Computer Relays
Credit: 3
Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.
Brief introduction:
- Real-time digital computer application to protective relaying;
- Extensive overview of digital protection algorithms;
- Latest technological advancements as microprocessor-based relays;
- Fiber-optic communication systems;
- Unconventional instrument transformers;
- Dynamic testing tools and methodologies, etc.
Course website for students, Link
Syllabus:
Week
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Topics
Introduction; Course Outline; Definitions
Protection Function Requirements
Computer Relay Hardware and Software
Digital Algorithms Based on Fundamental Frequency
Digital Algorithms Based on Traveling Waves
Relay Design Characteristics
Summary of Algorithms; Exam #1
Project #1 Presentations
Spring Break
Integrated/Coordinated System Concept for Substations
Substation System Hardware; Software; Communications
Adaptive and System-Wide Relaying; Intelligent Systems
Testing Tools and Methodologies
Fiber-Optic Applications; Standardizations
Course Summary; Exam #2
Project #2 Demonstrations