A SENSITIVITY-DRIVEN WIDE AREA PROTECTION COORDINATION TOOL FOR HIGH PENETRATION OF IBRS A. PROJECT OBJECTIVES THE PROJECT AIMS TO ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING GOALS: 1) IMPROVE IBR MODELS USED IN SHORT CIRCUIT PROGRAMS TO ACCURATELY CAPTURE THE RESPONSE OF IBR AT THE BULK POWER SYSTEM (BPS) LEVEL FOR FAULT AND PROTECTION STUDIES. 2) DEVELOP AN AUTOMATION TOOL THAT ALLOWS ENGINEERS TO IDENTIFY PROTECTION COORDINATION AND SENSITIVITY ISSUES BY PERFORMING SHORT-CIRCUIT AND PROTECTION COORDINATION STUDIES IN AN IBR-PENETRATED GRID BY APPLYING VARIATIONS TO THE IBR MODELS, FAULTS, CONTINGENCIES, ETC. 3) DEVELOP NEW PROTECTION MITIGATION SOLUTIONS SCHEME THAT COMPLEMENTS THE EXISTING PROTECTION SYSTEMS TO ENSURE SAFE OPERATION OF THE BPS WITH HIGHER IBR PENETRATION LEVELS, 100% PENETRATION WOULD BE IDEAL, HOWEVER IT REQUIRES THE USED OF GFM INVERTERS, THESE WILL BE INCLUDED IF THE BUDGET AND TIME ALLOW, (REFER TO SECTIONS 2.1 AND 7.0 FOR MORE DETAILS). PROTECTION SYSTEMS WILL INCLUDE DIFFERENT TYPES OF LINE, BUS, AND TRANSFORMER PROTECTION SCHEMES.