41ST Annual
WESTERN
PROTECTIVE
RELAY
CONFERENCE
OCTOBER 14–16, 2014
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 2014 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
n Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture
(cea.wsu.edu)
n School of Electrical Engineering and Computer
Science (eecs.wsu.edu)
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Conference Management
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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HOST HOTEL
Red Lion Hotel at the Park
303 W. North River Dr.
800-325-4000 or 509-326-8000
Please make your reservations directly with the Red Lion
Hotel and indicate you will attend the Western
Protective Relay Conference. A block of rooms has been
reserved until September 11, 2014.
After September 11, reservations will be made on a
space-available basis. Rates are $119 single or double,
plus tax. Red Lion 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
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 2014, WSU Conference Management
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WPRC 2014 SCHEDULE
MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2014
5:00 – 7:00 P.M. Registration—Red Lion Hotel at the
Park Convention Office
5:00 – 9:00 P.M. Visit Vendor Suites—Red Lion Hotel at
the Park
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2014
All sessions are in the Spokane Convention Center
7:00 A.M. Registration—Spokane Convention
Center
7:45 A.M. Dr. Anjan Bose, Program Chair
Washington State University
CALL FOR PAPERS: WPRC 2015
If you would like to submit an abstract for the 2015
program, the deadline for a 300-word abstract
listing title, authors, and affiliations is April 20, 2015.
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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SESSION I (General Session)
Moderator: Joe Mooney
8:00–8:40 A.M. Speed of Line Protection—Can We
Break Free of Phasor Limitations?
Edmund O. Schweitzer III, Schweitzer
Engineering Laboratories Inc.
8:45–9:25 A.M. Evolving Transmission Line Faults
While Single Phase Open
Charles Henville, Henville Consulting
9:30–10:10 A.M. Case Study: Analysis of a 138kV
Intercircuit Fault
Jason Young, Schweitzer Engineering
Laboratories Inc.
10:10 A.M. BREAK
10:30–11:10 A.M. A Practical and Cost Effective Cold
Load Pick-up Management Using
Remote Control
Mukesh Nagpal, BC Hydro
11:15–11:55 A.M. Relay Performance Index for a
Sustainable Relay Replacement
Program
Aaron Feathers, Pacific Gas & Electric
Noon
LUNCH—Spokane Convention Center
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WPRC 2014 SCHEDULE
SESSION II (Concurrent with Session III)
Moderator: Bogdan Kasztenny
1:15–1:55 P.M. Generator Breaker Failure Applications
Christopher Dall, Calpine Corporation
2:00–2:40 P.M. Generator Protection Overcomes
Current Transformer Limitations
Marcos Donolo, Schweitzer
Engineering Laboratories Inc.
2:40 P.M. BREAK
3:00–3:40 P.M. Rotor DC Current Measurement by
Utilizing Current Transformers
Zoran Gajic, ABB Inc.
3:45–4:25 P.M. CFE Generator Protection Guidelines
for Setting 40 and 64G Elements Based
on Simulations and Field Experience
Armando Guzmán, Schweitzer
Engineering Laboratories Inc.
4:30–5:10 P.M. NERC Requirements for Setting Load
Dependent Power Plant Protection—
PRC-025
Charles Mozina, Beckwith Electric
5:10 P.M. ADJOURN
5:00–9:00 P.M. Visit Vendor Suites—Red Lion
Hotel at the Park
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SESSION III (Concurrent with Session II)
Moderator: Roger Hedding
1:15–1:55 P.M. Open-Circuited CT Misoperation and
Investigation
David Costello, Schweitzer Engineering
Laboratories Inc.
2:00–2:40 P.M. Power Swings during Fault
Conditions—Blackout Analysis and
Avoidance
Jorg Blumschein, Siemens
2:40 P.M. BREAK
3:00–3:40 P.M. Validation of Transmission Line Relay
Parameters Using Synchrophasors
Sal Jadid, Schweitzer Engineering
Laboratories Inc.
3:45–4:25 P.M. When the Non-Credible Contingency
Happens: A Look at Some Protection
Events that Shouldn’t Have Happened
David Beach, Portland General Electric
4:30–5:10 P.M. Analysis of a Relay Operation for an
Intercircuit Fault
Ryan McDaniel, Schweitzer
Engineering Laboratories Inc.
