Title :
Effective and efficient testing of multifunctional protection IEDs
Author :
Apostolov, Alexander
Author_Institution :
OMICRON Electron., Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
The increased requirements for improvements in the efficiency of testing of multifunctional protection IEDs are the reason to analyze the changes in testing technology that can be used to meet them. The paper discusses the differences in definitions and then introduces methods and tools that can improve the testing efficiency.
Keywords :
power system protection; multifunctional protection IED; testing efficiency; testing technology; Accuracy; Circuit breakers; Circuit faults; IEC standards; Relays; Synchronization; Testing; effective; efficient; multifunctional IEDs; testing;
Conference_Titel :
Protective Relay Engineers, 2012 65th Annual Conference for
Conference_Location :
College Station, TX
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1840-2
DOI :
10.1109/CPRE.2012.6201246