University Network Upgrade Case Study © 2019 G&W ELECTRIC GWCS07-2019 06/19 Challenge A southern university required a substantial system upgrade to accommodate plans for campus expansions and future load growth. For years they bought bulk power from the utility grid but now decided they wanted to maintain their own system. Reliability was the main concern, so the university decided to undertake a project which could meet the following requirements: • Connect radial circuits in closed loops to keep loads from dropping out on fault conditions. • Switches must be able to isolate faults within 10 cycles. • Relays must communicate with their source substation and the new SCADA system. • Feeder cables must accommodate current loads plus future growth. • Automation must permit the gather

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