Training
PSCAD and AI courses from practising power-system engineers.
We have taught PSCAD to TSOs, manufacturers, consultants and other users since 2016, on site, online or a mix of both.
The consultancy work behind the courses→Since 2016Teaching PSCAD
Who we have taught
- TSOs
- Manufacturers
- Consultants
- Users
4 daysPSCAD and EMT course
3 daysAI with QMerse course
Courses
What the courses cover.
- Days 1–2
EMT fundamentals
- The PSCAD environment
- Multiple Run studies
- Inrush and ferro-resonance
- Switching and TRV
- Day 3
Inverter control
- PLL and dq control
- FRT and fault current
- Type 3 and 4 wind, PV
- Negative sequence
- Day 4
Model validation
- Acceptance tests
- EMT against RMS
- Custom controls
- Vendor models
- Day 4
Wide-area studies
- Importing from PSS®E and PowerFactory
- Scripting scenarios
- System strength
- Mitigation options
By the end of the course, engineers can
Buildan IBR study in PSCAD
CheckEMT results against RMS models
Scriptscenario runs in Python
AssessFRT and system strength
- Day 1
Foundations
- Where AI helps and where it does not
- LLMs, agents and tools
- Tracing where data came from
- Day 2
Building on QMerse
- How an agent workflow fits together
- Setting up agents
- Connecting your tools and data
- Automating reports
- Day 3
Review and deployment
- Engineer sign-off
- Logging every tool call
- When to keep a person deciding
- Throughout
Your own work
- A tool for one of your tasks
- You keep what you build
By the end of the course, engineers can
Decidewhere AI is worth using
Buildan agent workflow in QMerse
Set upengineer review and sign-off
Deployit with every step logged
Custom courses
A course written for your team.
- 01
We talk to your leads
About the work your engineers do now and what they will need in a year.
- 02
We write the course
Mixing PSCAD, EMT, Python and AI topics to suit your tools and projects.
- 03
We teach it
On site, online or a mix, in your time zone.
- 04
We follow up
Short workshops afterwards so the methods stay in use.
Graduate intakesCPD for senior engineersSwitching tools
Next step
Tell us about your team.
01How many engineers→02Their current level→03Where they need to be in a year→We send a draft outline