42ND Annual
WESTERN
PROTECTIVE
RELAY
CONFERENCE
OCTOBER 20–22, 2015
SPOKANE, WASHINGTON
presented by:
n Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture
n Conference Management
n School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
cm.wsu.edu/wprc
WPRC 2015 INFO
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
The Western Protective Relay Conference (WPRC) is an
educational forum for the presentation and discussion
of broad and detailed technical aspects of protective
relaying and related subjects. Approximately 550 people
attend, mostly from the western United States.
This forum allows participants to learn and apply
advanced technologies that prevent electrical power
failures. Speakers are invited to present papers selected
by a group of protective relaying experts.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
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Relay technicians
Consulting engineers
Protective relay engineers
Switchgear and switchboard manufacturers
Public and private utility directors and managers
Researchers, faculty, and students
PRESENTED BY
Washington State University
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Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture
(cea.wsu.edu)
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School of Electrical Engineering and Computer
Science (eecs.wsu.edu)
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Conference Management (conferences.wsu.edu)
MEETING LOCATION
Spokane Convention Center
344 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.
Spokane, WA 99201
The meetings and luncheons will be held in the Spokane
Convention Center, which is adjacent to the Opera
House and next to the DoubleTree Hotel.
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OCTOBER 20–22, 2015 | SPOKANE, WASHINGTON | CM.WSU.EDU/WPRC
HOST HOTEL
The Davenport Grand Hotel
333 W Spokane Falls Blvd.
Spokane, WA
800-228-9290 or 509-455-8888
Please make your reservations directly with the
Davenport Grand Hotel and indicate you will attend the
Western Protective Relay Conference. A block of rooms
has been reserved until September 18, 2015.
After September 18, reservations will be made on a
space-available basis. Rates are $129 single or double,
plus tax. The Davenport Grand Hotel requires a first
night deposit or guarantee on a credit card. Check-in
time is 4:00 p.m.; check-out time is noon. Cancellations
must be received 24 hours in advance.
OTHER SPOKANE HOTELS
DoubleTree Hotel—Spokane City Center
322 N. Spokane Falls Blvd.
509-455-9600
Red Lion Hotel at the Park
303 W North River Dr.
800-325-4000 or 509-326-8000
Travelodge Motel
33 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.
509-623-9727
Holiday Inn Express
801 N. Division
800-HOLIDAY or 509-328-8505
Courtyard by Marriott
401 N. Riverpoint Blvd.
800-321-2211 or 509-456-7600
Fairfield by Marriott
311 N. Riverpoint Blvd.
800-228-2800 or 509-747-9131
WSU is an equal opportunity institution.
© Copyright 2015, WSU Conference Management
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WPRC 2015 SCHEDULE
MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2015
5:00 – 7:00 P.M. Registration—
Spokane Convention Center
5:00 – 9:00 P.M. Visit Vendor Suites—
Spokane Convention Center
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2015
All sessions are in the Spokane Convention Center
7:00 A.M. Registration
7:45 A.M.
Welcome
Dr. Anjan Bose, Program Chair
Washington State University
CALL FOR PAPERS: WPRC 2016
If you would like to submit an abstract for the 2016
program, the deadline for a 300-word abstract
listing title, authors, and affiliations is April 18, 2016.
Submit a cover page with the following
information: (1) presenter’s name, (2) firm, (3)
address, (4) phone, (5) fax, and (6) email address.
Utility- and application-oriented papers are
preferred.
Send your abstract by email to tlkirk@wsu.edu.
All submittals will be acknowledged in writing.
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OCTOBER 20–22, 2015 | SPOKANE, WASHINGTON | CM.WSU.EDU/WPRC
SESSION I (General Session) 8:00–11:30 A.M.
Ballroom A & B Moderator: Joe Mooney
8:00–8:35 A.M. Protection Considerations for Installation
of Distributed Energy Resources
Brad Morse, Senior Application
Engineer, Basler Electric Company
8:40–9:15 A.M. Single-Pole Operation Leads to Hazardous
Over-Voltage on Adjacent Lines
Tyler Scott, Senior Engineer, BC Hydro
9:15–9:35 A.M. BREAK
9:35–10:10 A.M. Catching Falling Conductors in
Midair—Detecting and Tripping
Broken Distribution Circuit Conductors
at Protection Speeds
William O’Brien, San Diego Gas & Electric
Eric Udren, Quanta Technology LLC
Kamal Garg, Engineer VI – Group
Manager, Schweitzer Engineering
Laboratories, Inc.
