42ND Annual

WESTERN PROTECTIVE RELAY CONFERENCE OCTOBER 20–22, 2015 SPOKANE, WASHINGTON

presented by: n Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture n Conference Management n School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

cm.wsu.edu/wprc

WPRC 2015 INFO ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

The Western Protective Relay Conference (WPRC) is an educational forum for the presentation and discussion of broad and detailed technical aspects of protective relaying and related subjects. Approximately 550 people attend, mostly from the western United States. This forum allows participants to learn and apply advanced technologies that prevent electrical power failures. Speakers are invited to present papers selected by a group of protective relaying experts.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND n n n n n n

Relay technicians Consulting engineers Protective relay engineers Switchgear and switchboard manufacturers Public and private utility directors and managers Researchers, faculty, and students

PRESENTED BY

Washington State University n

Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture (cea.wsu.edu)

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School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (eecs.wsu.edu)

n Conference Management (conferences.wsu.edu)

MEETING LOCATION Spokane Convention Center 344 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. Spokane, WA 99201 The meetings and luncheons will be held in the Spokane Convention Center, which is adjacent to the Opera House and next to the DoubleTree Hotel.

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HOST HOTEL The Davenport Grand Hotel 333 W Spokane Falls Blvd. Spokane, WA 800-228-9290 or 509-455-8888 Please make your reservations directly with the Davenport Grand Hotel and indicate you will attend the Western Protective Relay Conference. A block of rooms has been reserved until September 18, 2015. After September 18, reservations will be made on a space-available basis. Rates are $129 single or double, plus tax. The Davenport Grand Hotel requires a first night deposit or guarantee on a credit card. Check-in time is 4:00 p.m.; check-out time is noon. Cancellations must be received 24 hours in advance.

OTHER SPOKANE HOTELS DoubleTree Hotel—Spokane City Center 322 N. Spokane Falls Blvd. 509-455-9600 Red Lion Hotel at the Park 303 W North River Dr. 800-325-4000 or 509-326-8000 Travelodge Motel 33 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. 509-623-9727 Holiday Inn Express 801 N. Division 800-HOLIDAY or 509-328-8505 Courtyard by Marriott 401 N. Riverpoint Blvd. 800-321-2211 or 509-456-7600 Fairfield by Marriott 311 N. Riverpoint Blvd. 800-228-2800 or 509-747-9131 WSU is an equal opportunity institution. © Copyright 2015, WSU Conference Management

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WPRC 2015 SCHEDULE MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2015 5:00 – 7:00 P.M. Registration—

Spokane Convention Center

5:00 – 9:00 P.M. Visit Vendor Suites—

Spokane Convention Center

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2015 All sessions are in the Spokane Convention Center 7:00 A.M. Registration 7:45 A.M. Welcome Dr. Anjan Bose, Program Chair Washington State University

CALL FOR PAPERS: WPRC 2016 If you would like to submit an abstract for the 2016 program, the deadline for a 300-word abstract listing title, authors, and affiliations is April 18, 2016. Submit a cover page with the following information: (1) presenter’s name, (2) firm, (3) address, (4) phone, (5) fax, and (6) email address. Utility- and application-oriented papers are preferred. Send your abstract by email to [email protected]. All submittals will be acknowledged in writing.

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OCTOBER 20–22, 2015 | SPOKANE, WASHINGTON | CM.WSU.EDU/WPRC

SESSION I (General Session) 8:00–11:30 A.M. Ballroom A & B Moderator: Joe Mooney

8:00–8:35 A.M. Protection Considerations for Installation

of Distributed Energy Resources

Brad Morse, Senior Application

Engineer, Basler Electric Company

8:40–9:15 A.M. Single-Pole Operation Leads to Hazardous

Over-Voltage on Adjacent Lines

Tyler Scott, Senior Engineer, BC Hydro 9:15–9:35 A.M. BREAK 9:35–10:10 A.M. Catching Falling Conductors in

Midair—Detecting and Tripping Broken Distribution Circuit Conductors at Protection Speeds William O’Brien, San Diego Gas & Electric Eric Udren, Quanta Technology LLC Kamal Garg, Engineer VI – Group Manager, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.

