Table of Contents

1 Scope
  1.1 Description of the guide
2 Normative references
3 Description of generators, excitation systems, and generating
  station arrangements
  3.1 Generator winding design and arrangements
  3.2 Generator grounding
  3.3 Excitation systems
  3.4 Generating station arrangements
4 Protection requirements
  4.1 Generator stator thermal protection
  4.2 Field thermal protection
  4.3 Generator stator fault protection
  4.4 Generator rotor field protection
  4.5 Generator abnormal operating conditions
  4.6 Backup protection
  4.7 Generator breaker failure protection
  4.8 Excitation system protection
  4.9 Power transformer protection through mechanical fault
      detection
5 Other protective considerations
  5.1 Current transformers
  5.2 Voltage transformers
  5.3 Protection during start-up or shutdown
  5.4 Inadvertent energizing
  5.5 Subsynchronous resonance (SSR)
  5.6 Transmission line reclosing near generating stations
  5.7 Synchronizing
6 Multifunction generator protection systems
  6.1 Introduction
  6.2 Application on a typical generating unit
  6.3 Testing of MGPSs
7 Protection specification
  7.1 Protective arrangements
  7.2 Protective functions
Annex A (informative) Sample calculations for settings of
        generator protection functions
Annex B (informative) Bibliography

Abstract

Provides a review of the generally accepted forms of protection for the synchronous generator and its excitation system. It summarizes the use of relays and devices and serves as a guide for the selection of equipment to obtain adequate protection.

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Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers
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