5:10 P.M. ADJOURN
5:00–9:00 P.M. Visit Vendor Suites—Red Lion
Hotel at the Park
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WPRC 2014 SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2014
SESSION IV (Concurrent with Session V)
Moderator: Aaron Feathers
8:00–8:40 A.M. Negative-Sequence Differential
Protection—Principles, Sensitivity, and
Security
Bogdan Kasztenny, Schweitzer
Engineering Laboratories Inc.
8:45–9:25 A.M. 64S Protection Guide—Theory,
Application and Commissioning of
Generator 100% Stator Ground Fault
Protection Using Low Frequency
Injection
Steven Turner, Beckwith Electric
9:30–10:10 A.M. Experience with Applying Injection
Based 100% Stator Ground and Rotor
Ground Generator Protection
Mital Kanabar, GE Digital Energy
10:10 A.M. BREAK
10:30–11:10 A.M. Injection-Based Generator Stator
Ground Protection Advancements
Veselin Skendzic, Schweitzer
Engineering Laboratories Inc.
11:15–11:55 A.M. Islanding Detection with Phasor
Measurement Units
Ilia Voloh, GE Digital Energy
Noon
LUNCH—Spokane Convention Center
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SESSION V (Concurrent with Session IV)
Moderator: Pui Lau
8:00–8:40 A.M. Application Experience with Line
Current Differential Relay on Three
Terminal Series Compensated Lines
Roger Hedding, ABB Inc.
8:45–9:25 A.M. Applying Negative Sequence to
Mutually Coupled Transmission Lines:
A Utility Perspective
Gerry Rosselli, San Diego Gas & Electric
9:30–10:10 A.M. PG&E 500kV Protection Standard
Design and Development
Davis Erwin, Pacific Gas & Electric
10:10 A.M. BREAK
10:30–11:10 A.M. Breaker Pole Scatter and Its Effect
on Quadrilateral Ground Distance
Protection
Arun Shrestha, Schweitzer Engineering
Laboratories Inc.
11:15–11:55 A.M. Transmission Line Setting
Calculations—Beyond the Cookbook
Dan Heidfeld, Schweitzer Engineering
Laboratories Inc.
Noon
LUNCH—Spokane Convention Center
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WPRC 2014 SCHEDULE
SESSION VI (Concurrent with Session VII)
Moderator: Gerry Rosselli
1:15–1:55 P.M. Directional Comparison Based on High
Speed Distance Protection Using Delta
Quantities
Jorg Blumschein, Siemens
2:00–2:40 P.M. 87L Application on Transmission Line
with Series Capacitor Banks and Shunt
Reactors
Zhihan Xu, GE Digital Energy
2:40 P.M. BREAK
3:00–3:40 P.M. Relay Applications for the Main &
Transfer Bus Configuration
David Beach, Portland General Electric
3:45–4:25 P.M. Validating Relay Settings on a
500kV Line with Asymmetrical Series
Capacitor Placement
Christopher Clarke, Southern California
Edison
4:30–5:10 P.M. Tutorial on Fault Locating Embedded
In Line Current Differential Relays—
Methods, Implementation, and
Application Considerations
Héctor Altuve, Schweitzer Engineering
Laboratories Inc.
5:10 P.M. ADJOURN
5:00–9:00 P.M. Visit Vendor Suites—Red Lion
Hotel at the Park
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SESSION VII (Concurrent with Session VI)
Moderator: Dean Bender
1:15–1:55 P.M. Distribution Open Loop High-Speed
Protection System
Colin MacIntosh, BC Hydro
2:00–2:40 P.M. Case Study: Centralized Ground
Fault Detection System for LADWP
Ungrounded Distribution System
Normann Fischer, Schweitzer
Engineering Laboratories Inc.
2:40 P.M. BREAK
3:00–3:40 P.M. Sizing of and Ground Potential
Rise Calculations for Grounding
Transformers for Photovoltaic Power
Plants
Michael Ropp, Northern Plains Power
Technologies
3:45–4:25 P.M. Loss of Effective System Grounding—
Best Practices, Protection Challenges,
and Solutions
Darren De Ronde, Schweitzer
Engineering Laboratories Inc.
