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Voting for Enhanced Security – How Far is Far Enough
Roy Moxley, Siemens
• About 1500 False trips
in 16 months (NERC)
• 16 Times more False
Trips than Failure to
Trip
• 41% of False trips are
during an external fault
Unpleasant Facts
From NERC Report, Jan 2011 – April 2012
From NERC Report, Jan 2011 – April 2012
Restricted © Siemens AG 2013 All rights reserved.
Cost of Relays has come down an inflation adjusted 90% since 1980
Pleasant Fact
Why Do We Apply Redundant Protection ?
It Costs More
Extra Engineering
Extra Maintenance
Extra Wiring
Hole Filling
So what Constitutes a Hole ?
Arc Resistance Coverage
Communication Failure Coverage
Power Swing Response
Fuse Failure (loss of potential) Response
It’s only a holeIf you hit it.
Maintenance Backup
Relay Failure Backup
OR
A+B A+C B+C
Two of Three Logic Improves Dependability and Security
Let’s Define (A,C,B):1% chance of False Trip95% chance of Correct Trip
A+B = 1%2 = .01% Chance of False Trip(A+B)*(A+C)*(B+C)= 0.03% Chance of False Trip
A+B = 95%2 = 90.25% Chance of Correct Trip(A+B)*(A+C)*(B+C)= 99.9% Chance of Correct Trip
OR
AND AND AND
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Implementing 2 of 3 is Not difficult
A
C
B C
B A
Details: On Loss of Relay, Revert to 1/2 or 2/2? Use Contacts or Logical Derivation? Use Same or Different Relays?
What Does It Mean to be Different ?
Voting Must be Different to Count
Human Error and Training Considerations
• Settings and Calculations
• Different Schemes
• Operations
• Maintenance
• Relay Out-of-Service
Testing Changes
• Test of Relay Modifies
Scheme Logic
• Voting Logic is Part of
System Test
Questions to Ask
How Many False Trips per Year are Acceptable?
What is the System Cost of a False Trip Coupled with a Correct Trip? Is This Condition Modeled
Conclusions
• Two of Three Voting can Reduce False Trips Significantly
• Costs of Voting Schemes are 15% of Dual Schemes 35 Years Ago
“Sometimes the questions are complicated and the
answers are simple”
Dr. Suess