• knowledge of purpose, function and properties of relay protection and automation;
• knowledge of methods of building automation and protection devices, the basic principles of their implementation;
• knowledge of practical test methods and testing individual protection devices and automation;
• ability to choose the relay protection and automation for individual elements of the electric power system;
• ability to calculate the parameters of operation of simple elements of power system protection;
• ability to check the serviceability relay equipment.

• Theoretical Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering;
• Electric Power Grids;
• Electrical Machines;
• Electric Installations of Power Plants and Substations;
• Electric Systems of Electricity Consumption.

Purpose and principles of implementation of relay protection. Purpose and main characteristics of the relay. Protection using fuses. Protection using automatic circuit breakers. Current transformer. Voltage transformer. Auxiliary powered. Line overcurrent protection. Main provisions of the differential and distance protection of lines. Transformer overcurrent protection. Motor protection. Main types of power system automation.

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3. Букович Н.В. Автоматика електроенергетичних систем: Навч. посіб. – К.: ІЗМН, 1998. – 280 с.

• written reports on laboratory and computational works, oral questioning (30%)
• final control - exam: written and oral form (70%)