How to understand the sensitivity of relay protection
The sensitivity of a relay is mentioned as a ratio of the minimum value of short circuit current to the minimum value of the quantity for the operation. Based on simple examples of the generator-transformer unit protection from symmetrical short circuits, it was shown that the sensitivity factor is not a sufficiently objective measure of sensitivity of the. For example, unselective protection operation during a medium voltage network fault will cause an outage for an unnecessarily large number of consumers. Relay protection is essential to ensure the stability, reliability, and safety of electrical power systems.
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