10:15–10:50 A.M. Millisecond, Microsecond, Nanosecond:

What Can We Do With More Precise Time? Edmund O. Schweitzer III, President, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. 10:55–11:30 A.M. Art of Protective Relaying or Cookbook of Protective Relaying Lynn Schroeder, Manager, Electric Utility Design, MKEC Engineering Success 11:30–1:15 P.M. LUNCH—Ballroom C

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WPRC 2015 SCHEDULE SESSION II (Concurrent with Session III) Ballroom A Moderator: Ian Riensche

1:15–1:50 P.M. Do CTs like DC? Performance of Current

Transformers with Geomagnetically Induced Currents Bogdan Kasztenny, Director of Technology – R&D, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.

1:55–2:30 P.M. AEP and Process Bus—Balancing

Business Goals and Choosing the Right Technical Solutions Jason Byerly, Engineer Principal, American Electric Power

2:30–2:50 P.M. BREAK 2:50–3:25 P.M. Comparison of PRP and HSR Networks

for Protection and Control Applications

Rich Hunt, Market Development Leader,

GE Digital Energy

3:30–4:05 P.M. Demonstrating the Flexibility Provided

by GOOSE Messaging for Protection and Control Application in an Industrial Power System Jared Mraz, Project Engineer, POWER Engineers, Inc.

4:10–4:45 P.M. Relay Scheme Design Using

Microprocessor Relays

Michael Thompson, Fellow Engineer,

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.

5:00–9:00 P.M. Visit Vendor Suites—

Spokane Convention Center

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SESSION III (Concurrent with Session II) Ballroom B Moderator: Roger Hedding

1:15–1:50 P.M. Capturing Generator Rotor Angle and

Field Quantities—SDG&E Experience and Approach to Using Nontraditional Generator Measurements Nicholas Seeley, Lead Research Engineer, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.

1:55–2:30 P.M. Advanced Generator Ground Fault

Protections

Wayne Hartmann, VP Smart Grid and

Protection Solutions, Beckwith Electric Company

2:30–2:50 P.M. BREAK 2:50–3:25 P.M. Understanding Generator Stator Ground

Faults and Their Protection Schemes

Dale Finney, Senior Power Engineer,

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.

3:30–4:05 P.M. Accelerated Stator Ground Fault Tripping

Using Negative Sequence Current

Russ Patterson, Owner, Patterson

Power Engineers

4:10–4:45 P.M. Loss-of-Field Protection Relay

Coordination for Synchronous Generator and Motor Unit Based on Transient Stability Shengen Chen, Research Assistant, University of Maine

5:00–9:00 P.M. Visit Vendor Suites—

Spokane Convention Center

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WPRC 2015 SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2015 SESSION IV (Concurrent with Session V) Ballroom A Moderator: Pui Lau

8:00–8:35 A.M. Field Experience With Detecting an

Arcing Ground Fault on a Generator Neutral Point Nathan Klingerman, Duke Energy

8:40–9:15 A.M. AEP Experience with Harmonic Filter

Bank Protection

Zachary Campbell, Senior Engineer, AEP 9:15–9:35 A.M. BREAK 9:35–10:10 A.M. A Solution to Sensitivity Challenges

for the Protection of Large Fuseless Capacitor Banks Fatima Radics, Protection Engineer, Hydro-Quebec TransEnergie

10:15–10:50 A.M. Protecting Harmonic Filters in a ±600

kV HVDC Installation Ricardo Abboud, Senior Automation Systems Engineer, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.

