Design, implementation and validation of a real-time digital simulator for protection relay testing

IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 158-164

  Kezunovic, M ^a   Domaszewicz, J ^a   Skendzic, V ^a,b   Aganagic, M ^a,c   Bladow, J K ^d   McKenna, S M ^d   Hamai, D M ^d  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Relay and Integrated Systems Group   (United States)

^c Siemens Empros ^*  (United States)

^d Western Area Power Administration   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic Transients Program (EMTP); Real time Digital Simulator; Relay Testing

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; COMPUTER HARDWARE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIGITAL COMPUTERS; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM PROTECTION; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; RELAY PROTECTION;

ELECTROMAGNETIC TRANSIENT PROGRAM; REAL TIME DIGITAL SIMULATORS; RELAY TESTING; THREE TERMINAL SUPPORT;

ELECTRIC RELAYS;

EID: 0029734058     PISSN: 08858977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/61.484012     Document Type: Article

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