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This course will be presented in two (2) “live” online half-day sessions on Tuesday July 28 and Thursday July 30. All sessions incorporate high-quality presentations by qualified instructors with Q&A and other opportunities for group interaction.
You will receive digital copies of the presentation materials in advance, allowing you to work with them before, during and after the online sessions. The scheduled online sessions will also be recorded and available for viewing for a period of thirty (30) days, enabling participants to work around any scheduling conflicts.
Participants completing this course will receive a certificate for seven (7) Professional Development Hours (PDH).
COURSE OVERVIEW
This course provides an overview of electric utility distribution system protection: protection of the high voltage distribution system from damaging short-circuit (fault) currents and overvoltages. Topics include types of short circuit currents and their determination, short-circuit current limits of distribution components, characteristics and typical applications of protective devices, selective coordination of devices for circuit protection, overvoltages, and overvoltage protection. This course is a cost effective and convenient opportunity for you to become familiar with or refresh and update your knowledge of distribution protection fundamentals.
COURSE TOPICS
- Causes, types and characteristics of short circuit currents
- Impacts of system grounding on short circuit current magnitudes
- Determination of available short circuit currents on the distribution system
- Time-current characteristics and use of TCC curves
- Short-time current withstand capabilities of distribution components
- TCC characteristics of protective devices
- Distribution overcurrent protective devices for both overhead and underground applications
– Expulsion, power and current-limiting fuses
– Circuit breakers
– Reclosers
– Sectionalizers
– Fault indicators
- Circuit sectionalizing and selective clearing of distribution faults
- Overvoltages and overvoltage protection
COURSE INSTRUCTORS
Course instructors R. John Miner, P.E., and Tom Black, P.E. have over 75 years of combined experience in the electric utility industry, including extensive experience in the design, construction, operation and maintenance of overhead and underground distribution lines and equipment. They are offering this program as a cost-effective and convenient opportunity for you to become familiar with or refresh and update your knowledge of distribution protection fundamentals.  R. John Miner, P.E., President,
Collaborative Learning Inc.
John is an accomplished executive manager and educator with over forty-five years of experience in the electric utility industry. He is president of Collaborative Learning, Inc. of Austin and San Antonio, Texas, a firm that presents management and technical education programs and, through Collaboration Unlimited, provides management consulting services to the electric utility industry. John’s technical seminars and workshops for utilities have covered such topics as application of the National Electrical Safety Code (NESC), overhead and underground distribution systems, electric system planning, construction, operations, and maintenance. John earned a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering (with honors), and a Master of Science degree in engineering science, both from the University of Toledo. John is a Senior Life Member of the IEEE and is a registered Professional Engineer in the states of Texas and Minnesota.
Tom Black, P.E., Technical Consultant and Continuing Education Program Developer and Instructor, Collaborative Learning Inc.
Tom is an accomplished engineer and executive manager who works with Collaborative Learning as a technical consultant and continuing education program developer and instructor. Tom has more than thirty-five (35) years of experience in the electric and gas utility industries including employment with both municipal and investor-owned utilities. Tom teaches courses on such topics as electrical distribution principles, overhead and underground distribution systems, the NESC, electric system planning, construction, operations and maintenance. He earned his bachelor's degree from Washington University in St. Louis (with honors) and is a registered professional engineer in the states of Colorado and Arizona. He is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
LEARNING METHODS
This program is applications‐oriented, including high‐quality presentations Q&A, group interaction, and opportunities to check what you have learned. WHO SHOULD PARTICIPATE
- Engineering/operations managers
- Design/operations engineers and technicians
- Construction/maintenance crew supervisors and members
- Consulting engineers
DAILY SESSION SCHEDULE
This program will be presented in two (2) “live” half-day sessions. The planned schedule for each daily session is as follows, subject to some variation based on the level of participant engagement that impacts the pace of presentation. (All times are Eastern Time).
11:45 p.m. to 12:00 p.m. Platform up and running for log-in
12:00 p.m. to 01:10 p.m. Session
01:10 p.m. to 01:20 p.m. Break
01:20 p.m. to 02:30 p.m. Session
02:30 p.m. to 02:40 p.m. Break
02:40 p.m. to 03:30 p.m. Session (Ends at 3:30)
REGISTRATION FEE
Individual Registration price is $595.
Early Registration (by July 21) is $550.
Group discount of $50 per person for any organization that registers three (3) or more people. Each participant from a participating organization is required to be a paid registrant. No group viewing is permitted unless all participants are registered. For larger group pricing, please contact us.
You must register by July 21, 2026 to receive the Early Registration Discount. Cancellations are accepted if request is made at least 10 days prior to start of the course. Within 1-7 days or "no show", the full registration fee will be charged. When possible, please send a substitute instead of cancelling. We do not charge a fee for registrant substitutions.
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