Automation of Relay Protection Department activities: from Calculations to Risk-based maintenance - Success stories

Customer

SO of large County in Eastern Europe

Project goals

To widen Automating Relay Protection Department activities – from Calculations to Risk-based maintenance including :

Calculation of power equipment failures in the power grid
Optimization of reactive power modes
Calculation and selection of RPA devices settings
Improving the reliability of EPS
Improving the quality of EPS modes management

Challenges

Outdated power system analysis software

Need for synchronization with large power system
Stability Problems of large power stations
Incorrect relay starting

Implementation

Software implementation, localisation and technical support / creating a digital model

Power system software deployment and customer training

Automation of different routine processes

Consulting in terms of collection and systematization of information arrays based on Power System calculation model: load flow calculations, SCC calculations, analysis and selection of RPA setpoints

Preparation of the library of RPA calculation models (functional models of remote and current protection)

Results

Equipped working place and qualified employees

Speed-up different Electric Study Cases Calculations

Reduction technical decision-making time