10:55–11:30 A.M. Practical Considerations and

Experiences in Developing New Standard Production Packages for Protective Relay Schemes Stephen Ladd, Manager, Transmission Protection & Control – Settings, Duke Energy Christopher Walker, Senior Engineer, Duke Energy Taylor Raffield, Senior Engineer, Duke Energy

11:30–1:15 P.M. LUNCH—Ballroom C

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SESSION V (Concurrent with Session IV)

Ballroom B Moderator: Aaron Feathers 8:00–8:35 A.M. Beyond Protection and Control

Schematic and Logic Diagrams Daniel Espinosa Ortiz, Comision Federal de Electricidad

8:40–9:15 A.M. A Holistic Methodology Based

on Disturbance Analysis for Improvements in Plannings, Operation, and Protection in the Colombian Electric Power System Solveig Ward, Executive Advisor, Quanta Technology

9:15–9:35 A.M. BREAK 9:35–10:10 A.M. Comparison of Risk Assessment

Approaches in Wide Area Protection Coordination Gary Webster, Sr. P&C Engineer, AltaLink Paul Nyombi, System Protection Engineer, Xcel Energy

10:15–10:50 A.M. Reducing System Losses and

Implementing Self-Healing to Minimize Impact of Faults in Distribution Networks Doug Voda, Global Segment Leader – MV Products, ABB, Inc.

10:55–11:30 A.M. Man-Made Faults—Line Protection

Operation for an Unintended Phase Cross-Connect Condition Jon Larson, Application Engineer, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.

11:30–1:15 P.M. LUNCH—Ballroom C

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WPRC 2015 SCHEDULE SESSION VI (Concurrent with Session VII) Ballroom A

Moderator: Bogdan Kasztenny

1:15–1:50 P.M. Advanced Synchronising System

Provides Flexibility for Complex Bus Arrangement Terry Foxcroft, Protection Engineer, Snowy Hydro

1:55–2:30 P.M. Performance of Time-Domain Line

Protection Elements on Real-World Faults Venkat Mynam, Senior Research Engineer, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.

2:30–2:50 P.M. BREAK 2:50–3:25 P.M. Fault Location Using PMU Measurements

and Wide-Area Infrastructure Stephan Picard, Sr. Protection & Control Application Engineer, GE Digital Energy

3:30–4:05 P.M. Voltage and Current Inversion Challenges

when Protecting Series-Compensated Lines—A Case Study Eric Bakie, Idaho Power Company Curtis Westhoff, Idaho Power Company

4:10–4:45 P.M. Three Phase Bus Fault with Fault

Impedance Dean Miller, President, POI Engineering, Inc.

5:00–9:00 P.M. Visit Vendor Suites—

Spokane Convention Center

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SESSION VII (Concurrent with Session VI) Ballroom B Moderator: Dean Bender

1:15–1:50 P.M. “Wires Down” Improvement Program at

PG&E Damon Thayer, Distribution Asset Strategy Engineer, Pacific Gas & Electric Company Scott Hayes, Principal Protection Engineer, Pacific Gas & Electric Company

1:55–2:30 P.M. High Impedance Fault Detection and

Backup Protection Ian Riensche, Protection Engineer, Relay Application Innovation, Inc.

2:30–2:50 P.M BREAK 2:50–3:25 P.M. Case Study: Achieving Selectivity on a

Critical Distribution Network Michael Thompson, Fellow Engineer, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.

3:30–4:05 P.M. Smart Grid—Smarter Devices &

Schemes? Lessons Learned from Avista Utilities Smart Grid Projects Kevin Damron, Sr. Protection Engineer, Avista Utilities

4:10–4:45 P.M. Protection and Communication

Challenges with Integrating Exporting Solar Distributed Generation Stephen Gooding, Jr., Protection & Control Field Services Supervisor, Georgia Power Company Galina Antonova, Regional Technical Manager, ABB, Inc.

5:00–9:00 P.M. Visit Vendor Suites—

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WPRC 2015 SCHEDULE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2015 SESSION VIII (Concurrent with Session IX) Ballroom A Moderator: Gerry Rosselli

8:00–8:35 A.M. Mis-Operation Case Study on

Transformer Differential Protection Yiyan Xue, Principal Engineer, AEP

8:40–9:15 A.M. Analysis and Solutions to Unusual Unit

Overall Differential Relay Misoperation During External Disturbance Jiseong Kang, Assistant Manager, Korea Power Exchange

9:15–9:35 A.M. BREAK 9:35–10:10 A.M. Protection System for a Wind

Generation Plant in Panama: Challenges and Solutions Héctor Altuve, Dean of SEL University, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.

