APPS Course Training Event

Join your industry peers for best-in-class training on the key principles of power system analysis and protection. The Schneider Electric APPS Course is designed for technicians and engineers who wish to reinforce their knowledge and experience in protection and substation automation applications. Emphasis is on theory and methodologies that can be applied in a wide range of protection applications.

Welcome to the Course!

We are proud to bring APPS course to India, with our Experts delivering the lectures, conducting the tutorials and showcasing technology demos.
A Warm Welcome from our leaders.

Program:

> In-class Lectures & Tutorials
> Application Demonstrations
> Factory Visits
> Social Events

Prerequisites:

> Basic knowledge and understanding of power systems, engineering and mathematics (technician or engineer level)

Audience:

> Engineers or senior technical officers, preferably with experience in power systems
> Commissioning and maintenance engineers involved in testing protection schemes
> Industry professionals aiming to expand their expertise

Duration:

> 2 Weeks
> 90% Theoretical
> 10% Practical

Course topics

> Introduction and Overview of Protection
> Current Transformer Performance and Selection
> Fault Analysis
> High and Low Impedance Busbar Protection
> IEC 61850 and Substation Automation System
> Line Differential and over current Protection
> Digitization , Innovation and modern Relay Design
> Cyber Security
> Arc Flash Protection
> Distance Protection
> Generator Protection and Motor Protection
> Transformer Protection
> Testing , Relay Design and Best Practices

Expert Lecturers

Shailabh Sharma

Shailabh Sharma had pursued his B. Tech in Electrical Engineering from NIT Raipur, India. He started his career as a testing and commissioning engineer in Schneider Electric, Chennai and has worked with prime utilities like Power Grid, NTPC, BHEL, MSETCL etc. Then he moved to Vadodara, where he was handling Western Region and supporting MVS Factory. He is currently based at SE Gurgaon Headquarters, working as a Product Application Expert (PAE) for Numerical Relays and Feeder Automation portfolio. He likes reading autobiographies, swimming, travelling and tasting the local cuisines.
Samson Amalraj

Samson is in the numerical relay technology domain for 10+ years working in profiles such as testing and commissioning, L3, L2, L1 support engineer, pre-sales application support and regional sales manager. His accomplishments include creation of more than 4 dealer channels in his sales profile and doubling their order book numbers in 2 years, he was camped in CPRI for a year in numerical relay type test rebranding project where the first type tests of Schneider after separation from Areva was conducted successfully for all Micom Px40 relay platform, those tests include Level A IEC61850, power system and RTDS tests. He was spear heading the vamp and arc flash promotion in India during 2010 by conducting more than 75 product presentations. He believes that futuristic technologies and traditions should co-exist. He is an avid reader and practitioner of photography techniques, he believes in story telling through his photographs.
Jinu Joseph

Jinu P Joseph has completed her Bachelor of technology in Electrical and Electronics from Cochin University of Science and technology, Cochin in 2011. She started her carrier in power system protection and substation automation. Eventually she joined GE-Digital energy’s numerical protection relay technical support team and voluntarily participated in commissioning of relays to have a hands own experience. During her tenure in GE she has published one paper in IEEE , “Case study on analysis of bus bar protection relay tripping due to improper logic configuration” and one in APSCOM on “A novel bus bar protection for complicated bus arrangements without using isolator status wiring”. In 2017, Jinu moved to Schneider Electric as an Application expert for numerical relays and feeder automation and currently handles the south region for the same. She is a straight forward women who stands for the right and believes in equality with compassion.
Arun Kumar

Arunkumar PS is an Electrical Engineering graduate from Karunya Institute of Technology, Coimbatore. He passed out in the year 2004 and has a 14 year of rich experience in the field of protection and control. Starting from Alstom Limited as a graduate trainee in R&D centre in Pallavaram, he then worked with Vijai Electricals Limited and ABB Limited in the field protection commissioning and application. He is also the ABB Diamond award winner for the year 2009.Arun then joined Schneider Electric in the year 2013 to work in pre-sales and he is presently working in post-sales application support domains. Presently as L3 support engineer in Post sales domain, he delivers core technical solution on Fault analysis, Setting calculation, Relay coordination and Training.
Ponniah Sankarakumar

