NOTICE DATE: September
30, 2009
NOTICE TYPE:
M-A081309-03 Operations
SHORT DESCRIPTION:
Official Approval of Modification to the Sandow Switch SPS (Oncor # 43)
INTENDED
AUDIENCE: ERCOT Market Participants
DAY
AFFECTED: August 14, 2009
LONG DESCRIPTION: ERCOT
provisionally approved the modification to the Sandow Switch Special Protection
System (SPS) proposed by Oncor Electric Delivery on August 13, 2009. This SPS
is intended to protect against post-contingency overloading on the Sandow
– Taylor, Sandow – Elgin, and Elgin – Gilleland 138 kV Lines
and the Sandow 345/138 kV Autotransformer that may occur under various
conditions with the addition of Sandow unit # 5. The modification was
implemented on August 14, 2009, raising the arming point of the SPS from 960
Amps to 1428 Amps for the Sandow – Taylor line.
ERCOT has completed its review of the modification and is
removing the provisional approval, officially approving the SPS modification at
this time. Further details of the Sandow Switch SPS can be found in the
“Special Protection Systems Information” section of the Planning
and Operations Information secure website at the link below.
http://planning.ercot.com/login/login
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