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DOI: 10.1109/MEI.2006.1678458 · Source: IEEE Xplore

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 Practical Power System
Protection
L. G. Hewitson, M. Brown, and R.
Balakrishnan
Newnes
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287 pp. – $49.95 (Softcover), 2005
This is a book from the practical pro-
fessional series published by Elsevier.
IDC Technologies, a provider of practical
technical training for engineers and tech-
nicians, developed the book. It provides
engineers, field technicians, electricians,
and plant operators a better understanding
of power system protection systems, and
as such could be used for company onsite
training as well as individual learning.
The first third of the book begins with
basic fundamentals, reviewing the need for
protective devices. This leads into the top-
ics of fault types, calculating short-circuit
currents, and system earthing. Specific pro-
tective devices then are covered in the sec-
ond third. Fuse-operating characteristics,
let-through energy and general rules of
thumb, and selection are reviewed. Other
protective devices covered are instrument
transformers, circuit breakers, tripping bat-
teries, and relays. The authors review the
basic operation and typical applications
of each protective device, describing in
practical terms typical hookup and opera-
tion of these devices. The remainder of the
book covers protection of specific equip-
ment types, such as time coordination of
molded case circuit breakers, earth leak-
age protection, mining applications, unit
protection, overhead and feeder cable pro-
tection, transformer, motor and generator
protection. Each chapter begins by de-
scribing the basic operation of each de-
vice and the typical fault conditions that
occur in the field. Each chapter details
how these protective devices are con-
nected through the use of schematics,
graphs, and concise descriptions.
Although this book does not go into
the finer details of how protective devices
work and does not cover sophisticated sys-
tems, it is an outstanding resource for ob-
taining a quick overview of the basic fun-
damentals of protection systems com-
monly used in mainly low and medium
voltage power systems. It gives the reader
a working knowledge to understand how
many of today’s protection systems oper-
ate.

CIGRE Working Group A2-32

Questionnaire
CIGRE Study Committee A2 (transformers) is active in the design, construction, manufacturing, and operation for all
kinds of power transformers, including industrial, DC converters and phase-shift transformers and for all types of reactors and
transformer components (bushing, tap-changer, etc.) There are 14 working bodies within SC A2: five working Groups (WGs),
one joint Working Group (JWG), two Task Forces (TFs), and six Advisory Groups (AGs). More information is available at
http://www.cigre-a2.org/#
CIGRE Working Group A2-32 (corrosive sulphur in transformer insulation) has as one important task to compile all
relevant information about transformer failures due to copper sulphide formation, and observations of copper sulphide
deposits found whenever equipment has been inspected for other reasons. This is absolutely essential, as a basis for a good
assessment of the extent of the problem, as well as to understand better the influence of materials, design and operating
conditions, and ultimately elucidating the mechanisms of sulphide growth and failures.
All users of equipment are urged to assist in this work by reporting related observations to the working group. A question-
naire form is available for download from the SC A2 web site, on the
“What is SC A2” page: http://www.cigre-a2.org/Site/What/Ru_wis.asp.
Responsible for the compilation and analysis of data is Trond Ohnstad of Statnett, Norway,
(e-mail: trond.ohnstad@statnett.no).”
· Link to webpage - http://www.cigre-a2.org/Site/What/Ru_wis.asp
· The Terms of Reference for the Working Group are found on http://www.cigre-a2.org/Site/What/pa_od.asp
The Final Report of TF A2-31 can be found on
http://www.cigre-a2.org/Site/What/download/TF%20A2.31%20ReportID12VER55.pdf

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