Power System Relay Protection Special Committee

The Power System Relaying and Control Committee (PSRC) is a global expert network dedicated to advancing power system protection, relaying, and control standards and practices.OverviewThe PSRC is a specialized committee under the IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) that focuses on the principles, design, application, testing, and operation of power system protection and control. Its work encompasses sensing, data acquisition, fault detection, manual or automatic control, and auxiliary operations for transmission, distribution, and generation systems (PSRC Committee, IEEE PES) .Scope and ActivitiesThe committee evaluates and reports on:Protection system responses to abnormal power system conditions.Special protection schemes and remedial action schemes.Monitoring and control systems performance during faults or disturbances.New technologies affecting protection system performance, including AI and machine learning applications.Transmission and distribution line protection, developing statistics, best practices, and standards.Generator, motor, and substation protection, including utility-consumer interfaces (PSRC Committee, IEEE PES) .Working Groups and Task ForcesPSRC operates over 100 working groups addressing ongoing and emerging challenges. Key activities include:Liaison with the North American Synchrophasor Initiative (NASPI) to integrate PMU developments.Developing guides, reports, and standards for complex relay settings, out-of-step protection, and impedance-based power swing blocking.Investigating short-circuit modeling and protection for systems with high penetration of inverter-based resources (IBRs).Contributing to standards such as IEEE C37.231 for microprocessor-based protection equipment and C37.246 for transmission-to-generation interconnections (PSRC System Protection Subcommittee, IEEE PES) .Membership and CollaborationPSRC brings together technical leaders from utilities, suppliers, universities, and consulting firms worldwide, fostering collaboration with other IEEE PES committees, societies, and technical groups. Meetings typically gather around 250 experts globally, providing a platform for knowledge exchange and standard development (PSRC Committee, IEEE PES) .Standards and PublicationsThe committee develops and maintains IEEE standards, guides, and recommended practices for protective relaying and control systems. Examples include firmware control standards for microprocessor-based protection devices and wildfire risk mitigation methods for transmission and distribution lines (PSRC Standards Committee, IEEE PES) .ParticipationProfessionals interested in protective relaying or contributing to PSRC activities can join or submit interest forms via the committee's official channels, engaging in working groups, technical reports, and standard development initiatives (PSRC Committee, IEEE PES) . In summary, the PSRC serves as a central hub for advancing power system protection and control, ensuring reliability, safety, and innovation in the global electric power industry.