The mission of the Study Committee B5 is to facilitate and promote the progress of engineering and the international exchange of information and knowledge in the field of protection and automation. To add value to this information and knowledge by means of synthesizing state-of-the-art practices and developing recommendations.
Study committee B5 covers principles, design, applications, coordination, performance and asset management of:
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System Protection ;
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Substation Control and Automation ;
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Remote Control Systems and Equipment ;
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Metering Systems and Equipment ;
All technical, organisational and economical aspects are considered including staff education and training. Emphasis is placed on design and application of digital technology and modern integrated system approach including hardware and software for the acquisition of system state information, local and remote data communication, and execution of control commands.
