• DocumentCode
    2424441
  • Title

    Scheduled testing of protection relays Yes or No?

  • Author

    Apostolov, A. ; Vandiver, B.

  • Author_Institution
    OMICRON Electron., Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    March 29 2010-April 1 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    5
  • Abstract
    The philosophy of testing relay protection systems has changed very little in most utilities. However the devices themselves have changed greatly. Testing for some devices has been called into question as no testing at all has been proposed. This paper reviews why we tested in the past and what methods were used. The paper further reviews future testing needs and strives to bring a resolution to the question of why test at all. A method for improving the quality of tests and the ability to derive meaningful analysis data is discussed.
  • Keywords
    relay protection; relay protection systems; scheduled testing; Circuit faults; Circuit testing; Electronic equipment testing; Job shop scheduling; Performance evaluation; Power system protection; Power system relaying; Protective relaying; System testing; Wiring; commissioning; maintenance; protection testing; scheduled testing; system testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Protective Relay Engineers, 2010 63rd Annual Conference for
  • Conference_Location
    College Station, TX
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-6073-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CPRE.2010.5469519
  • Filename
    5469519