PSCAD Boot Camp
The PSCAD BootCamp by BURRAQ UK is an intensive, hands-on training program designed to provide engineers, students, and technical professionals with the skills needed to simulate and analyze complex electrical power systems using PSCAD/EMTDC – one of the industry’s leading software tools for electromagnetic transient simulations.
Aim of PSCAD Boot Camp
The primary aim of the PSCAD BootCamp is to equip participants with practical skills and in-depth understanding of electromagnetic transient simulations using PSCAD/EMTDC software — a vital tool in modern power system design and analysis.
Course Overview
PSCAD Boot Camp
Total Modules 10
Training Credits 30
Directed Learning Hours (DLH) 250
Course Code BUK1783
- Students & Graduates
- Final-year or graduated students of Electrical, Power, or Energy Systems Engineering
- DAE (Diploma of Associate Engineering) holders in Electrical or related fields
- Industry Professionals
- Power system engineers, grid planners, or professionals working in utilities, consulting, or transmission and distribution (T&D) sectors
- Engineers involved in renewable energy integration, HVDC, FACTS, or system protection
| Course Code | Curriculum Title | Credit | DLH |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUK1783-1 | PSCAD Software Installation | 3 | 25 |
| BUK1783-2 | Introduction to PSCAD Software | 3 | 25 |
| BUK1783-3 | How to Create a New Project in PSCAD? | 3 | 25 |
| BUK1783-4 | How to Load the existing Project | 3 | 25 |
| BUK1783-5 | PSCAD toolbar introduction | 3 | 25 |
| BUK1783-6 | Create your first one-line diagram | 3 | 25 |
| BUK1783-7 | Distribution and Transmission System Design | 3 | 25 |
| BUK1783-8 | ZIP load modelling studies | 3 | 25 |
| BUK1783-9 | Power Quality improvement Studies | 3 | 25 |
| BUK1783-10 | Switching Over Voltages Studies | 3 | 25 |
Objectives
- PSCAD Software Installation
- Introduction to PSCAD Software
- How to Create a New Project in PSCAD?
- How to Load the existing Project?
- PSCAD toolbar introduction
- One Line Diagram in PSCAD
- Create your first one-line diagram
- Distribution and Transmission System Design
- Studies Voltage Profiling Voltage Sag Studies
- Line – Pi modelling
- ZIP load modelling studies
- Power Quality Improvement Studies
- Switching Over Voltages Studies
- Lightning Over Voltages Studies
- VFTO Studies Current Chopping Studies
- Motor Analysis Grounding system design and Analysis Studies
- Fault Over Voltages Studies Bipolar
- Homo polar HVDC Design and Analysis
- Studies Renewable Energy Plant Integration Studies
- Flicker Studies Multi power System Integration Studies
- Voltage stability analysis
- Final-year or graduated students of Electrical, Power, or Energy Systems Engineering
- DAE (Diploma of Associate Engineering) holders in Electrical or Electronics
- Power system engineers working in transmission, distribution, or generation
- Professionals from utility companies, consulting firms, or energy sector organizations
- Engineers involved in HVDC, FACTS, protection systems, and renewable energy integration
- All Modules within this qualification are assessed internally by the approved training Centre and externally verified by BURRAQ UK. The program uses a criterion-referenced assessment approach to ensure that learners successfully meet all required learning outcomes.
- A Pass in any unit is granted only when the learner submits valid, reliable, and authentic evidence that demonstrates achievement of the assessment criteria. The Assessor is responsible for reviewing this evidence and confirming that the learner has attained the expected standard.