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• Tracy Rolstad
– Avista System Planning
• BSEE, Idaho, 1992
• Graduate Diploma, Naval War College, 1999
• Chair of WECC PowerWorld User’s Group
• Vice Chair WECC Technical Studies Subcommittee
• RAS/Relay Modeling Task Force Member (Chair—
Relays work group)
– Contact Information
• 509 495 4538
• tracy.rolstad@avistacorp.com
Relay “Models”…Why?
What Happened?
Our Regulator’s Words
• The word Relay is mentioned 136 times
– RAS mentioned 99 times
• The word Model is mentioned 128 times
Not entirely correct,
WECC Direction we model some relays.
This might be worse than
not modeling relays at all.
In the WECC base cases, the following per unit impedance is seen
Rpu+jXpu = 0.0186 + j0.10293 per unit
Conversion to Ohms --> 2.4599 + j 13.612
Amazing! Your power flow case matches the data the relay people are using exactly!
Thus, inside simulator when you say you want "Z1P" or "Z1MP" to be 2.98 Ohms,
you must convert this to per unit as
2.98/132.25 = 0.022533 per unit
This provides an excellent second check on power flow and relay data
Check with Equation
X1=X, X2=R
SQRT((X1^2)+(X2^2)^2) (ATAN(X1/X2))*57.2957795
Assessment
• Will Power v.s. Won’t Power
• WE CAN MODEL RELAYS TODAY!!!!
– There is NO relay that can’t be modeled!
• Code changes might be required if users assist
developers
– Software developers are way ahead of users
• PTI: In 11 Manuals the word relay is mentioned 1017
times!
• Those who say it can’t be done…
• Let us see your fingers on a keyboard!
• Modeling of relays in the power flow
simulations is another consideration
– Will be discussed in separate presentation later
Final Word (5 minute job)
In GE *.dyd if You Like (10 min)
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Questions?