10:15–10:50 A.M. Millisecond, Microsecond, Nanosecond:
What Can We Do With More Precise
Time? Edmund O. Schweitzer III,
President, Schweitzer Engineering
Laboratories, Inc.
10:55–11:30 A.M. Art of Protective Relaying or Cookbook of
Protective Relaying
Lynn Schroeder, Manager, Electric Utility
Design, MKEC Engineering Success
11:30–1:15 P.M. LUNCH—Ballroom C
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WPRC 2015 SCHEDULE
SESSION II (Concurrent with Session III)
Ballroom A Moderator: Ian Riensche
1:15–1:50 P.M. Do CTs like DC? Performance of Current
Transformers with Geomagnetically
Induced Currents
Bogdan Kasztenny, Director of
Technology – R&D, Schweitzer
Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
1:55–2:30 P.M. AEP and Process Bus—Balancing
Business Goals and Choosing the Right
Technical Solutions
Jason Byerly, Engineer Principal,
American Electric Power
2:30–2:50 P.M. BREAK
2:50–3:25 P.M. Comparison of PRP and HSR Networks
for Protection and Control Applications
Rich Hunt, Market Development Leader,
GE Digital Energy
3:30–4:05 P.M. Demonstrating the Flexibility Provided
by GOOSE Messaging for Protection
and Control Application in an Industrial
Power System
Jared Mraz, Project Engineer,
POWER Engineers, Inc.
4:10–4:45 P.M. Relay Scheme Design Using
Microprocessor Relays
Michael Thompson, Fellow Engineer,
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
5:00–9:00 P.M. Visit Vendor Suites—
Spokane Convention Center
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SESSION III (Concurrent with Session II)
Ballroom B Moderator: Roger Hedding
1:15–1:50 P.M. Capturing Generator Rotor Angle and
Field Quantities—SDG&E Experience
and Approach to Using Nontraditional
Generator Measurements
Nicholas Seeley, Lead Research Engineer,
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
1:55–2:30 P.M. Advanced Generator Ground Fault
Protections
Wayne Hartmann, VP Smart Grid and
Protection Solutions, Beckwith Electric
Company
2:30–2:50 P.M. BREAK
2:50–3:25 P.M. Understanding Generator Stator Ground
Faults and Their Protection Schemes
Dale Finney, Senior Power Engineer,
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
3:30–4:05 P.M. Accelerated Stator Ground Fault Tripping
Using Negative Sequence Current
Russ Patterson, Owner, Patterson
Power Engineers
4:10–4:45 P.M. Loss-of-Field Protection Relay
Coordination for Synchronous
Generator and Motor Unit Based on
Transient Stability
Shengen Chen, Research Assistant,
University of Maine
5:00–9:00 P.M. Visit Vendor Suites—
Spokane Convention Center
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WPRC 2015 SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2015
SESSION IV (Concurrent with Session V)
Ballroom A Moderator: Pui Lau
8:00–8:35 A.M. Field Experience With Detecting an
Arcing Ground Fault on a Generator
Neutral Point
Nathan Klingerman, Duke Energy
8:40–9:15 A.M. AEP Experience with Harmonic Filter
Bank Protection
Zachary Campbell, Senior Engineer, AEP
9:15–9:35 A.M. BREAK
9:35–10:10 A.M. A Solution to Sensitivity Challenges
for the Protection of Large Fuseless
Capacitor Banks
Fatima Radics, Protection Engineer,
Hydro-Quebec TransEnergie
10:15–10:50 A.M. Protecting Harmonic Filters in a ±600
kV HVDC Installation
Ricardo Abboud, Senior Automation
Systems Engineer, Schweitzer
Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
10:55–11:30 A.M.Practical Considerations and
Experiences in Developing New
Standard Production Packages for
Protective Relay Schemes
Stephen Ladd, Manager, Transmission
Protection & Control – Settings,
Duke Energy
Christopher Walker, Senior Engineer,
Duke Energy
Taylor Raffield, Senior Engineer,
Duke Energy
11:30–1:15 P.M. LUNCH—Ballroom C
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SESSION V (Concurrent with Session IV)
Ballroom B Moderator: Aaron Feathers
8:00–8:35 A.M. Beyond Protection and Control
Schematic and Logic Diagrams
Daniel Espinosa Ortiz,
Comision Federal de Electricidad
8:40–9:15 A.M. A Holistic Methodology Based
on Disturbance Analysis for
Improvements in Plannings,
Operation, and Protection in the
Colombian Electric Power System
Solveig Ward, Executive Advisor,
Quanta Technology
9:15–9:35 A.M. BREAK
9:35–10:10 A.M. Comparison of Risk Assessment
Approaches in Wide Area Protection
Coordination
Gary Webster, Sr. P&C Engineer, AltaLink
Paul Nyombi, System Protection
Engineer, Xcel Energy
10:15–10:50 A.M.Reducing System Losses and
Implementing Self-Healing to Minimize
Impact of Faults in Distribution
Networks
Doug Voda, Global Segment Leader –
MV Products, ABB, Inc.
