6 CONCLUSION

Means to ensure a reliable redundant protection system are: - Limit the mixing of
equipment from different objects or from different sub-systems in the same panel.
When mixing, clearly label the equipment on the front and also within the panel to
indicate object or sub-system belonging. - A standardized terminal numbering system
simplifies design and minimizes mistakes at panel design and erection and
commissioning.
- Avoid exchange of information between sub-systems as far as possible. When
signals between the sub-systems are required, indicate where these circuits are
located both on the front and inside the panel. A separate terminal group should be
used.
- Keep design as simple as possible. Do not include extra equipment to cover more
“if's”. Extra equipment can increase dependability but will always mean a reduced
security and thus a reduced reliability.
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The protection application is an area where primary system knowledge is of vital
importance and where the technology of the secondary equipment is going through a
very fast change with micro-processor technology giving many advantages such as:
- Self Supervision minimizing your maintenance
- Internal intelligence allowing improved functions for service values checking,
event listing and disturbance recording which gives a much improved reliability of
the protection system if correctly used for post-fault analysis.
- Few spare parts and thus low spare part cost due to the hardware platforms for
each products where different software is provided to give the different functions.
- Improved protection functionality where the numerical technic with possibilities
to store pre-fault conditions etc. gives a possibility to improve the protection
functions.