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Modern digital substations increasingly use IEC 61850 GOOSE messages for protection trips, interlocking and breaker-failure schemes.
Would you use GOOSE as the only tripping path, or would you still require a hardwired backup? What design and testing conditions must be fulfilled before removing the conventional trip wiring?