IEEE PSRC Report on Performance of Relaying During Wide-Area Stressed Conditions

• Published in: IEEE transactions on power delivery Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 3 - 16
• Main Authors: Novosel, D., Bartok, G., Henneberg, G., Mysore, P., Tziouvaras, D., Ward, S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY IEEE 01.01.2010; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Blackout prevention; Connection and protection apparatus; Disturbances; Disturbances. Regulation. Protection; Dynamical systems; Dynamics; Electrical engineering. Electrical power engineering; Electrical power engineering; Exact sciences and technology; Miscellaneous; Power engineering and energy; Power networks and lines; Power system analysis computing; Power system dynamics; Power system interconnection; Power system protection; Power system relaying; Protective; Protective relaying; Relaying; Relays; Summaries; Systems engineering and theory; Voltage; wide area disturbances; Performance evaluation; Blackout prevention; Protective device; Power system stability; Relay protection; wide area disturbances; Power system faults; Damage prevention; Dynamic conditions; Implementation; Operating conditions; protective relaying; Electrical network; Power system relaying; IEEE standards
• ISSN: 0885-8977; 1937-4208
• DOI: 10.1109/TPWRD.2009.2035202

This paper is a summary of the IEEE Power System Relaying Committee report. It describes the performance of protective relays during wide-area stressed power system conditions. First, the behavior of protection functions during dynamic operating conditions is described. Then, the lessons learned from studying recent wide area disturbances, as well as the operational history of protection performance during stressed system conditions, are analyzed. Finally, methods of implementing protective relay functions to prevent further propagation of system-wide disturbances are presented.