December 27-31, 2008 -

COURSE FEE
The course fee is SR 7000.00 per participant, and must be paid
in advance. The fee covers course notes, tuitions, refreshment,
graduating luncheon, and the use of specied student recreation
facilities.
INSTRUCTORS:
M.H. Shwehdi (course coordinator): (IEEE, Senior Member, 91)
He obtained the Bsc from University of Tripoli, Libya, M.Sc.
Degree from the University of Southern California and Ph.D.
degree from Mississippi State University in 1985 all in electrical
engineering. He was a consultant to A. B. Chance Company
from 1981-1987, and Senior Consultant with Flood Engineers
& Architects from 1989 to 1993. Dr. Shwehdi held teaching
positions with four Universities in the USA (Univ of Florida,
Penn State, and Univ of Missouri Columbia, and Texas A&M
Kingsville, Tx) where he taught, and supervised graduate and
undergraduate students, and has taught many different graduate
and undergraduate courses as well as specialty short courses.
His research interest includes power system analysis, Power
Quality & Harmonics in Distribution Systems, and Overvoltages
in Transmission Lines. He was a senior consultant with PowerTek
Engineering Consultants & Services, based on Dayton, Ohio.
At present Dr. Shwehdi is a professor in the electrical engineering
dept., KFUPM where he taught many graduate, undergraduate,
and specialized short courses, he is also active in conducting
research studies and projects. Has more than 30 years of teaching,
consulting and laboratory experience on high voltage, testing,
measurement and insulation research. Author and co-author of
numerous technical papers and reports at both of the national and
international levels, he is an IEEE senior Member. He was named
and awarded the 1999 IEEE WG for standard award.
GUEST SPEAKERS FROM LOCAL UTILITY AND
MANUFACTURER:
Dr. Chandima Gomes: Being a Senior Academic at the University
of Colombo, a consultant and advisor to universities and other
institutions in USA, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal,
Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Colombia, the Team Leader of South
Asian Lightning Awareness Program (SALAP), the Chairman
of the Expert Study Group on Lightning Protection Issues
(operating under NASTEC, Ministry of Science and Technology),
Dr. Gomes is one of the most active lightning protection consultant
and researcher in Asia. Most of the research work pertinent
to his PhD Degree in Lightning Physics and Thunderstorm
Electricity (completed in 1999), has been conducted at Uppsala
University, Sweden while some parts were done at the University
of Colombo. His research interests include, lightning generated
eld measurements, current modeling, earthing concerns, and
electromagnetic compatibility. Dr. Gomes is a Chartered Engineer
(UK) and Chartered Physicist (UK). He is also a member of the
Institute of Electrical Engineers (MIEE, UK) and the Institute
of Physics (MInstP, UK). Dr. Gomes pioneered in establishing
Lightning Research and Information centers in India, Bhutan,
Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan, which are very active in
conducting technical and non-technical programs in the
respective regions. His expertise includes site inspection
and problem analysis, designing lightning protection
systems for existing and new structures, testing &
measurements and product & service evaluation.
Dr. Gomes serves in several national and international
committees on lightning protection and related concerns.
He has won three international awards for his contribution
to the eld of Lightning Protection.
Mr. Hartono Zainal Abidin has graduated with an
honours degree in Electronic and Electrical Engineering
from a British University. He is a member of the Institution
of Electronic and Electrical Engineering (IEEE) and the
IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Chapter. In 2003,
he received the Lightning Safety Award from the National
Lightning Safety Institute (USA) for his contributions
to lightning protection engineering issues and lightning
safety. His is renowned as an expert on building lightning
protection and his work has been cited in many scientic
reports and papers written by lightning experts. His
pioneering work on air terminal positioning on structures
has been incorporated in the revised Australian/New
Zealand (AS1768) and IEC (IEC 62305-3) lightning
protection standards.