10:55–11:30 A.M. Man-Made Faults—Line Protection
Operation for an Unintended Phase
Cross-Connect Condition
Jon Larson, Application Engineer,
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
11:30–1:15 P.M. LUNCH—Ballroom C
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WPRC 2015 SCHEDULE
SESSION VI (Concurrent with Session VII)
Ballroom A
Moderator: Bogdan Kasztenny
1:15–1:50 P.M. Advanced Synchronising System
Provides Flexibility for Complex Bus
Arrangement
Terry Foxcroft, Protection Engineer,
Snowy Hydro
1:55–2:30 P.M. Performance of Time-Domain Line
Protection Elements on Real-World Faults
Venkat Mynam, Senior Research
Engineer, Schweitzer Engineering
Laboratories, Inc.
2:30–2:50 P.M. BREAK
2:50–3:25 P.M. Fault Location Using PMU Measurements
and Wide-Area Infrastructure
Stephan Picard, Sr. Protection & Control
Application Engineer, GE Digital Energy
3:30–4:05 P.M. Voltage and Current Inversion Challenges
when Protecting Series-Compensated
Lines—A Case Study
Eric Bakie, Idaho Power Company
Curtis Westhoff, Idaho Power Company
4:10–4:45 P.M. Three Phase Bus Fault with Fault
Impedance
Dean Miller, President,
POI Engineering, Inc.
5:00–9:00 P.M. Visit Vendor Suites—
Spokane Convention Center
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SESSION VII (Concurrent with Session VI)
Ballroom B Moderator: Dean Bender
1:15–1:50 P.M. “Wires Down” Improvement Program at
PG&E
Damon Thayer, Distribution Asset
Strategy Engineer,
Pacific Gas & Electric Company
Scott Hayes, Principal Protection
Engineer, Pacific Gas & Electric Company
1:55–2:30 P.M. High Impedance Fault Detection and
Backup Protection
Ian Riensche, Protection Engineer, Relay
Application Innovation, Inc.
2:30–2:50 P.M BREAK
2:50–3:25 P.M. Case Study: Achieving Selectivity on a
Critical Distribution Network
Michael Thompson, Fellow Engineer,
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
3:30–4:05 P.M. Smart Grid—Smarter Devices &
Schemes? Lessons Learned from Avista
Utilities Smart Grid Projects
Kevin Damron, Sr. Protection Engineer,
Avista Utilities
4:10–4:45 P.M. Protection and Communication
Challenges with Integrating Exporting
Solar Distributed Generation
Stephen Gooding, Jr., Protection &
Control Field Services Supervisor,
Georgia Power Company
Galina Antonova, Regional Technical
Manager, ABB, Inc.
5:00–9:00 P.M. Visit Vendor Suites—
Spokane Convention Center
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WPRC 2015 SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2015
SESSION VIII (Concurrent with Session IX)
Ballroom A Moderator: Gerry Rosselli
8:00–8:35 A.M. Mis-Operation Case Study on
Transformer Differential Protection
Yiyan Xue, Principal Engineer, AEP
8:40–9:15 A.M. Analysis and Solutions to Unusual Unit
Overall Differential Relay Misoperation
During External Disturbance
Jiseong Kang, Assistant Manager,
Korea Power Exchange
9:15–9:35 A.M. BREAK
9:35–10:10 A.M. Protection System for a Wind
Generation Plant in Panama:
Challenges and Solutions
Héctor Altuve, Dean of SEL University,
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
10:15–10:50 A.M. Voting for Improved Security—How
Far is Far Enough
Roy Moxley, Power Systems Protection
Consultant, Siemens
10:55–11:30 A.M. Line Protection Response to a Three-
Phase Intercircuit Fault
Ed Atienza, Application Engineer II,
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories,
Inc.
