1. An automated testing system for distance relays
- Author
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N.J. Morphy, L.M. Wedepohl, A. W. De Groot, G. W. Swift, and J. Mohd-Jarjis
- Subjects
Engineering ,Signal generator ,business.industry ,Protective relay ,General Engineering ,Energy Engineering and Power Technology ,System testing ,Minicomputer ,law.invention ,Relay ,law ,Tripping ,Electronic engineering ,Transient (computer programming) ,Electrical and Electronic Engineering ,Digital protective relay ,business ,Simulation - Abstract
The advent of low-power-requirement electronic distance relays has lead to the possibility of generating low-power test signals for such relays using a minicomputer. Such a test program has been written, for steady-state and transient, i.e. dynamic, testing of distance relays, and the tests performed on an actual relay. The tests are highly automated, with results appearing as "R-X diagram" plots on a CRT screen, and tripping time versus distance-to-fault. It is suggested that this approach can lead to savings in time and expense, as well as increased flexibility, over conventional methods.
- Published
- 1977