Dr. M. R. Sultan
Specialist Consulting Services Department, Armco
To register:
Continuing Education Programs
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
KFUPM Box 5077, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
Tel. +966 (03) 860-1250/2981 Fax: +966 (03) 860-4770
www.kfupm.edu.sa/shortcourses
e-mail: cont-edu@kfupm.edu.sa, altaf@kfupm.edu.sa
or
Professor M. H. Shwehdi
Fax: +966 (03) 860-3535
e-mail: mshwehdi@kfupm.edu.sa
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Cable Entry Substations
Gas Insulated Substations
LIGHTNING PROTECTION of EXPOSED DISTRIBUTION
TRANSFORMERS
Characteristics of Spark gaps,
MOVs and SADs, advantages and drawbacks of each type,
Protection with Surge Arresters
Protection of Low Voltage Mains
Reliability of Distribution and LV Surge Arresters
INSULATORS AND PROPERTIES OF INSULATION
PROTECTION OF COMMUNICATION AND DATA LINE
SYSTEMS
Earthing of receivers, shielding and preventing cross-talk,
high frequency earthing
Location selection for IT and other sophisticated
equipment,
Shielding and bonding of signal wires, sheath termination
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
The course will present a practical approach to lightning
protection and insulation coordination. It is intended for
managers and engineers concerned with the design of new
lines and substations and with implementing appropriate
measures to improve the lightning performance of existing
lines and substations. Also it is targeting Technical Mangers,
Engineers, technician from : Electric Utility (SEC, MARAFEQ),
governmental and private Contractors engineers and technical
staff from Construction industry, Communication industry
service providers (STC, Mobily), Oil producers, reneries, and
oil storage industry (Aramco), Chemical and explosive material
manufacturing/storing companies (SABIC, Al Fares), Military
(Army, Navy and Air-Force); Meteorology Sector (PME) and
Electronic industry (ADTEC)
ATTENDANCE CERTIFICATE
A certicate will be issued to each participant who attends at
least 80% of lectures and practical sessions.
BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES
The reliability of an electricity supply system during
thunderstorms is very dependent on the effectiveness of its
lightning protection. Lightning outages on transmission
lines, important sub-transmission line and major
substations can have widespread impacts on the system
and so considerable attention is given to their protection.
This is achieved by effective shielding and by controlling
back-ashover to achieve acceptably low lightning
outage rates. In contrast, it is not economically possible
to achieve low lightning outage rates on un-shielded
sub-transmission and distribution lines or on exposed
distribution transformers and low voltage systems. Even
so, it is possible to achieve tolerable lightning outage and
damage rates.
Insulation coordination is the process of correlating
the dielectric strength of electrical equipment and the
characteristics of protective devices with expected over
voltages. The short course will present many different
cases of insulation coordination and relationships between
lightning protection devices and insulation. One case
deals with Graded Insulation and Short Length of Cable
does the high velocity of a surge has a similar effect to
high frequency, would inserting a short length of cable
between the overhead line and the transformer be effective
and possible to reduce the magnitude of the voltage surge
before it reaches the transformer. Also, addressing the
selection of insulation level relates more to statistical data
than to a mathematical function.
The course objectives include (i) providing an
understanding of the various modes by which lightning can
cause overvoltages including the relevant characteristics
of ground ashes, (ii) detailed consideration of the various
factors that control the lightning protection of shielded and
unshielded lines, and (iii) outlining the measures required
for lightning protection and insulation coordination of
substations and of exposed distribution transformers,
(iv) Insulation and BIL and Volt Time curves, (v) Insulation
Coordination methods and applications.
COURSE OUTLINE
REVIEW OF THE LIGHTNING PHENOMENA
Isokeraunic Maps
Development of Isokeraunic Maps for Saudi Arabia
Ground Flash Density
LIGHTNING OVERVOLTAGES and BILs
Induced Overvoltages, Direct Strike Overvoltages,
Backash Overvoltages
Propagation of Lightning Surges on Line Conductors
Calculation of Transmission Line Transients
COMPONENTS of LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEMS
Ground wires
Ground Footing Resistance
Rod Gaps
Surge Arresters
Low Voltage Protectors
LIGHTNING PROTECTION of OVERHEAD LINES
Shielded Lines
Shielding angle Design
Unshielded Sub-Transmission Lines
Transient and Sustained Lightning Outage Rates
Unshielded Distribution Lines
LIGHTNING PROTECTION of STRUCTURES
Rolling sphere, protective angle and mesh methods,
Designing of air-termination and down conductor systems,
Designing of earthing network,
Use of reinforcement steel and foundation earth for
lightning protection,
Isolated protection systems,
Bound charge problem on petroleum and chemical
industries,
Protection of oating roof tanks, sparking of oating
electrodes in brous, dusty, fumy and other inammable
environments, protection of ammunition dumps,
Special issues of earthing, transient and anti-transient
coupling, (This presentation is based on IEC 62305
series, BS 6651 and NFPA 780)
LIGHTNING PROTECTION and INSULATION
COORDINATION of SHIELDED SUBSTATIONS
Effective Shielding Against Nearby Direct Strikes
Stations with Little Line End Shielding
Lightning Protection and Insulation Coordination for
Power Systems