06EE831 Modern Power System Protection syllabus for EE


Part A
Unit-1 Static Relays 8 hours

Introduction, Basic construction, Classification, Basic Circuits, Smoothing Circuits, Voltage regulation, square wave Generator, Time delay Circuits, Level Detectors, Summation device, Sampling Circuits, Zero crossing detector, output devices.


Unit-2 & 3 Comparators 12 hours

Replica impedance, Mixing Transformers, General equation of phase and Amplitude, Comparators, Realization of ohm, mho, Impedance and offset impedance characteristics, Duality principle, Static amplifier comparator – Rectifier bridge circulations current type, sampling comparator, static phase comparator coincidence circuits type Rectifier phase comparator, Block split comparator, Zener diode phase comparator,

Unit-4 Principles of Digital/ Numerical Relays 6 hours

Definition of Numerical Protection System, Advantages of Numerical relays, Block diagram of Numerical Relays, Processing Unit, non machines Interface, communication in protective relays, Information handling with sub station monitoring system.

Part B
Unit-5 Static Over Current, Timer And Voltage Relays 10 hours

Instantanense over current Relay, Definite time lag relay, inverse time over current relay, static timer relay, Basic relay circuits, monostable delay circuits Single phase Instantaneous over voltage and under voltage relays, instantaneous over voltage relay using Op-amp.

Unit-6 & 7 Distance Relay 10 hours

general Principle of operation, Zone discrimination, Fault area on impedance diagram, Basic measuring elements, Different characteristics used in distance relaying- Impedance, Reactance, Admittance. Ohm, Distance relay settings, Distance measurement Problems.

Unit-8 Digital Relays 6 hours

Block Schematic approach of microprocessor based relays, over current relay Protection, Transformer differential protection, Directional relay scheme, Impedance relay scheme.

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