4:30–5:10 P.M. Mitigation of Undesired Operation of
Recloser Controls Due to Distribution
Line Inrush
Lee Ayers, Mid-Carolina Electric
Cooperative
5:10 P.M. ADJOURN
5:00–9:00 P.M. Visit Vendor Suites—Red Lion
Hotel at the Park
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WPRC 2014 SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2014
SESSION VIII (Concurrent with Session IX)
Moderator: Dan Ransom
8:00–8:40 A.M. Protection System Maintenance
Program Choices—TBM, CBM and PBM
Eric Udren, Quanta Technology LLC
8:45–9:25 A.M. Communications Fundamentals for
Protective Relaying
Dewey Day, Pacific Gas & Electric
9:30–10:10 A.M. Interrelationship of Protection and
Communication to Improve Power
System Reliability
Galina Antonova, ABB Inc.
Davis Erwin, Pacific Gas & Electric
10:10 A.M. BREAK
10:30–11:10 A.M. A Practical Guide to Performing Wide
Area Coordination Analysis
Bipasha Barman, POWER Engineers Inc.
Jason Clack, POWER Engineers Inc.
11:15–11:55 A.M. Reinventing the Relationship Between
Operators and Regulators
Michael Moon, North American
Electric Reliability Corporation
Noon
LUNCH—Spokane Convention Center
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SESSION IX (Concurrent with Session VIII)
Moderator: Don Feltz
8:00–8:40 A.M. A Tutorial on Calculating Source
Impedance Ratios for Determining Line
Length
Michael Thompson, Schweitzer
Engineering Laboratories Inc.
8:45–9:25 A.M. Use of Negative-Sequence Directional
Element Pickup to Increase Arc Flash
Security During Transformer Inrush
Juliet Peterson, POWER Engineers Inc.
9:30–10:10 A.M. An Automated Process of Power
System Model Validation Using Fault
Records
Zachary Campbell, American Electric
Power
10:10 A.M. BREAK
10:30–11:10 A.M. Case Study: Using IEC61850 to Simplify
Lockout Circuits in a 345kV Wind
Generation Integration Substation
Michael Thompson, Schweitzer
Engineering Laboratories Inc.
11:15–11:55 A.M. Impacts of Magnetic Amplifier-based
Power Flow Controller on Power
System Distance Protection
Marcus Young, Oak Ridge National
Laboratory
Noon
LUNCH—Spokane Convention Center
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WPRC 2014 SCHEDULE
SESSION X (General Session)
Moderator: Ian Riensche
1:15–1:55 P.M. Testing the Tester—Common Pitfalls
Testing Microprocessor Based
Protective Relays
Terrence Smith, GE Digital Energy
2:00–2:40 P.M. Protective Relaying for Railway
Feeders
Fernando Calero, Schweitzer
Engineering Laboratories Inc.
2:40 P.M. BREAK
3:00–3:40 P.M. The Negative Branch Impedance in the
Transformer Sequence Circuit Model
Elmo Price, ABB Inc.
3:45–4:25 P.M. Protection Challenges of a Second
Harmonic Filter Bank
Matthew Louderback, American
Electric Power
4:30–5:10 P.M. High-Inertia Synchronous Motor
Protection and Lessons Learned
Kamal Garg, Schweitzer Engineering
Laboratories Inc.
Faouzi Jebali, Saudi Aramco
5:10 P.M. ADJOURN
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FUNDAMENTALS SESSION
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2014
SESSION I 1:15–2:40 p.m. Basics of Protection
ABB Inc.
n Zones of protection
n Device numbers
n Three-phase power
n Phasors and polarity
n Per-unit
n Relay input sources
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CTs
PTs
CCVTs
All analogs
n Schematic diagrams
n AC
n DC
SESSION II: 3:00–5:10 p.m.
Symmetrical Components
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Inc.
n Symmetrical components overview
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WPRC 2014 SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2014
SESSION III: 8:00–10:10 a.m.
