THIS PROJECT PROPOSES CREATIVITY-BASED CO-DESIGN AND DEMONSTRATION OF INTELLIGENT MODELING, PROTECTION, AND GRID EDGE CONTROL TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE PROTECTION COORDINATION SOLUTION FOR THE BULK POWER SYSTEM (BPS) WITH HIGH PENETRATION (UP TO 100%) OF INVERTER-BASED RESOURCES (IBRS) TO ENSURE POWER GRID’S RELIABLE OPERATION. SPECIFICALLY, THE PROJECT OBJECTIVES INCLUDE: (1) OPEN-SOURCE HIGH FIDELITY IBR ELECTROMAGNETIC TRANSIENT (EMT) MODELS WITH ADVANCED IEEE 2800 STANDARD-COMPLIANT CONTROL STRATEGIES; (2) AN INNOVATIVE IBR EQUIVALENT PHASOR DOMAIN MODELING METHODOLOGY; (3) A NEW LINE PROTECTION COORDINATION ALGORITHM; (4) A NOVEL INTELLIGENT TRANSFORMER DIFFERENTIAL PROTECTION ALGORITHM TO AVOID MISOPERATION OF TRANSFORMERS CAUSED BY THE COMPLEX IBR DYNAMICS DURING DISTURBANCES; AND (5) DEVELOPING USE CASES, PERFORMING LAB DEMONSTRATION AND FIELD TESTS IN REALISTIC POWER GRIDS. AFTER A SUCCESSFUL DEMONSTRATION, THE PROPOSED TECHNOLOGY WILL BE TRANSFERRED INTO A SERIES OF SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE PROTOTYPES BASED ON EXISTING COMMERCIAL PLATFORMS. THE VENDORS CAN PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE COMMERCIALIZATION PATH FOR THE PROPOSED TECHNOLOGY BASED ON THEIR EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE AND EXISTING MATURE PLATFORMS OF MANUFACTURING AND SALES.