Ponniah Sankarakumar graduated with distinction from Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai, India in 1995 with a Bachelor Degree in Electrical and Electronics. He conducted most of his career in Electrical Power System Protection & Control field, based in the Middle East and then in the UK, holding a number of senior engineering and commercial roles in AREVA T&D and Alstom. Moving to the UK in 2008, he held Business Development and Marketing roles, commercializing new Intelligent Electronic Devices. In 2013, Ponniah joined Schneider Electric and led the Marketing & Strategy function for Protection & Control Activity, based in Stone, in the UK. Coming back to India after 17 years, Ponniah is presently the Marketing & Strategy Director for Schneider Electric India’s Energy Business Unit, and a recognized Expert in the Edison Community of Schneider Electric. Ponniah has travelled to, close to 50 countries, and has worked directly with about 20 nationalities. His guiding work ethic is to help others to succeed professionally. A family man with moral values of loyalty, honesty and kindness, and having a strong desire to be a role model in the society.
Ian Young

Ian Young is a Principal Application Design Engineer at Schneider Electric Australia’s Energy Business. He holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering with first class honours from the University of Technology in Sydney, Australia. Ian is a past CIGRE study committee B5 member and convener of AP B5. He has presented papers at various industry conferences in the region including SEAPAC, APS, Machines and ESAA. He worked with Endeavour Energy to produce the paper ‘FAT testing of 61850 concepts’ which formed part of CIGRE’s 2013 special report ‘Acceptance, Commissioning and Field Testing for Protection and Automation Systems’. He also provides training at Schneider’s Analysis and Protection of Power Systems (APPS), IEC61850 hands-on and Process Bus courses. When not working, he is either sailing on, golfing near or riding around the beautiful waters of Botany Bay in Sydney.
Bhaskar Sahu

After completing his Master in Engineering from BITS Pilani, Bhaskar Sahu Joined GEC ALSTHOM in 1996 at its Pallavaram works, Chennai. He started off with Tendering and then moving on to other departments i.e. Sales support, Application support, IED Sales etc. His next stint was Schneider Saudi Arabia at handling Sales support for its SAS business. In 2016, Bhaskar joined Schneider India as head of Technical IED in Energy Automation centre, managing the L3 application support team, protection commissioning team & relay repair centre team. Apart from the above, he is an avid cyclist, focusing on endurance long distance cycling. His achievements include Super Randouneurs title by ACP France, farthest distance covered is 600 KM of cycling and his next milestone is to complete 1000 KM / 1200 KM cycling event.
Rudolf Simon

Dr.-Ing. Rudolf Simon, born 1961. Studied electrical engineering, majoring in power engineering, at the University of Kaiserslautern, graduated with Ph-D in 1994.Since 1993 working in the field of protection application. Starting in the product management of former AEG and its legal successors (Alstom, AREVA). Since 2011 with Schneider Electric Energy GmbH, Germany, responsible for global application support for line and transformer protection as well as for the Easergy MiCOM P30 series of protection devices. Former member of the German National Committee DKE K434 for Protection and Measurement Relays and various national and international working groups (DKE AK952.02 "IEC 61850 Process Bus" and CIGRE B5.05 "Modern Techniques for Protecting, Controlling and Monitoring Power Transformers"). Currently member of the IEC SC8B JWG 1 „General Planning, Design, Operation and Control of Microgrids“ and the German mirror group DKE K261. frankly uncertain what to emphasize, so I prefer a kind of credo instead: Live (not just work) every day!
Sachin Subhash Patil

Sachin Subhash Patil graduated with distinction from VJTI College of Engineering Mumbai, India in 2002 with a Bachelor Degree in Electrical. Certified Energy Auditor from Government of India ( Power Ministry) He conducted most of his career in Electrical Power System , Automation & Smart Grid field with variety of experience in the different companies. Reliance Energy – 4 Years with electrical domain experience. Siemens – 3 & half years – Industrial automation. L&T – 4 years in Large Automation project of Power Ministry of India. Schneider - 5 + years in Smart Grid and Protection field.
Sujay Sarkar

Graduate in Electronics & telecommunication engineering from West Bengal University of Technology. Started career as SAS testing engineer in ABB. Have worked in L&T ECC as design engineer & SEL Middle East as Application support Engineer. Joined Schneider Electric in 2011 & now working here as Product Application Expert.

