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       CODE: 003.167-054 Buy the DOT:Download/CD-ROM
TITLE(s): PROTECTION ENGINEER (utilities)
Plans layout and oversees maintenance of protection equipment of an electric power distribution
system to minimize interruption to service and danger to lives and equipment from abnormalities,
such as overload, no load, and short circuits: Studies drawings of power system and makes complex
calculations to determine type, number, location, and correlation of protectors, such as relays,
circuit breakers, fuses, and grounding devices. Plans adjustments and additions to protective system
necessitated by increased demands in development of new residential areas and unusual requirements
of heavy industry. Coordinates testing, repair, and installation of equipment. Studies new
developments to determine suitability of their application to protection system. May program and
direct computer analyses of system operating characteristics, such as power flow under normal and
short-circuit conditions, system stability, and voltage and load limitations to obtain data used for
such purposes as timing major system changes and additions, and analyzing interconnecting system
problems. May be designated according to specialization as Grounding Engineer (utilities); Relay
Engineer (utilities).
GOE: 05.01.03 STRENGTH: S GED: R5 M5 L5 SVP: 8 DLU: 77
ONET CROSSWALK: 22126A Electrical Engineers
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