Title :
Management and application of protection performance data on the Eskom transmission system
Author_Institution :
Transmission, Eskom, South Africa
Abstract :
The performance of protection systems on the Eskom Transmission network is very important for the safety of human life and in limiting damage to plant. Measuring the performance of these protection systems enables better maintenance to be done and assists in refurbishment programs. This paper explains how protection performance data is managed and how it can be used.
Keywords :
database management systems; maintenance engineering; management information systems; power transmission control; power transmission protection; Eskom; South Africa; data management; protection performance data; refurbishment programs; transmission network; Africa; Communication system control; Control systems; Databases; Humans; Monitoring; Personnel; Protection; Protective relaying; Safety;
Conference_Titel :
Africon Conference in Africa, 2002. IEEE AFRICON. 6th
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7570-X
DOI :
10.1109/AFRCON.2002.1160036