Since the era of electromechanical relays, forward overreaching distance elements, commonly referred to as Zone 3 or Zone 4, have been used to provide remote backup protection for adjacent circuit faults in the event of protection system failures at neighboring substations. The term “backup protection” is commonly used all around the world to refer to a type of safety measure that functions separately from certain components of the primary safety network. The secondary safeguard can be a carbon copy of the first one, or it can be designed to kick in only if the. Electricity is a key component of the fabric of modern society and the Electric Reliability Organization (ERO) Enterprise serves to strengthen that fabric. For example, unselective protection operation during a medium voltage network fault will cause an outage for an unnecessarily large number of consumers. If any fault occurs in a protected zone, it is the duty of the primary or main rela s to act and isolate the faulty element. It may be a carbon copy of.
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