In power system protection, time has always been central—from coordinating relay trip times to selecting algorithms and schemes with the fastest trip times for fault clearing. Historically, however, time synchronization was largely an afterthought serving SCADA and event logging. That has changed with today’s digital substations.  This article explains how precision time protocol (PTP) based on IEEE Std. 1588 enables …

NETA’s Corporate Alliance Partners are industry-leading companies that have joined forces with NETA to work together toward a common aim: improving quality, safety, and electrical system reliability. This ongoing NETA World series focuses on the thought leadership behind these successful companies. For this issue’s CAP Spotlight, we talked to Kristy Ford, Marketing Director for AEMC® Instruments (Chauvin Arnoux® Inc., d.b.a. …