Why power system protection is crucial for the smart grid

KEMA discusses the implications of new pressures on the grid’s performance in an article for Smart Grid News

Enhanced power system protection aligns automation and control technologies to system performance needs. One of its functions is to proactively detect changes in equipment and alert the grid operator, who can intervene before the problem occurs. System protection’s underlying role is to protect investments for the smart grid and sustain its success.

As a guest author for Smart Grid News, KEMA Vice President Ron Willoughby explains the need for utilities to prioritize strategy development for new power system protection.