继保英文教材.doc

第一课 Preface Relaying technology has advanced dramatically since the Second Edition was issued, most notably for the part some form of computer now plays in the various functions. The uses range from the microprocessors employed in the relays themselves, for measurement or control, to testing by computer for development including power systems simulation, production testing and even site testing Although the book is principally concerned with the applications of relays. particular advances in relay design can significantly affect the way they are used. For example, alternative schemes may be selected within some standard designs, simply at the flick of a switch, sometimes involving a closer integration of protection and control functions. So the relay hardware is becoming even more standardized, to the point where versions of a relay may differ only by the software they contain. This progress has made it both exciting and desirable to tackle the production of a new, Third Edition of this popular book. Several of the chapters have been totally or substantially rewritten, but the changed scene is perhaps best exemplified by the inclusion of a new chapter on the Application of Microprocessors to Substation Control. This sets out to introduce many of the computation terms which may be unfamiliar to some protection engineers of an older generation. At what some may regard as the simpler end of the application scale, the scope of the book has been widened to include another new chapter. on the protection of industrial power systems. The correct application of protective relays requires not only a knowledge of the relay design parameters but also a good understanding of the behaviour of the power system in which the relay is to be applied. The book attempts to present the practising engineer with sufficient information to assist him in his everyday work, including testing and commissioning, without overstressing the more complex problems. Such problems are, in any case. usu