11:30–1:15 P.M. LUNCH—Ballroom C
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OCTOBER 20–22, 2015 | SPOKANE, WASHINGTON | CM.WSU.EDU/WPRC
SESSION IX (Concurrent with Session VIII)
Ballroom B Moderator: Charles Henville
8:00–8:35 A.M. Evaluation of CT Saturation Impact for
Various 87L Applications
Zhihan Xu, Lead Application Engineer,
GE Digital Energy
8:40–9:15 A.M. Subsynchronous Oscillation Detection
Using Microprocessor Relays
Roger Hedding, Senior Consultant,
ABB, Inc.
9:15–9:35 A.M. BREAK
9:35–10:10 A.M. Speed and Security Considerations for
Protection Channels
Ken Fodero, Communication Business
Development Manager, Schweitzer
Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
10:15–10:50 A.M. Maximizing Line Protection Reliability,
Speed, and Security
Demetros Tziouvaras, Senior Instructor,
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
10:55–11:30 A.M. Improving System Protection
Reliability and Security
Steve Turner, Senior Applications
Engineer, Beckwith Electric Company
11:30–1:15 P.M. LUNCH—Ballroom C
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WPRC 2015 SCHEDULE
SESSION X (General Session)
Ballroom A
Moderator: Kevin Damron
1:15–1:50 P.M. Understanding the Dynamic Mho
Distance Characteristic
Don Fentie, Application Engineer II,
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
1:55–2:30 P.M. Advanced Testing Approach for
Evaluation for Smart Inverter Controls,
Protection, and Communications
Farid Katiraei, Director,
Quanta Technology
2:30–2:50 P.M. BREAK
2:50–3:25 P.M. Implementing a Country-Wide
Modular Remedial Action Scheme
in Uruguay
Ashok Balasubramanian, Engineer V –
Automation, Schweitzer Engineering
Laboratories, Inc.
3:30–4:05 P.M. Moving the Focus from Relay Element
Testing to Protection System Testing
Christopher Pritchard, Product
Manager, OMICRON Electronics GmbH
4:10–4:45 P.M. Protection and Control System Impacts
from the Digital World
Steven Kunsman, VP Business
Development, ABB, Inc.
4:45 P.M.
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ADJOURN
OCTOBER 20–22, 2015 | SPOKANE, WASHINGTON | CM.WSU.EDU/WPRC
FUNDAMENTALS SESSION
Subject to limited changes
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2015
SESSION I 1:15–2:30 p.m. Conference Theater
Basics of Protection
GE Digital Energy
n Components of protective systems
o Breakers
o Relay input sources
n CTs
n PTs
n CCVTs
n Zones of protection
n Schematic diagrams
o AC
o DC
n Device numbers
n Sensitivity, selectivity, reliability,
dependability vs. security
SESSION II: 2:50–4:45 p.m.
Conference Theater
Symmetrical Components
ABB, Inc.
n Symmetrical components overview
n Sequence impedances of equipment and what
affects them
n Network connections for fault calculations
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WPRC 2015 SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2015
SESSION III: 8:00–9:15 a.m.
Conference Theater
Line Overcurrent Protection (Radial Systems)
GE Digital Energy
n Coordination principles for radial systems
o General coordination principles of overcurrent
devices in distribution feeders
o Principles and methods to coordinate fuses
and other distribution protective devices with
overcurrent relays
SESSION IV: 9:35–11:30 A.M.
Conference Theater
Non-pilot Line Protection (Lines with Two Sources)
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
n Basic principles
n Directional overcurrent
n Distance
n Coordination considerations
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SESSION V: 1:15–2:30 P.M.
Conference Theater
Fundamentals of Communication for Protection
ABB, Inc.
n Powerline carrier
n Audio tone
n Spread spectrum radio
n Digital microwave
n SONET
n MPLS/Carrier Ethernet
SESSION VI: 2:50–4:45 P.M.
Conference Theater
Pilot Protection
ABB, Inc.
n Basic principles
o Extends instantaneous protection to 100% of line
o Relies on communications
n Directional comparison blocking
n DUTT/PUTT/POTT/DTT
n Phase comparison
n Line differential
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WPRC 2015 SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2015
Session VII: 8:00–9:15 a.m.
