Acceptance, commissioning and field testing techniques for protection and automation systems

Utilities are facing the challenge to readdress and even adopt new testing approach and strategy for protection and control equipment and systems due to technology advances in numerical relays, systems and test equipment. The WG studied different testing techniques, tools and strategies that are applied in the industry today. To achieve attainable benefits, it is proposed to be in compliance with recommended test process, select suitable test methodologies and tools, enforce standardization and repeatability of testing process.