Power system protection, automation and monitoring

电力工业正处于一个非常变化的时期。在新的商业和运营环境中，电力公司面临着更有效地运营的压力，在新的商业和运营环境中，不同的组织单独运营，以处理最初由一家公司处理的发电，输电和配电功能。与此同时，现代电力系统的运行更接近其稳定性和设计极限。此外，整合可再生能源和插电式电动汽车的愿望已经改变了输电和配电层面的电力系统结构。电力系统的结构和操作实践的这种变化使得迫切需要用于电力系统保护、自动化和监测的新的/改进的技术和工艺，使得电力系统的可靠性、安全性和效率可以被保持和增强。 现有的保护系统并不总是适合电力系统的“变化”结构和“新”操作理念带来的挑战。拟议研究的目标是开发创新的技术，技术和设备的保护，自动化和监测“现代和新兴”电力系统。该研究旨在实现新兴配电系统的可靠和安全保护，改进同步相量的测量和传输，新的经济备份保护策略以及系统恢复期间的有效保护。 除了改善电力公司系统的运行外，该研究对高科技、电力设备制造商和继电器制造业也具有重要意义。拟议的研究将有助于培养加拿大电力公司和行业迫切需要的高素质人才，对加拿大经济至关重要。

Electric power industry is undergoing a period of extraordinary change. Electric power utilities are under pressure to operate more efficiently within a new business and operating environment where different organizations operate separately to handle generation, transmission, and distribution functions that were originally handled by one company. At the same time, modern power systems are being operated closer to their stability and design limits. Also, the desire to integrate renewable energy resources and plug-in electric vehicles has changed the structure of power systems at transmission and distribution levels. This change in power systems' structure and operating practices has necessitated an urgent need for new/improved techniques and technologies for power system protection, automation and monitoring so that reliability, safety and efficiency of the power systems can be maintained and enhanced. Existing protection systems are not always suitable for the 'changing' structure of power systems and challenges posed by the 'new' operating philosophy. The objective of the proposed research is to develop innovative techniques, technologies and devices for protection, automation and monitoring of 'modern and emerging' power systems. The research will aim at achieving reliable and secure protection of emerging distribution systems, improved measurement and transmission of synchronised phasors, a new and economical back-up protection strategy and effective protection during system restoration. In addition to improved operation of electric utilities' systems, the research is also significant for the high-tech, power equipment manufacturers and relay manufacturing industries. The proposed research will contribute towards developing highly qualified personnel desperately needed by the Canadian electric utilities and industries, and so vital for the Canadian economy.