DIGSILENT 

N620 – DIgSILENT PowerFactory Training for Power System & Protection Engineers

Master Power System Analysis, Protection Studies, and Coordination Using DIgSILENT PowerFactory

Learn how to model, analyze, simulate, and protect electrical power systems using one of the world’s most advanced power system analysis software platforms.

This comprehensive training package combines power system studies and protection engineering applications, helping engineers perform load flow studies, short-circuit calculations, contingency analysis, dynamic simulations, relay coordination, and protection system modeling using DIgSILENT PowerFactory.

Course Code: N620
Course Name: DIgSILENT PowerFactory Training
Trainers: Dr. Saeed Roostaee & Dr. Sabouhi
Language: English
Course Format: Pre-Recorded Video Training
Course Creation: April 2022
Last Updated: October 2025
Access: Lifetime Access + Future Updates
Certificate: Included
Technical Support: Included

Course Overview

DIgSILENT PowerFactory is one of the most powerful software tools used worldwide for:

  • Power System Analysis
  • Protection Studies
  • Relay Coordination
  • Load Flow Analysis
  • Short-Circuit Studies
  • Stability Analysis
  • Renewable Energy Integration
  • Dynamic Simulations
  • Utility Planning

This course provides practical, step-by-step guidance on how to use PowerFactory effectively in real engineering projects.

Whether you are a protection engineer, system planning engineer, consultant, utility engineer, or graduate engineer, this training will help you develop the skills required to confidently perform advanced power system studies.

What You Will Learn

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

✔ Create PowerFactory projects from scratch

✔ Model electrical power systems

✔ Configure generators, transformers, loads, cables, and transmission lines

✔ Perform load flow studies

✔ Perform contingency (N-1) analysis

✔ Perform short-circuit calculations

✔ Conduct transient and dynamic simulations

✔ Create protection single-line diagrams

✔ Configure overcurrent relays

✔ Configure distance protection relays

✔ Perform relay coordination studies

✔ Create Time-Current Characteristic (TCC) plots

✔ Create R-X plots

✔ Configure directional protection

✔ Configure voltage and frequency protection

✔ Model differential protection

✔ Analyze protection system performance

✔ Generate engineering reports

Who Should Attend?

This course is ideal for:

  • Protection Engineers
  • Power System Engineers
  • Utility Engineers
  • Transmission Engineers
  • Distribution Engineers
  • Commissioning Engineers
  • Consultants
  • Renewable Energy Engineers
  • Electrical Engineering Students
  • Graduate Engineers

Module 1 – Introduction to DIgSILENT PowerFactory

Understanding the Software Environment

Learn the fundamentals of PowerFactory and its role in modern power system studies.

Topics Covered

  • Course introduction
  • DIgSILENT overview
  • Comparison with ETAP, PSCAD, PSS®E, and other software
  • User interface
  • Menus and toolbars
  • Study tools
  • Project management
  • Creating a simple three-bus system

Module 2 – Power System Modeling

Accurate studies begin with accurate system models.

Topics Covered

Transmission Lines & Cables

  • Line modeling
  • Cable modeling
  • Electrical parameters

Transformers

  • Two-winding transformers
  • Transformer parameters
  • Transformer modeling

Generators

  • Generator models
  • Generator parameters
  • External grid modeling

Loads & Busbars

  • Load models
  • Busbar modeling
  • Equipment data management

Switching Devices

  • Circuit breakers
  • Disconnectors
  • Switching equipment

Module 3 – Graphics, Scenarios & Case Management

Learn how to organize projects and evaluate multiple operating conditions.

Topics Covered

  • Graphics tools
  • Network diagrams
  • Variations
  • Scenarios
  • Study cases
  • Case management
  • Reporting tools

Module 4 – Load Flow Analysis

Learn how to analyze power flow and system operating conditions.

Topics Covered

  • Load flow fundamentals
  • Study settings
  • Voltage profile analysis
  • Active power flow
  • Reactive power flow
  • Load flow reports
  • Output interpretation

Module 5 – Contingency Analysis (N-1)

Evaluate system reliability under equipment outages.

Topics Covered

  • N-1 studies
  • Contingency analysis setup
  • Equipment outage simulations
  • Study results
  • Reporting and interpretation

Module 6 – Short Circuit Analysis

Understand fault behavior and equipment duties.

