• DocumentCode
    2353577
  • Title

    Protection implications from a communications system upgrade

  • Author

    Kerr, D.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Authority
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    25-27 Mar 1997
  • Firstpage
    299
  • Lastpage
    303
  • Abstract
    This paper addresses issues faced and strategies adopted for the implementation of an optical fibre communications link and the interfacing of a replacement for an existing 330 kV line protection in the Snowy Mountains scheme, South Eastern Australia. The paper discusses: the communications upgrade and protection options; formulation of a combined protection/control philosophy; combined protection/communications functional specification; application of the protection; and commissioning tests
  • Keywords
    power system protection; 330 kV; Snowy Mountains; South Eastern Australia; combined protection/communications specifications; combined protection/control philosophy; commissioning tests; communications system upgrade; optical fibre communications link; transmission line protection;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Developments in Power System Protection, Sixth International Conference on (Conf. Publ. No. 434)
  • Conference_Location
    Nottingham
  • ISSN
    0537-9989
  • Print_ISBN
    0-85296-672-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1049/cp:19970086
  • Filename
    608211