ABB In North America Announces Protective Relay School Webinar Series 2012 Schedule

Expanded course offering focuses on substation and distribution automation protection and control fundamentals

Building on the success of the 2011 webinar series, ABB has released its 2012 Protective Relay School webinar series schedule. Course offerings have been expanded to include generation, transmission and distribution protection and control fundamentals, as well as IEC 61850 and substation communications. The 2012 series will kick off with Introduction to Protection and Control on Thursday, May 24, 2012. Participation is free to industry professionals.

Developed for relay technicians and protection engineers, power system consultants and substation automation system and communications engineers, these 90-minute webinars deliver an efficient overview of fundamental protection and control principles, as well as key aspects of the digital substation. Real world implementation and applications will be reviewed, best practices will be discussed, and a live online format allows participants to interact directly with the presenters.

To view course descriptions, webinar calendar and registration information, visit http://bit.ly/JagUEp.

About ABB
ABB is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 145,000 people. The company's North American operations, headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, employ about 27,000 people in multiple manufacturing, service and other major facilities. For more information, visit www.abb.com.

SOURCE: ABB