Title :
Design, implementation and validation of a real-time digital simulator for protection relay testing
Author :
Kezunovic, M. ; Domaszewicz, J. ; Skendzic, V. ; Aganagic, M. ; Bladow, J.K. ; McKenna, S.M. ; Hamai, D.M.
Author_Institution :
Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA
fDate :
1/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper presents implementation details describing a new design of a real-time digital simulator for relay testing. The simulator is developed under requirements to utilize, as much as possible, low cost commercial computer hardware and system software support. The other requirements ask for a three-terminal support with extensive graphical user interface (GUI) and a simulation time step as low as 50 μs. Such a design has been built for Western Area Power Administration (WAPA), USA, and fully validated using a model of an actual WAPA power system section. The simulator was delivered to WAPA in March 1994
Keywords :
digital simulation; graphical user interfaces; power system analysis computing; power system protection; power system relaying; real-time systems; relay protection; 50 mus; USA; computer hardware; graphical user interface; power system; protection relay testing; real-time digital simulator; simulation time step; system software support; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Costs; Digital relays; Graphical user interfaces; Hardware; Power system modeling; Power system simulation; System software; Testing;
Journal_Title :
Power Delivery, IEEE Transactions on
