IEEE 242-1986
Recommended Practice for Protection and Coordination of Industrial and Commercial Power Systems (Buff Book)

Standard No.

IEEE 242-1986

Release Date

1986

Published By

IEEE - The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers@ Inc.

Status

Be replaced

Replace By

IEEE 242-2001

Latest

IEEE 242/COR-2003

Scope

This publication presents in a step-by-step@ simplified@ yet comprehensive@ f o k the principles of system protection and the proper application and coordination of those components that may be required to protect industrial and commercial power systems against any abnormalities that could reasonably be expected to occur in the course of system operation. Coverage is limited to system protection and coordination as it pertains to system design treated in ANSUIEEE Std 141-1986 [1l1 and ANSUIEEE Std 241-1983 [3]. No attempt is made to cover utility systems or residential systems@ though much of the material presented is applicable to these systems.

IEEE 242-1986 history

• 2003 IEEE 242/COR-2003 Practice for protection and coordination of industrial and commercial power systems; Corrections
• 2001 IEEE 242-2001 Recommended Practice for Protection and Coordination of Industrial and Commercial Power Systems IEEE Buff Book (Color Book Series)
• 1986 IEEE 242-1986 Recommended Practice for Protection and Coordination of Industrial and Commercial Power Systems (Buff Book)
• 1985 IEEE 242-1985 Recommended Practice for Protection and Coordination of Industrial and Commercial Power Systems
• 1975 IEEE 242-1975 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR PROTECTION AND COORDINATION OF INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL POWER SYSTEMS