×
INTELLIGENT WORK FORUMS
FOR ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALS

Log In

Come Join Us!

Are you an
Engineering professional?
Join Eng-Tips Forums!
  • Talk With Other Members
  • Be Notified Of Responses
    To Your Posts
  • Keyword Search
  • One-Click Access To Your
    Favorite Forums
  • Automated Signatures
    On Your Posts
  • Best Of All, It's Free!
  • Students Click Here

*Eng-Tips's functionality depends on members receiving e-mail. By joining you are opting in to receive e-mail.

Posting Guidelines

Promoting, selling, recruiting, coursework and thesis posting is forbidden.

Students Click Here

Jobs

Power System Protection/Relaying Books
7

Power System Protection/Relaying Books

Power System Protection/Relaying Books

(OP)
So, I kind of got immersed into the relaying world pretty quick.  I have both a power and a controls background so it is right up my alley.  I have been doing this for about 2 years and feel like I have a good understanding.  Now, I want to fill in my background a little.  I am looking for some reference books, text books, or such that I can read on relaying practices.

I am looking to read up on coordination techniques, case studies and common practices.  I know what our company has done in terms of practice, but I have no idea what the "norm" is.  I am even interested by books with theoretical explanations.  Oh, and like most engrs I love pictures/graphs/diagrams.  Any suggestions?  I have seen where some are written before wide use of microprocessor relays; unless you feel they would still be beneficial, I would like to stray from those.


Thanks,
  JBlack

RE: Power System Protection/Relaying Books

(OP)
Thanks ScottyUK.  I had seen that page before and couldn't find it.

RE: Power System Protection/Relaying Books

I highly recommend Protective Relaying - Principles and Applications by J. Lewis Blackburn and Thomas J. Domin.  Great resource.  Often referred to as the "P&C Bible"

RE: Power System Protection/Relaying Books

Here is a good free book:
http://www.geindustrial.com/pm/notes/artsci/artsci.pdf

Also Areva T&D has pretty good free on-line info that was linked here recently.

=====================================
Eng-tips forums: The best place on the web for engineering discussions.

RE: Power System Protection/Relaying Books

Of course, both Blackburn and Mason are both listed in the FAQ.

RE: Power System Protection/Relaying Books

RE: Power System Protection/Relaying Books

You may also want to take a look at the SEL website. http://www.selinc.com/bookstore/

They have a new book coming out soon titled:

Modern Solutions for Protection, Control, and Monitoring of Electric Power Systems
Edited by Héctor J. Altuve Ferrer and Edmund O. Schweitzer, III
 

RE: Power System Protection/Relaying Books

(OP)
Wow, great feedback.  Thanks everyone.  prc, that att.net link you posted is dead.  I saw there is an SEL book coming out soon.  Are their books good usually?  Though I work almost exclusively, I don't want each paragraph referencing a specific model SEL relay.

RE: Power System Protection/Relaying Books

JBlackEE,

Let me give  you a suggestion before you start with these books. Most of the power system books rather all of these ones have a mixture of theoretical and computational explanation. I have most of the books mentioned above. Before you jump in to the protection pool, make sure you have  phasor diagram analysis on tips.

If you know this well rest will be all easy for you. You also need to know, if you want to excel in to Ditribution, transmission or industrial low voltage coordination protection.

You also need to know the softwares as well like CAPE, AsPEN, CYME used by big utilities and SKM, ETAP and Easy power used by small utilities and industrial entities. This is the only way you can analyse curves.

I have learned everything from Scratch and where I loose it is the phasor analysis and symmetrical components.
This website has one of the best people who know protection inside out. I am sure they will come to your rescue when you need them.

G Luck !

 

RE: Power System Protection/Relaying Books

(OP)
Thanks UtilityGy.  I do have a good understanding of phasor diagram analysis.  That is good to know though.  I have messed with some of the software you mentioned.   

RE: Power System Protection/Relaying Books

John Horak's page has moved. The new address is in the FAQ.  

RE: Power System Protection/Relaying Books

David,what is the new address for John? I could not locate at FAQ?

RE: Power System Protection/Relaying Books

Thanks a lot David !

Red Flag This Post

Please let us know here why this post is inappropriate. Reasons such as off-topic, duplicates, flames, illegal, vulgar, or students posting their homework.

Red Flag Submitted

Thank you for helping keep Eng-Tips Forums free from inappropriate posts.
The Eng-Tips staff will check this out and take appropriate action.

Reply To This Thread

Posting in the Eng-Tips forums is a member-only feature.

Click Here to join Eng-Tips and talk with other members!


Resources