In electrical engineering, a protective relay is a relay device designed to trip a circuit breaker when a fault is detected. : 4 The first protective relays were electromagnetic devices, relying on coils operating on moving parts to provide detection of abnormal. Power System Protective Relays: Principles & Practices Protective Relays - Technical Seminar Nov 2016 - Copyright: IEEE 1 Power System Protective Relays: Principles & Practices Presenter: Rasheek Rifaat, P. Eng, IEEE Life Fellow IEEE/IAS/I&CPSD Protection & Coordination WG Chair Jacobs Canada. The rectangular devices are test connection blocks, used for testing and isolation of instrument transformer circuits. To describe neutral grounding for overall protection. Types of Protective Relays: Protective relays are categorized by their mechanism (electromagnetic, static, mechanical) and function. This chapter focuses on the basics of power system relaying with special attention paid to the overcurrent, impedance, and differential protection. A single-phase model of a simple power system is developed using the Power System Blockset. Circuit Breakers (CBs), as well as Voltage and Current. Summary: Several types of relays for different purposes exist in the area of power electronics and in this article, we are going to introduce engineers to the protective relays working principle, their existing types, circuit diagrams, and where they find application.