Key Relay Protection Technologies Applicable to Modern Sustainable Power Systems
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026 | Viewed by 40
Special Issue Editors
Interests: Relay Protection for New-Type Power Systems; Application of Artificial Intelligence in Power Systems
Interests: Protection, Control, and Fault Diagnosis of Modern Power Grids; Advanced Fault Detection Techniques; Accurate Fault Location Methods
Interests: Relay Protection for New-Type Power Systems; Application of Artificial Intelligence in Power Systems
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With the sustainable development of modern power systems and the continuous increase in the proportion of new energy installed capacity, the application scale of power electronic equipment as a means to support renewable energy grid connection, transmission, and flexible control is constantly expanding, demonstrating sustainability. As the first line of defense to ensure the safe operation of the power system, relay protection equipment is crucial for the safe and stable operation of the power grid. With the sustainable construction and changes in the form of modern sustainable power systems, and the increasing complexity of source, grid, and load characteristics in the system, relay protection in modern sustainable power systems is facing new challenges, such as (1) The complexity of the fault characteristic mechanism of modern sustainable power systems. (2) The reliability and sensitivity of protection principle in modern sustainable power systems are insufficient. (3) The existing protection technologies have not fully considered the fault control characteristics of modern sustainable power systems. (4) The research on artificial intelligence and advanced algorithms in modern sustainable power system relay protection technology lacks depth. (5) The performance of fault location and fault recovery in modern sustainable power systems needs to be further improved. Therefore, relay protection is the core and key technology that should be broken through in the modern sustainable power systems.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but not limited to) the following:
- Analysis of Fault Mechanism in Modern Sustainable Power System
- New Technologies for Protection of Modern Sustainable Power System Equipment
- New Principles of AC/DC Protection for Modern Sustainable Power Systems
- New Collaborative Technology for Modern Sustainable Power System Control and Protection
- New Technologies for Fault Control in Modern Sustainable Power Systems
- New Technologies for Fault Recovery and Fault Localization in Modern Sustainable Power Systems
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Junjie Hou
Prof. Dr. Xincui Tian
Dr. Zongbo Li
Dr. Fang Peng
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- modern sustainable power system
- fault mechanism
- AC/DC Protection
- fault control
- fault recovery
- fault localization
- control and protection integration
- modern sustainable power system equipment
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