NATIONAL POWER TRAINING INSTITUTE

• National Apex Body under the Ministry of Power, Govt. of India

• India’s premier Technology and Management Education and Training Institute

• It has been engaged in training Power Sector Personnel for the past 40 years.

• Head-Quarters at Faridabad

NPTI:branches• Faridabad• Badarpur• Durgapur• Nagpur• Neyveli• Guwahati• Nangal• Bangalore (PSTI and HLTC)

NPTI

• The branches have been conducting training programmes for the State Electricity Boards, Public Sector and Private Enterprises engaged in Power Generation, Power Transmission and Distribution Sector.

VISION

NPTI cherishes a vision of value orientation and value addition to National and Trans-national power and energy sectors through Training and Human Resources Development, endeavoring to energize people who energize the nations

Brief history of PSTI

1972: Government of India established Load Despatch Training Institute at Bangalore for planning and managing large regional power grids

1975: renamed as Power Systems Training Institute (PSTI) to cover other facets of power system operation also

W.e.f April, 2002 PSTI is merged with NPTI

Power Systems Training Institute

• Power Systems Training Institute (PSTI) is the Power system wing of NPTI.

• It is a self-contained Institute with office, laboratories, library, hostel, canteen and staff quarters spread over in a campus of around 18 acres.

• The campus is strategically located in Banashankari 2nd Stage, very close to the famous Banashankari Temple.

PSTI: Office Block

PSTI : Hostel

COMPUTER LAB-I

LIBRARY

HIGH VOLTAGE LAB

C&TD Kit at INTRUMENTATION LAB

NUMERICAL RELAY at the RELAY LAB

Power Systems Training Institute

• PSTI is involved in training of practicing Power Sector engineers in Power System Planning, Design, Operation, Maintenance, Control, Protection, Testing, Simulation and Dispatcher functions.

PSTI: Faculty for the training

• Apart from the in house faculty, training is also imparted through the faculty drawn from among practicing engineers of reputed R&D Institutes like IISc, CPRI and organizations like Power Grid, KPTCL, NTPC, NHPC, PR&DC, BSNL, NPCIL and manufacturers like ABB, Areva T&D, Easun Reyrolle, Conzerv, etc.

Power Systems Training Institute:Training Programs

• Short Term : The training programs are conducted round the year as weekly / fortnightly programs or 2days / 3days workshop.

• Long Term : 6 month training program on “Transmission and Distribution in Power Systems”

• Medium Term : Custom made training programs for corporates ranging from 6 – 12 weeks

Power Systems Training Institute:Short Term Participants

• The participants are power professionals from all over the country as well as some foreign countries.

State/Centre/Regional electricity boardsPower Corporations/Companies/UtilitiesPrivate Power Companies/OrganisationsEngineering Institutes including IITs

Short Term Training Program Schedule : 1st quarter 2010-11

• Substation Planning and Engineering (5-9 Apr 10)• RLA & Life Extension of Substation Equipment (12-16 Apr 10)• (20-24 17 Apr 09)• Power System SCADA & EMS (19-23 Apr 10)• Distribution Franchising(27-29 Apr 10) • Power Distribution Management (03-14 May 10), Distribution

Metering (03-07 May 10) • Inspection of Electrical Installations under I.E. Rules1956(17-21

May 10)• Power Quality & Harmonics Mitigation (24-26 May 10)• Transformer Oil(01-02 June 10)• Power System Operation & Control(14-25) Power System

Studies(14-18 June 10)• Grid Management (21-25 June 10)• Smart Grids(29-30 June 10)

Short Term Training Program Schedule : 2nd quarter 2010-11

• Power Exchanges and Power Trading(01-02 July 10)• Power System Protection(05-16 July 10)• Advanced Power System Protection(12-216 July 10)• Advanced Power System Protection (20-24 July 10)• Power & Telecommunication Coordination(19-23 July 10)• Management of Electrical Contracts and Negotiations(27-29 Jul 10)• O&M of Power & Distribution Transformers(02-06 Aug 10)• IEGC, FGMO and Open Access in System Operation (10-12 Aug 10)• GIS/GPS for Power Utilities (16-20 Aug 10)• Power Cables and Jointing Techniques (25-27 Aug 10)• Power Business, Tariff and Regulations (30-31 Aug 10)• IE Act, Rules and Deregulation(01-03 Sept 10)• High Voltage Testing of Power System Equipments(06-10 Sept 10)• Distributed Generation and Integration (16-17 Sept 10)• Protection of Industrial Power Systems (21-23 Sept 10)• Finance for Non-Finance Executives (28-30 Sept 10)

Short Term Training Program Schedule : 3rd quarter 2010-11

• Power System SCADA & EMS (04-08 Oct 10) • Distribution Franchising (11-13 Oct 10) • Reactive Power Management (19-22 Oct 10) • Flexible AC Transmission Systems (25-29 Oct 10) • Power Quality and Harmonics Mitigation (01-03 Nov 10)• Distribution Automation(08-12 Nov 10)• Transformer Oil (15-16 Nov 10) • Energy Efficiency in Electrical Utilities(22-26 Nov 10) • IT Applications in Power Utilities (01-03 Dec 10)• HVDC Transmission Systems (06-10 Dec 10)• Indian Electricity Act, Rules & Deregulation(13-15 Dec 10) • Substation Planning and Engineering (20-24 Dec 10)• GIS/GPS for Power Utilities (27-31 Dec 10)

