Power System Blackouts and Restoration

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Course Overview

Any power distribution system’s dependability is critical for avoiding power outages. The reasons for the blackouts are inadequate infrastructure investment, insufficient planning, improper incident preparation, and lack of power system voltage requirements and operational conditions analysis. Prompt and effective power system restoration is critical for minimising downtime and costs to the utility and its customers, which can quickly mount following a system blackout. As a result, understanding the factors involved in power system failure and restoration is critical to the proper operation of Modern Power Systems. Power system blackouts and their restoration are significant events that highlight the interrelation of modern society and the crucial importance of a reliable and resilient electrical infrastructure.

This Power System Restoration and Blackouts course will teach participants new practices for ensuring power quality and reliability. You will comprehend power quality issues such as blackouts and poor power quality. You will also be able to apply the methods discussed and demonstrated to ensure a consistent power supply on your power infrastructure.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of the Power System Blackouts and Restoration Training Course, the participant will be able to:

Improve the knowledge on the causes of Power Blackouts
Recognize “Transients” and their effect on power grids
Elaborate on “inrush” concerns and effects
Methods used to improve power quality
Considerations of correct applications of “Voltage stability”
Understand how power outages can start and cascade
Critically analyse Reactive power
Apply procedures to ensure power continuity
Gain knowledge in detail about Power Blackout preventative measures
Discuss power grid protection systems
Learn power restoration planning and techniques
Consider a variety of planning techniques for Power Blackouts
Understand the use of SMART technology

Target Audience

The Power System Blackouts and Restoration training course is suitable for a wide range of technical professionals and includes:

Electrical Construction Engineer
Designers
Maintenance Supervisor Electrical
Electrical Power Technician
Commissioning Supervisor
Electrically Supervisor
Managers with power infrastructure responsibility
Senior Managers power infrastructure responsibility

Training Methodology

The latest educational methods and strategies are employed. The course is designed to give the required fundamental knowledge and provide a strong background for all attendees towards practical industrial applications. The course will be highly interactive, with opportunities to advance your opinions and ideas. Participation is encouraged in a supportive environment. To ensure the concepts introduced during the course are understood, they will be reinforced through a mix of learning methods, including lecture-style presentations, open discussion, case studies, simulations, and group work.

Pre & Post course assessments will be used to measure the effectiveness of this training.

Course Contents

Module 1 - Understand Blackouts, Instability and Inrush

Key Topics

Introduction to Power System Blackouts
Blackout concerns
Causes of Blackout
Instability and transient issues
Inrush/Cold inrush concerns
Voltage control and stability
Inductive loads and reactive power issues

Module 2 - Power Analysis, Blackout Preventative Measures and Voltage Stability

Key Topics

Power system analysis
Blackout preventative measures
Blackout prevention – analysis of standards and compliance
VAR Compensation
Voltage stability

Module 3 - Power Restoration, Asset Concerns and Power Restoration Analysis

Key Topics

Power restoration
Analysis of restoration techniques
Power system protection issues – Protection relays
Transformer issues – cold load
issues with power restoration
Different approaches to power system restoration

Module 4 - Restoration Techniques and Local Disturbance Response

Key Topics

Modern techniques in power restoration
System requirements
Decisions for restoration after a local power disturbance
Training techniques to prepare for Blackouts
Evaluating lessons learned from Blackout simulations, modeling and training

Module 5 - Blackout Planning, Automation and Control Tools

Key Topics

Restoration of power policies
Planning for power outages in large urban and urban locations
Deployment of power Blackout planning
Computers, automation, and DCS control of power systems
Local, specific, and generic power system restoration techniques
Support tools and interactive controls

Classroom Session

Dubai

23 - 27 Nov 2026

$5,600

Kigali

07 - 11 Dec 2026

$5,600

Dubai

25 - 29 Jan 2027

$5,600

Dubai

10 - 14 May 2027

$5,600

Dubai

12 - 16 Jul 2027

$5,600

Cape Town

09 - 13 Aug 2027

$5,600

Dubai

27 Sep - 01 Oct 2027

$5,600

Abu Dhabi

18 - 22 Oct 2027

$5,600

Kigali

01 - 05 Nov 2027

$5,600

Dubai

13 - 17 Dec 2027

$5,600

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Online Session

Duration: 2 Hrs X 8 Days

Starting Date

14-Dec-2026

$3,000

Starting Date

13-Apr-2027

$3,500

Starting Date

17-Aug-2027

$3,500

Starting Date

19-Oct-2027

$3,500

Starting Date

07-Dec-2027

$3,500

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Certificate

Upon successful completion of this training, participants will receive a PROMISE Certificate of Completion.

Certificate

Upon successful completion of this training, participants will receive a PROMISE Certificate of Completion.

This Program has been approved for 25.00 HR (General) recertification credit hours toward aPHR , aPHRi , PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi and SPHRi recertification through HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®)

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