Conference Theater
Bus Protection
GE Digital Energy
n Low-impedance
n High-impedance
n Zone interlock
o Instrument transformer and control circuit
considerations of each
Session VIII: 9:35–11:30 A.M
Conference Theater
Transformer Protection
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
n Fuse
n Overcurrent
n Differential
n Restricted earth fault
n Non-electrical (sudden pressure, low oil, etc.)
Session IX: 1:15–2:30 p.m.
Conference Theater
Generator Protection
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
n Voltage-controlled / voltage-restrained overcurrent
n Differential
n 100% stator ground protection
n Loss of field
Session X: 2:50–4:45 p.m.
Conference Theater
Event Discussion
Various utility volunteers-TBD
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WPRC 2015 INFO
OCTOBER 20–22, 2015 | SPOKANE, WASHINGTON | CM.WSU.EDU/WPRC
PROGRAM COMMITTEE
WPRC Chair:
Anjan Bose Washington State University
Dean Bender Bonneville Power Administration
Denis Bucco Southern California Edison
Kevin Damron Avista Corp
Malkiat Dhillon SMUD
Aaron Feathers Pacific Gas & Electric
Ron Forster Puget Sound Energy
Jeanne Harshbarger Snohomish County PUD
Roger Hedding ABB, Inc.
Charles Henville Henville Consulting
Bogdan Kasztenny Schweitzer Engineering
Laboratories, Inc.
Tamara Kirk WSU Conference Management
Pui Lau GE Multilin
Joe Mooney POWER Engineers
Mukesh Nagpal BC Hydro
Ian Norland WSU Conference Management
Ian Riensche Relay Application Innovation
Gerry Rosselli San Diego Gas & Electric
Len Yee SaskPower
Eric Zuber Idaho Power Company
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WPRC 2015 INFO
VENDOR SUITES
An extra feature of the conference is time provided each
evening at the Spokane Convention Center to visit with
vendors who bring products and exhibits. Manufacturers
of products or firms with services wishing to host
hospitality suites in conjunction with the Western
Protective Relay Conference are required to contact WSU
Conference Management to:
(1) Register at least one person from your firm with WSU.
Additional personnel from your company are
welcome to attend the conference at the regular
registration fee.
(2) Obtain information on reserving a hospitality suite
during the conference.
(3) Provide a three-sentence description of your firm for
the display board.
The conference vendor fee is $500 and includes full
registration for one person from your firm and listing on
the Conference Exhibitors’ Display and Location Map (if
registered by October 3). Vendor fees go to support the
last day door-prize giveaway.
VENDOR SUITE HOURS:
Monday, October 19,5:00–9:00 P.M.
Tuesday, October 20,11:30 A.M.–1:30 P.M.
5:00–8:00 P.M.
Wednesday, October 21,11:30 A.M.–1:30 P.M.
5:00–8:00 P.M.
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Future meetings:
n Hands-On Relay School
March 14–18, 2016
n Power and Energy Automation Conference
March 8–10, 2016 (tentative)
n Western Protective Relay Conference
October 18–20, 2016 (tentative)
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WPRC 2015 INFO
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Contact us for information on how we can assist
with your program:
Conference Management
Washington State University
PO Box 645222
Pullman, WA 99164-5222
Phone: 800-942-4978 or 509-335-3530
Fax: 509-335-7781
Email: wsuconf@wsu.edu
Website: conferences.wsu.edu
CANCELLATION
Cancellations and substitutions must be requested in
writing to WSU Conference Management. Full refunds
are granted for cancellations through September 11,
2015. Cancellations made after September 11 are
subject to a processing fee of $100. Registrants who do
not attend and have not cancelled in writing by October
16 are responsible for the full fee. You may substitute
another person from your agency or firm at any time.
Washington State University reserves the right to make
changes in programs or speakers, and to cancel
programs if enrollment criteria are not met. Washington
State University’s liability is limited to refund of
registration fees.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
Accommodations for individuals who qualify under the
Americans with Disabilities Act are available upon
request. Please contact us at least 10 days in advance of
the conference at: 800-942-4978, 509-335-3530, or fax:
509-335-7781.
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42nd Annual
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WESTERN PROTECTIVE RELAY CONFERENCE
October 20–22, 2015 | Spokane, WA
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