This handbook covers the code of practice in protection circuitry including standard lead and device numbers, mode of connections at terminal strips, colour codes in multicore cables, dos and donts in execution. Relay systems protect high-voltage equipment and transmission lines to ensure safe, stable systems. Although failure of a protective relay system may have severe local or regional impacts, most protective relay systems are not required to operate to prove they are in working order. Applying good. As a new model of station construction, smart substations have been put into operation on a large scale like mushrooms after rain, which has had a great impact on many traditional concepts, and corresponding problems have emerged, such as immature technology, lack of training follow-up, lack of. Protection relay testing and commissioning are essential procedures in the electrical power industry to ensure the reliable operation of protective devices within power systems. Protection relays are critical for detecting faults, initiating protective actions, and isolating faulty sections of the. The testing and verification of relay protection devices can be divided into four groups: Type tests are needed to prove that a protection relay meets the claimed specification and follows all relevant standards.