10:15–10:50 A.M. Voting for Improved Security—How

Far is Far Enough Roy Moxley, Power Systems Protection Consultant, Siemens

10:55–11:30 A.M. Line Protection Response to a Three-

Phase Intercircuit Fault Ed Atienza, Application Engineer II, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. 11:30–1:15 P.M. LUNCH—Ballroom C

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SESSION IX (Concurrent with Session VIII) Ballroom B Moderator: Charles Henville

8:00–8:35 A.M. Evaluation of CT Saturation Impact for

Various 87L Applications Zhihan Xu, Lead Application Engineer, GE Digital Energy

8:40–9:15 A.M. Subsynchronous Oscillation Detection

Using Microprocessor Relays Roger Hedding, Senior Consultant, ABB, Inc.

9:15–9:35 A.M. BREAK 9:35–10:10 A.M. Speed and Security Considerations for

Protection Channels Ken Fodero, Communication Business Development Manager, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.

10:15–10:50 A.M. Maximizing Line Protection Reliability,

Speed, and Security Demetros Tziouvaras, Senior Instructor, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.

10:55–11:30 A.M. Improving System Protection

Reliability and Security Steve Turner, Senior Applications Engineer, Beckwith Electric Company

11:30–1:15 P.M. LUNCH—Ballroom C

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WPRC 2015 SCHEDULE

SESSION X (General Session) Ballroom A

Moderator: Kevin Damron

1:15–1:50 P.M. Understanding the Dynamic Mho

Distance Characteristic Don Fentie, Application Engineer II, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.

1:55–2:30 P.M. Advanced Testing Approach for

Evaluation for Smart Inverter Controls, Protection, and Communications Farid Katiraei, Director, Quanta Technology

2:30–2:50 P.M. BREAK 2:50–3:25 P.M. Implementing a Country-Wide

Modular Remedial Action Scheme in Uruguay Ashok Balasubramanian, Engineer V – Automation, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.

3:30–4:05 P.M. Moving the Focus from Relay Element

Testing to Protection System Testing Christopher Pritchard, Product Manager, OMICRON Electronics GmbH

4:10–4:45 P.M. Protection and Control System Impacts

from the Digital World Steven Kunsman, VP Business Development, ABB, Inc.

4:45 P.M.

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OCTOBER 20–22, 2015 | SPOKANE, WASHINGTON | CM.WSU.EDU/WPRC

FUNDAMENTALS SESSION Subject to limited changes

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2015 SESSION I 1:15–2:30 p.m.

Conference Theater Basics of Protection GE Digital Energy n Components of protective systems o Breakers o Relay input sources n CTs n PTs n CCVTs n Zones of protection n Schematic diagrams o AC o DC n Device numbers n Sensitivity, selectivity, reliability, dependability vs. security

SESSION II: 2:50–4:45 p.m. Conference Theater Symmetrical Components ABB, Inc. n Symmetrical components overview n Sequence impedances of equipment and what affects them n Network connections for fault calculations

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WPRC 2015 SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2015 SESSION III: 8:00–9:15 a.m.

Conference Theater Line Overcurrent Protection (Radial Systems) GE Digital Energy n Coordination principles for radial systems o General coordination principles of overcurrent devices in distribution feeders o Principles and methods to coordinate fuses and other distribution protective devices with overcurrent relays

SESSION IV: 9:35–11:30 A.M. Conference Theater Non-pilot Line Protection (Lines with Two Sources) Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. n Basic principles n Directional overcurrent n Distance n Coordination considerations

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SESSION V: 1:15–2:30 P.M. Conference Theater Fundamentals of Communication for Protection ABB, Inc. n Powerline carrier n Audio tone n Spread spectrum radio n Digital microwave n SONET n MPLS/Carrier Ethernet

SESSION VI: 2:50–4:45 P.M.

Conference Theater Pilot Protection ABB, Inc. n Basic principles o Extends instantaneous protection to 100% of line o Relies on communications n Directional comparison blocking n DUTT/PUTT/POTT/DTT n Phase comparison n Line differential

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WPRC 2015 SCHEDULE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2015 Session VII: 8:00–9:15 a.m.

