Fire Ignition - Dynamics, Fault Released Energy, and Detection Sensitivity

Panel summary: Wildfire mitigation strategies for electric power systems are essential to minimize the risk of destructive fires and their cascading impacts. These strategies encompass a range of measures aimed at reducing the potential for power infrastructure to ignite or propagate wildfires. There are many techniques that utilities deploy, and this panel will focus on protection and control solutions. Additionally, the deployment of P&C solutions provides rapid fire detection and automated response thus reducing the energy of ignition and enabling utilities to swiftly respond by de-energizing lines or rerouting power. The IEEE PES Power System Relay and Control Subcommittee started a Work Group (D45) to provide a technical document to outline solutions and this panel will present the latest concepts from those efforts. Note: Panel Provided at IEEE PES GM: 7/18/23, 8:00 AM / 10:00 AM, New developments to mitigate power line induced wildfire ignitions Panel Power Systems Relaying & Control Celebration 14