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Electrical Power Systems Protection training course
About the technical training course
A stable, reliable and continuous electricity supply is a fundamental pillar of our overall well-being and economic prosperity. The operation of an electrical power system can within milliseconds change from the normal operation (no faults) into disturbed operation where protection systems respond after the occurrence of faults.
To understand behaviour under fault conditions, in-depth technical expertise is required across the three functional areas of the power system: protection, operations and planning. The coordination is only possible with a sound understanding of protection principles and system interactions.
The aim of this course is to provide the necessary knowledge in the field of power system protection and by this, build a foundation for interdisciplinary cooperation in the management of critical power infrastructure.
Henry Fickert
Worked at ELIN UNION and BROWN BOVERI in the field of power plants and electrical networks. He acquired system operation expertise with WIENSTROM (Vienna Electricity Company), as a protection and utility systems engineer.
In 1998, he became a Full Professor and the Head of the Institute of Electrical Power Systems, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria. In 2017, he became a Professor emeritus and focuses on protection engineering with the university.
Authored over 220 technical papers, holds nine patents and has received several honours and awards.
Dr Fickert’s national and international activities comprise participation in CENELEC, IEC, CIGRE, and CIRED organisations and committees.
- To be able to design and implement an appropriate protection concept for a given power system, taking into account relevant optimisation parameters.
- To be capable of accurately identifying both known and potential fault scenarios in power network operations and provide recommendations for ensuring power supply quality under fault conditions.
- To simulate the behavior of individual protective devices within the context of an overall protection system and correctly apply the simulation results in practice.
- In cases where protective devices underperform, to be able to identify the root causes and implement suitable improvements.
Who should attend?
Engineers in protection such as power system protection engineers, power protection graduates, protection and control engineers.
Engineers and technicians in operations such as control and instrumentation (C&I), SCADA, commissioning, maintenance, operational, system operators.
Engineers in planning and management such as asset management engineers, senior/principal power engineer, chief technology officer, power systems engineers, planning engineers, substation design engineers, electrical project engineers.
Experienced engineers moving into power protection.
Early bird tickets
(until 9 March 2026)
Member - £795
Non-member - £895
Student - £495
Standard tickets
Member - £895
Non-member- £995
Student - £495
Register your interest
The following discount codes are for member and non-member delegate registration only, and not applicable to student bookings.
- 3 to 5 discount code: EPSPGRP3TO5
- 6 plus discount code: EPSPGRP6PLUS
Please note that payment must be made in full, and we do not accept AMEX when registering online.
If you need to pay for your group by proforma invoice, please contact events@theiet.org.
All prices are per person. If you require a proforma invoice before booking and/or wish to pay via purchase order, please contact us: events@theiet.org. We regret that we cannot accept AMEX for online payments.
*All students must provide a copy of their student pass or letter of enrolment from their college or University.
Once registered please email your documentation to events@theiet.org along with your booking confirmation number.
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