Life-time Management of Relay Settings

The report addresses the processes and techniques required for the life-cycle management of the settings associated with protection relays. This includes the information about how utilities manage the settings associated with existing relays, evaluation how utilities expect to manage the settings associated with future relays, assessment of the setting parameters associated with relays, methods used to verify and validate relay settings, techniques for the classification and standardization of settings, indication how utilities manage and control the settings associated with protection schemes, suggestions for the best practices associated with the management of settings, guidelines for the staff involved in setting management and requirements about setting management workflow process.