Topics Covered

  • Short-circuit fundamentals
  • IEC and ANSI fault calculations
  • Study settings
  • Three-phase faults
  • Single-line-to-ground faults
  • Fault duty calculations
  • Equipment evaluation
  • Result reporting

Module 7 – Dynamic & Transient Studies

Learn how power systems behave during disturbances.

Topics Covered

  • Dynamic simulations
  • Transient analysis
  • Event creation
  • Switching events
  • Fault events
  • Stability studies
  • Simulation reporting

Protection Engineering Module

Protection Modeling in DIgSILENT PowerFactory

This section focuses on relay modeling, settings, coordination, and protection studies.

Module 8 – Protection Fundamentals

Topics Covered

  • Protection capabilities in PowerFactory
  • Protection architecture
  • Protection slots
  • CT modeling
  • VT modeling
  • Relay modeling concepts
  • Protection Single-Line Diagrams (PSLD)

Module 9 – Overcurrent Protection Coordination

Topics Covered

  • Overcurrent relay modeling
  • Relay settings
  • Time-current characteristics
  • Relay coordination studies
  • Time grading
  • Selectivity analysis
  • Practical coordination examples
  • Plot customization

Module 10 – Distance Protection

Topics Covered

  • Distance relay modeling
  • Distance zone settings
  • R-X characteristics
  • Distance coordination
  • Practical applications
  • Distance relay studies

Module 11 – Voltage & Frequency Protection

Topics Covered

Voltage Protection

  • Overvoltage protection
  • Undervoltage protection
  • Protection settings

Frequency Protection

  • Overfrequency protection
  • Underfrequency protection
  • Load shedding schemes
  • UFLS applications

Module 12 – Directional Protection

Topics Covered

  • Directional overcurrent principles
  • Relay configuration
  • Directional settings
  • Coordination studies

Module 13 – Fuse Coordination

Topics Covered

  • Fuse modeling
  • Fuse characteristics
  • Fuse-relay coordination
  • Selectivity studies

Module 14 – Differential Protection

Topics Covered

  • Differential relay modeling
  • Transformer differential protection
  • Line differential protection
  • Protection performance evaluation

Included Supplementary Resources

The course includes an extensive library of technical references and tutorials:

User Manuals & Tutorials

  • DIgSILENT PowerFactory User Manual
  • DPL Tutorial
  • Python Advanced Tutorial
  • Dynamic Modeling Tutorial
  • Distance Protection Tutorial
  • Overcurrent Protection Tutorial

Power System Studies

  • Load Flow Analysis Materials
  • Short Circuit Calculation Materials
  • Stability Studies
  • Renewable Energy Integration Studies
  • Wind Farm Modeling
  • Solar PV Modeling

Advanced Topics

  • DIgSILENT Programming Language (DPL)
  • Power System Transients
  • Dynamic Simulations
  • Smart Grid Applications
  • Multi-Core Simulations

Additional Resources

  • Training Videos
  • Example Projects
  • Technical References
  • Application Examples
  • Practice Exercises

Why Take This Course?

Comprehensive Coverage

Learn both power system analysis and protection engineering within a single training package.

Practical Engineering Focus

Real examples and case studies based on actual engineering applications.

Protection-Oriented Approach

Designed specifically for protection and power system engineers.

Lifetime Access

Study at your own pace and receive future course updates.

Valuable Reference Library

Includes manuals, tutorials, example projects, and technical references.

Technical Support Included

Get assistance while applying the concepts to your own projects.

Certificate of Completion

Participants who complete the course will receive a Certificate of Completion demonstrating their proficiency in DIgSILENT PowerFactory and power system studies.

Enroll Today

Whether you want to perform power system studies, improve protection coordination skills, analyze renewable energy systems, or strengthen your engineering capabilities, this training provides the practical knowledge required to confidently use DIgSILENT PowerFactory in professional projects.

Lifetime Access • 20+ Hours of Training • Protection Studies • Technical Support • Certificate Included

Master DIgSILENT PowerFactory for power system analysis and protection engineering. Learn load flow, short-circuit studies, transient simulations, relay coordination, distance protection, and differential protection through practical examples.