Short Term Training Program Schedule : 4th quarter 2010-11

• O&M of Power and DistributionTransformers (03-07 Jan 11) • Smart Grids (10-11 Jan 11)• Power System Studies (17-21 Jan 11)• Power Business Tariff and Regulations ( 27-28 Jan 11)• Protection of Industrial Power Systems(01-03 Feb 11)• RLA & Life Extension of Substation Equipment (07-11 Feb11)• High Voltage Testing of Power System Equipment (14-18 Feb11)• Inspection Of Electrical Installations under IE Rules (21-25 Feb 11) • Power Cables and Jointing Techniques (01-03 Mar11)• Advanced Power System Protection (07-11 Mar11)• O & M of Transformers and circuit Breakers (14-18 Mar11)• Energy Efficiency in Thermal Utilities (21-25 Mar11)• Solar Photovoltaic Energy Technologies & Applications(28-31 Mar11)

Power Systems Training Institute

• Training MethodologyClassroom lectures for imparting formal,

theoretical and technical knowledge.Case Studies/ Group DiscussionsTechnical / Field Visits Self learning techniques, like computer

based self learning training packages etc.

Practical hands on training through Lab sessions

PSTI: Long Term Training

• The overall efficiency of the power sector depends on the performance of the T&D system.

• Focus is on efficiency enhancement of Transmission and Distribution Sector due to deregulation and liberalization introduced in to the Indian Power sector.

• An appreciable deficiency in this T&D sector of well-trained engineers.

• No formal studies in educational institutions can equip the budding engineers with knowledge of different inputs required for job performance in the power sector.

PSTI: Long Term Training

• Keeping this in view, and to make professionally trained manpower available to the Power Industry, PSTI, Bangalore is regularly conducting a 26-week certificate course on “Operation & Maintenance in T&D Systems”.

• The syllabus includes the requirements of an engineer for Operation & Maintenance of Transmission and Distribution Systems as per IE Rules {rule 3(2B)}.

Long Term Course Details

• General Introduction on Power Generation

• Transmission Lines

• Substations

• O & M of Substations

• Safety & Statutory Regulations

Long Term Course Details

• Power System Studies

• Power System Protection

• Communications in Power Systems

• Load Despatch & Grid Management

• HVDC Transmission System

• Testing of Power System Equipment

Long Term Course Details

• Distribution SS, Lines/Cables

• Distribution Metering

• Power Cable

• Energy Audit and Conservation in Distribution Systems

• Commercial aspects

• Management

Long Term Training Methodology

The instruction and training methodology also includes• Power system studies lab to study the power flow,

fault analysis, stability and relay co-ordination aspects of utilities across India.

• Relay testing lab to train in testing of electromechanical, static and Numerical relays.

• High Voltage Lab to train the engineers in High Voltage Testing of Power System Equipment

• Instrumentation Lab to train the engineers on handling various test equipments and carry on various tests using Test and Measuring Instruments

• Hot line training to train in the field of hot line maintenance of commercial lines

Long Term Trainees

• The engineers trained at PSTI are the apt and ready manpower for Operation, Maintenance, Testing & Commissioning of Transmission & Distribution lines, Transformers, Motors, LT/HT Switchgears, MV/HV panels, Relays, Capacitors, Cables, System Planning and consultancy etc.

• The engineers successfully completing the O&M in T&D Systems program are highly competent to carry out all works such as design, engineering, erection, operation, maintenance etc. connected with the electrical installations in generating stations, process industries, consultancy organizations etc.

Long Term Trainees: Placement

• On successful completion of this course the trainees have been recruited by reputed organizations like ABB, L&T, Adani Power, Reliance Energy, Tata Power(NDPL), KEC International, Kalpataru Power, Essar Power, PRDC, Easun Reyrolle, Suzlon, Jyothi Structures, Vedanta, Abhijeet Group, Enercon, Consulting Engineering Services etc.

PSTI: Medium Term Training

• PSTI also enters into agreements with various organizations and conducts customized programs for their employees.

• Some of the organizations for which the customized programs have been conducted include Powergrid, BHEL, Reliance Energy, Schneider Electric, etc.

• Some of the customized programs have been conducted on-site for the benefit of client organizations like NTPC, KSEB, EMCO, Tatapower, BEL, Infosys, etc.

Power Systems Training Institute: Overseas Assignments

• PSTI in its various courses has trained many foreign nationals from Bhutan, Afghanistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Nigeria etc.

• NPTI is also associated with the Capacity Building Program of Afghan Power Utility engineers and has conducted an on-site course at Kabul and an On-Job-Training course at Bangalore during 2008.

• Programs conducted for these nationals have received exceptionally encouraging feedback with rave reviews.

Monitoring Activities

• Questionnaire

• Group Discussions

• Reviews

• Feedback

• Customer Satisfaction Report

Contact usWeb-site: www.kar.nic.in/psti Postal Address:The DirectorPower Systems Training InstituteP.B. No. 8201, Subramanyapura RoadBanashankari II StageBangalore - 560 070

Tele-Fax: 080-26713758 E-mail: pstinpti@yahoo.com Phone: 080-26713758: Director •080-26714549/ 26713999/ 26714255•080-26718493: Hostel

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PSTI imparts training at post graduate level at nominal cost to power engineers in the country to plan, operate, control and manage the large power systems.

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