PRC-017-0: Special Protection System Maintenance and Testing
Purpose
To ensure that all Special Protection Systems (SPS) are properly designed, meet performance requirements, and are coordinated with other protection systems. To ensure that maintenance and testing programs are developed and misoperations are analyzed and corrected.
Applicability
- Transmission Owner that owns an SPS
- Generator Owner that owns an SPS
- Distribution Provider that owns an SPS
Effective Date
April 1, 2005
Requirements
R1. The Transmission Owner, Generator Owner, and Distribution Provider that owns an SPS shall have a system maintenance and testing program(s) in place. The program(s) shall include:
R1.1. SPS identification shall include but is not limited to:
R1.1.1. Relays.
R1.1.2. Instrument transformers.
R1.1.3. Communications systems, where appropriate.
R1.1.4. Batteries.
R1.2. Documentation of maintenance and testing intervals and their basis.
R1.3. Summary of testing procedure.
R1.4. Schedule for system testing.
R1.5. Schedule for system maintenance.
R1.6. Date last tested/maintained.
R2. The Transmission Owner, Generator Owner, and Distribution Provider that owns an SPS shall provide documentation of the program and its implementation to the appropriate Regional Reliability Organizations and NERC on request (within 30 calendar days).
Measures
M1. The Transmission Owner, Generator Owner, and Distribution Provider that owns an SPS shall have a system maintenance and testing program(s) in place that includes all items in Reliability Standard PRC-017-0_R1.
M2. The Transmission Owner, Generator Owner, and Distribution Provider that owns an SPS shall have evidence it provided documentation of the program and its implementation to the appropriate Regional Reliability Organizations and NERC on request (within 30 calendar days).