
Who may Attend
Engineering/Diploma/Graduates Students/
Working Professionals (Junior and Middle Level
Managers/Executives/officers) may attend
medium term programs.
Type Of Program
Short Term
Duration
5-16 WEEKS
Mode (Online/Offline)
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Training Program for Supervisor/
Managerial Person Deployed in Power
Industry
Generator protection (This topic will be covered in detail with special reference to 210 MW & 500 MW generators).
Transformers and bus-bar protection schemes, transmission line protection (principles of relaying and commissioning).
Who may Attend
In-service Power Station Engineers
having 2-3 years experience in the relevant field.
Type Of Program
Short Term
Duration
1 Day-4 WEEKS
Mode (Online/Offline)
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Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS)
Program Profile
Introduction
Thyristor Controlled FACTS devices - Static Var Compensator (SVC), Thyristor Controlled Series Capacitor (TCSC), Thyristor Controlled Reactor (TCR).
Phase Shifting Transformer.
Voltage Source Converter based FACTS controllers - STATCOM, Static Synchronous Series Compensator (SSSC), Unified Power Flow Controller (UPFC).
HVDC.
Applications of FACTS.
Tutorials.
Technical Visits.
Who may Attend
Practicing engineers involved in
planning, design and implementation of FACTS devices.
Type Of Program
Short Term
Duration
1 Day-4 Weeks
Mode (Online/Offline)
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Power Quality, Harmonics Mitigation and Reactive Power Management
Program Profile
Introduction to power quality
Power Quality – impacts, manifestations.
Consequences of power quality.
Power quality measurement.
Harmonics – sources, measurements and mitigation.
Filters – Active and passive filters, selection of filters.
Statcoms, custom power devices, Static Var Compensators.
Reactive Power Control Equipment.
Performance of Reactive Power Equipment under different Operating Conditions.
Comparative Study of AVRs, OLTCs, Power Capacitors, Shunt Reactors, SVCs, TCRs, Statcoms etc., in reactive power management.
Automatic Power factor controllers.
Harmonics – causes, measurement and mitigation.
Thyristor based and voltage source converter based FACTS Controllers.
Case Studies.
Technical Visits.
Who may Attend
Practicing Engineers/ supervisors of
industry, Utilities and faculty of educational institutions
involved in maintenance of power quality and mitigation
of harmonics.
Type Of Program
Short Term
Duration
1 Day-4 WEEKS
Mode (Online/Offline)
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Power Quality Measurement
Program Profile
Importance of Power Quality
Index parameter of power quality measurements.
Gaps and technological development in Power Quality.
Potential step and sustainable solution for Power Quality Measurement.
Challenges and advancement in Power Quality measurement solutions.
Who may Attend
Professionals from Power Sector,
Engineers, Academicians, Equipment manufacturers,
Researchers, Engineering, Managers.
