B. Protection System Hidden Failures
Each of protection system components may suffer from
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pible hidden figlures depening on its inhernt mechanism. some possible hidden failures of major components in protection
systems are briefly analyzed below.
Current Transformer (CT)
After a fault occurs, fault currents may lead to current
transformer saturation, in which the secondary current of the currentt
transformer can not faithfully represent the primary currentt.