Conference Theater Bus Protection GE Digital Energy n Low-impedance n High-impedance n Zone interlock o Instrument transformer and control circuit considerations of each

Session VIII: 9:35–11:30 A.M Conference Theater Transformer Protection Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. n Fuse n Overcurrent n Differential n Restricted earth fault n Non-electrical (sudden pressure, low oil, etc.)

Session IX: 1:15–2:30 p.m. Conference Theater Generator Protection Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. n Voltage-controlled / voltage-restrained overcurrent n Differential n 100% stator ground protection n Loss of field

Session X: 2:50–4:45 p.m. Conference Theater Event Discussion Various utility volunteers-TBD

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WPRC 2015 INFO

OCTOBER 20–22, 2015 | SPOKANE, WASHINGTON | CM.WSU.EDU/WPRC

PROGRAM COMMITTEE WPRC Chair: Anjan Bose Washington State University Dean Bender Bonneville Power Administration Denis Bucco Southern California Edison Kevin Damron Avista Corp Malkiat Dhillon SMUD Aaron Feathers Pacific Gas & Electric Ron Forster Puget Sound Energy Jeanne Harshbarger Snohomish County PUD Roger Hedding ABB, Inc. Charles Henville Henville Consulting Bogdan Kasztenny Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Tamara Kirk WSU Conference Management Pui Lau GE Multilin Joe Mooney POWER Engineers Mukesh Nagpal BC Hydro Ian Norland WSU Conference Management Ian Riensche Relay Application Innovation Gerry Rosselli San Diego Gas & Electric Len Yee SaskPower Eric Zuber Idaho Power Company 19

WPRC 2015 INFO VENDOR SUITES

An extra feature of the conference is time provided each evening at the Spokane Convention Center to visit with vendors who bring products and exhibits. Manufacturers of products or firms with services wishing to host hospitality suites in conjunction with the Western Protective Relay Conference are required to contact WSU Conference Management to: (1) Register at least one person from your firm with WSU. Additional personnel from your company are welcome to attend the conference at the regular registration fee. (2) Obtain information on reserving a hospitality suite during the conference. (3) Provide a three-sentence description of your firm for the display board. The conference vendor fee is $500 and includes full registration for one person from your firm and listing on the Conference Exhibitors’ Display and Location Map (if registered by October 3). Vendor fees go to support the last day door-prize giveaway.

VENDOR SUITE HOURS: Monday, October 19, 5:00–9:00 P.M. Tuesday, October 20, 11:30 A.M.–1:30 P.M. 5:00–8:00 P.M. Wednesday, October 21, 11:30 A.M.–1:30 P.M. 5:00–8:00 P.M.

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR Future meetings:

n Hands-On Relay School

March 14–18, 2016

n Power and Energy Automation Conference

March 8–10, 2016 (tentative)

n Western Protective Relay Conference

October 18–20, 2016 (tentative)

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WPRC 2015 INFO FOR MORE INFORMATION

Contact us for information on how we can assist with your program: Conference Management Washington State University PO Box 645222 Pullman, WA 99164-5222 Phone: 800-942-4978 or 509-335-3530 Fax: 509-335-7781 Email: [email protected] Website: conferences.wsu.edu

CANCELLATION

Cancellations and substitutions must be requested in writing to WSU Conference Management. Full refunds are granted for cancellations through September 11, 2015. Cancellations made after September 11 are subject to a processing fee of $100. Registrants who do not attend and have not cancelled in writing by October 16 are responsible for the full fee. You may substitute another person from your agency or firm at any time. Washington State University reserves the right to make changes in programs or speakers, and to cancel programs if enrollment criteria are not met. Washington State University’s liability is limited to refund of registration fees.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT

Accommodations for individuals who qualify under the Americans with Disabilities Act are available upon request. Please contact us at least 10 days in advance of the conference at: 800-942-4978, 509-335-3530, or fax: 509-335-7781.

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42nd Annual

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WESTERN PROTECTIVE RELAY CONFERENCE October 20–22, 2015 | Spokane, WA

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