Below is a short overview of PRC-005-6 provided for Transmission Owners (TO), Generator Owners (GO), and Distribution Providers (DP), including its definitions and requirements. On January 1, 2016, the current revision of PRC-005-6 became mandatory and enforceable. Purpose: To document and implement programs for the maintenance of all Protection Systems, Automatic Reclosing, and Sudden Pressure Relaying affecting the reliability of the Bulk Electric System (BES) so that they are kept in working order. Compliance with the standards is mandatory for entities operating in the North American bulk power system. Below is a. NERC Standard PRC-005-6 requires that protective devices are regularly maintained and tested. Enforceable across nearly all interconnected high-voltage systems in the U. They are intended to quickly identify a fault and isolate it so the balance of the system continue to run under normal conditions. The facilities to which these protective relay philosophy and design guidelines apply are generally comprised of all large (100 MW.
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