
This guide describes methods to protect a power system and its components from consequences resulting from a circuit breaker failure to operate (open or close) when called upon by protection or control systems. The guide explains how to detect a breaker that has failed to operate and the actions to address the failure.
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- PE/PSRCC - Power System Relaying and Control
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- Active PAR
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- 2022-03-24
- Superseding
- C37.119-2016
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- IEEE Power and Energy Society
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- PE/PSRCC - Power System Relaying and Control
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K31 PC37.119 BF Guide - K31 PC37.119 Guide for Breaker Failure Protection of Power Circuit Breakers
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- Malia Zaman
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- Vahid Madani
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