Presentation Topic: Applying Staged Faults via Drone on the Great Northern Transmission Line
Presenters: Christian Winter and Kyle Larson (Minnesota Power)

Power system protection systems are designed to isolate lines when unintended contact is made to them. Simulating these conditions is a way to verify they will properly de-energize the line while minimizing the amount of customers impacted. Minnesota Power collaborated with Great River Energy, Manitoba Hydro and others to conduct a real-world test of a new series-compensated 500 kV line by using an Unmanned Aircraft System (drone) to apply a staged fault on the line and will present details.