Coordination of Overcurrent Protection in Radial Systems
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Inc.
ICoordination of Overcurrent Protection in Radial Systems
a. Overcurrent element principles of operation
i. Discuss power system fuse characteristics
ii. Discuss instantaneous overcurrent element
design
iii. Discuss inverse time-overcurrent element design
b. Coordination principles for radial systems
i. Discuss general coordination principles of overcurrent devices in distribution feeders
1. Sensitivity
2. Speed
3. Security
4. Selectivity
ii. Describe the principles and methods to
coordinate fuses with overcurrent relays
1. Fuse saving
2. Non-fuse saving
iii. Describe the principles and methods to
coordinate overcurrent relays
iv. Discuss coordination conflicts inherent to
power systems
v. Discuss transformer high-side fusing
considerations
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SESSION IV: 10:30 a.m.–Noon
Differential Protection
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Inc.
n Basic principles
n Bus differential
n Low impedance
n High impedance
SESSION V: 1:15–2:40 p.m.
Differential Protection
ABB Inc.
n Basic principles
n Transformer differential
n Distribution Transformers (2-winding)
n Autotransformers (3-winding)
SESSION VI: 3:00–5:10 p.m.
Line Protection
ABB Inc.
n Line differential protection
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WPRC 2014 SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2014
Session VII: 8:00–10:10 a.m.
Line Protection
GE Digital Energy Multilin
n Polarizing sources and Directionality
n Current
n Voltage
n Positive, Negative and Zero Sequence
Session VIII: 10:30 a.m.–noon
Line Protection
GE Digital Energy Multilin
n Basics of line protection
n Distance
n Directional Ground
Session IX: 1:15–2:40 p.m.
Line Protection
GE Digital Energy Multilin
n Distance and pilot schemes
n STEP
n POTT
n DCB
Session X: 3:00–5:10 p.m.
Event Discussion
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WPRC 2014 INFO
OCTOBER 14–16, 2014 | 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
Malkiat Dhillon SMUD
Aaron Feathers Pacific Gas & Electric
Don Feltz Pacificorp
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
Dan Ransom Basler Electric
Ian Riensche Relay Application Innovation
Gerry Rosselli San Diego Gas & Electric
Randy Spacek Avista Corp
Len Yee SaskPower
Eric Zuber Idaho Power Company
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WPRC 2014 INFO
VENDOR SUITES
An extra feature of the conference is time provided each
evening at the Red Lion Hotel at the Park 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 $450 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 13, 5:00–9:00 pm
Tuesday, October 14, 5:00–9:00 pm
Wednesday, October 15, 5:00–9:00 pm
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CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS
This conference has been approved for 2.4 WSU
Continuing Education Units (CEUs). CEUs are available to
participants who attend the entire conference. CEUs are
nationally recognized noncredit units of achievement
that may be used as evidence of professional
development and job advancement. One CEU represents
each 10 hours of conference program. The $10-perperson fee should be included with payment for
registration and is not refundable. Complete a CEU
enrollment form prior to the start of the conference.
All requests for official CEU transcripts must be made in
writing to WSU Conference Management, PO Box
645222, Pullman, WA 99164-5222; fax: 509-335-7781.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Future meetings:
n Hands-On Relay School March 16–20, 2015
n Power and Energy Automation Conference
March 10–12, 2015
n Western Protective Relay Conference
October 20–22, 2015
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WPRC 2014 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 26,
2014. Cancellations made after September 26 are
subject to a processing fee of $100. Registrants who do
not attend and have not cancelled in writing by October
10 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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41st Annual
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WESTERN PROTECTIVE RELAY CONFERENCE
October 14–16, 2014 | Spokane, WA
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FEES
The conference fee includes attendance at all sessions, three lunches, breaks,
and CD of proceedings with abstracts.
❑Early conference registration per person
(must be postmarked by September 12, 2014) ........................................... $350
❑Regular and on-site registration per person (after September 12) ......... $400
❑Vendor registration ........................................................................ $450
❑Flash Drive Compilation Proceedings (2013–1994) ................................ $50
❑Optional Continuing Education Units (CEUs), for U.S. citizens only .......... $10
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