# Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1388 of 17 August 2016 establishing a Network Code on Demand Connection (Text with EEA relevance), Article 16: Protection requirements

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. The relevant TSO shall specify the devices and settings required to protect the transmission network in accordance with the characteristics of the transmission-connected demand facility or the transmission-connected distribution system. The relevant TSO and the transmission-connected demand facility owner or the transmission-connected distribution system operator shall agree on protection schemes and settings relevant for the transmission-connected demand facility or the transmission-connected distribution system.
2. Electrical protection of the transmission-connected demand facility or the transmission-connected distribution system shall take precedence over operational controls while respecting system security, health and safety of staff and the public.
3. Protection scheme devices may cover the following elements:
(a) external and internal short circuit;
(b) over- and under-voltage at the connection point to the transmission system;
(c) over- and under-frequency;
(d) demand circuit protection;
(e) unit transformer protection;
(f) back-up against protection and switchgear malfunction.
4. The relevant TSO and the transmission-connected demand facility owner or the transmission-connected distribution system operator shall agree on any changes to the protection schemes relevant for the transmission-connected demand facility or the transmission-connected distribution system, and on the arrangements for the protection schemes of the transmission-connected demand facility or the transmission-connected distribution system.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/1388/article/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-1388/article-16
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