Customer benefits

> Increase skills in fundamentals of protection system design
> Enable protection design engineers to make their systems safer, smarter and more reliable
> Specify protection solutions in accordance with power system requirements and standards
> Undertake project from concept to commissioning
> Build your expert knowledge with industry and application specialists
> Comprehensive reference notes in digital format, tutorial examples and certificate
> Join the APPS community and be a part of constant day-to-day knowledge sharing.
> Share experiences with course attendees
> Networking with other industry professionals

The Core Team - People behind the Curtains

Parul Seth

Parul has graduated as an Electrical and Electronics engineer from MD University in 2011. She has worked for 5+ years in Siemens as a design engineer for Qatar substations and as a Sales and Marketing Sr. Executive for both international-Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Qatar- market and domestic market especially national utilities such as PGCIL and NTPC. Currently, in Schneider, Parul looks after the sales of ENP business for Northern region via multiple channels or accounts and drives strategies to saturate market with Schneider’s relay product basket. Apart from her work, Parul is a trained Shiamak Davar dancer and has done many performances with him. She loves to read classics and baking is her guilty pleasure. She believes that laughter is the best medicine and her favourite make-up.
Pooja Bhateley

Pooja Bhateley graduated from Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India in 2017 with a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering. Straight out of college, she joined Schneider Electric’s Energy Business Unit, getting a hands-on experience on medium voltage switchgear, transformers and protection devices. With a strong technical background and passion for innovative technologies, she looks for challenging opportunities for her personal and professional development. She imbibed perseverance and discipline through years of competitive swimming. Prefers tea over coffee, books over movies and a combination of both is her favourite indulgence. She believes in changing the world and bringing smiles on peoples’ faces with her self- enhancing humour.
Ponniah Sankarakumar

Ponniah Sankarakumar graduated with distinction from Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai, India in 1995 with a Bachelor Degree in Electrical and Electronics. He conducted most of his career in Electrical Power System Protection & Control field, based in the Middle East and then in the UK, holding a number of senior engineering and commercial roles in AREVA T&D and Alstom. Moving to the UK in 2008, he held Business Development and Marketing roles, commercializing new Intelligent Electronic Devices. In 2013, Ponniah joined Schneider Electric and led the Marketing & Strategy function for Protection & Control Activity, based in Stone, in the UK. Coming back to India after 17 years, Ponniah is presently the Marketing & Strategy Director for Schneider Electric India’s Energy Business Unit, and a recognized Expert in the Edison Community of Schneider Electric. Ponniah has travelled to, close to 50 countries, and has worked directly with about 20 nationalities. His guiding work ethic is to help others to succeed professionally. A family man with moral values of loyalty, honesty and kindness, and having a strong desire to be a role model in the society.
Paritosh Saxena

Graduated in Bachelor of Engineering from North Maharastra University, Jalgaon. With a 20+ years of work experience, Paritosh has worked with various sectors from education, mobiles, IT to finally Electrical, for last 14 years. His career trajectory started off with hardware services, commissioning of Relays and then Sales and Marketing formed most of his experience. His major achievements are cracking orders of NPCIL Kakrapara and Rawatbhata, commissioning of relays at JSPL Angul plant and delivering the highest profitability for the offer of relays by standardising the processes. Paritosh loves to play Guitar and has completed Grade 3 from Rockschool London. Music compositions keep his energy alive and he also loves travelling with GenY, keeping him young always.
Shailash Prasad

A 3rd rank holder in UPTech University for Electrical & Electronics engineering in 2008, Shailash has ever since worked in the Sales Domain on multiple regions/accounts/channels for cumulative 10+ years in L&T and Schneider. With an immense passion for Football, he has been awarded the best player in many Football competition. Play stations always grabbed his attention & have proven to be a big stress reliever. Shailash’s life philosophy revolves around a phrase: "Everyone, no matter who he/she is, what he/she does or where he/she comes from, should be able to learn and benefit from the power of the written word in their everyday life"

Location

Milestone-87, Village Kotambi,
Vadodara - Halol Highway ,
Post : Jarod, Vadodara,
Gujarat – 391510
India

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Analysis and Protection of Power Systems Course

Date 11th - 22nd Feb 2019 | Vadodara, India

Welcome to the Course!

Program:

Prerequisites:

Audience:

Duration:

Course topics

Expert Lecturers

Shailabh Sharma

Samson Amalraj

Jinu Joseph

Arun Kumar

Ponniah Sankarakumar

Ian Young

Bhaskar Sahu

Rudolf Simon

Sachin Subhash Patil

Sujay Sarkar