Protective Relaying focuses on technological changes in the design of protective systems, the practical concerns of power system protection encountered by users, and the techniques for protecting typical facilities used in modern power systems.

Features:

• Presents the basic technology behind the applications of protective relays in electric power systems
• Covers the significant technological advances and the revolutionary structural changes within the electric power industry
• Provides a real-life perspective on the significant issues that confront engineers with practical personal insights from experienced authors
• Addresses the benefits and problems associated with applying microprocessor-based devices in protection schems
• Discusses protection requirements at the interconnection location for distributed generation

Contents

1. Introduction and General Philosophies
2. Fundamental Units: Per Unit and Percent Values
3. Phasors and Polarity
4. Symmetrical Components: A Review
5. Relay Input Sources
6. Protection Fundamentals and Basic Design Principles
7. System-Grounding Principles
8. Generator Protection/Intertie Protection for Distributed Generation
9. Transformer, Reactor, and Shunt Capacitor Protection
10. Bus Protection
11. Motor Protection
12. Line Protection
13. Pilot Protection
14. Stability, Reclosing, Load Shedding, and Trip Circuit Design
15. Microprocessor Applications and Substation Automation

Index

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