Testing system for distributed power delivery protection or control system

A method, comprising:

• receiving, in a first intelligent electronic device (IED) of an electric power delivery system in one-to-many communication with a plurality of additional intelligent electronic devices (IEDs), simulated electric power delivery system measurements that do not correspond to present electric power delivery system measurements and test configuration settings from a computing device;
• transmitting a signal indicative of instructions to pause normal operation to the plurality of additional intelligent electronic devices (IEDs);
• transmitting a signal comprising the simulated electric power delivery system measurements and the test configuration settings to each additional intelligent electronic devices (IED) of the plurality of additional intelligent electronic devices (IEDs);
• transmitting a signal indicative of instructions to begin a test procedure according to the simulated electric power delivery system measurements and the test configuration settings to each additional intelligent electronic device (IED) of the plurality of additional intelligent electronic devices (IEDs);
• receiving a signal indicative of test results from each additional intelligent electronic device (IED) of the plurality of additional intelligent electronic devices (IEDs);
• and
• transmitting a signal indicative of instructions to resume normal operation to the plurality of additional intelligent electronic devices (IEDs).

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed, are configured to cause data processing circuitry to perform operations comprising:

• transmitting simulated electric power delivery system measurements that do not correspond to present conditions of the electric power delivery system and test configuration settings to an intelligent electronic device (IED) to cause the intelligent electronic device (IED) to control a test of a plurality of additional intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) in a primary-secondary arrangement based on operations comprising:
• transmitting a signal indicative of instructions to pause normal operation to the plurality of additional intelligent electronic devices (IEDs);
• transmitting a signal comprising the simulated electric power delivery system measurements and the test configuration settings to each additional intelligent electronic devices (IED) of the plurality of additional intelligent electronic devices (IEDs);
• transmitting a signal indicative of instructions to begin a test procedure according to the simulated electric power delivery system measurements and the test configuration settings to each additional intelligent electronic device (IED) of the plurality of additional intelligent electronic devices (IEDs);
• and
• receiving a signal indicative of test results from each additional intelligent electronic device (IED) of the plurality of additional intelligent electronic devices (IEDs).