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SCHEDULE 3—INTERCONNECTION PROCESS,TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS,AND OPERATING PROCEDURES v) Synchronization of CustomerGeneration- (1)An automatic synchronizer with synch-check relaying is required for unattended automatic quick open transition,closed transition or soft loading transfer systems. (2)To prevent unnecessary voltage fluctuations on the Area EPS, it is required that the synchronizing equipment be capable of closing the Distributed Generation into the Area EPS within the limits defined in IEEE 1547. Actual settings shall be determined by the Registered Professional Engineer establishing the protective settings for the installation. (3)Unintended Islanding — Under certain conditions with extended parallel operation, it would be possible for a part of the Area EPS to be disconnected from the rest of the Area EPS and have the Generation System continue to operate and provide power to a portion of the isolated circuit. This condition is called "islanding". It is not possible to successfully reconnect the energized isolated circuit to the rest of the Area EPS since there are no synchronizing controls associated with all of the possible locations of disconnection. Therefore, it is a requirement that the Generation System be automatically disconnected from the Area EPS immediately by protective relays for any condition that would cause the Area EPS to be de-energized. The Generation System must either isolate with the customer's load or trip.The Generation System must also be blocked from closing back into the Area EPS until the Area EPS is reenergized and the Area EPS voltage is within Range B of ANSI C84.1 Table 1 for a minimum of 1 minute. Depending upon the size of the Generation System it may be necessary to install direct transfer trip equipment from the Area EPS source(s) to remotely trip the generation interconnection to prevent islanding for certain conditions vi)Disconnection—the Area EPS operator may refuse to connect or may disconnect a Generation System from the Area EPS under the following conditions: (1)Lack of approved Standard Application Form and Standard Interconnection Agreement. (2)Termination of interconnection by mutual agreement. (3) Non-Compliance with the technical or contractual requirements. (4)System Emergency or for imminent danger to the public or Area EPS personnel(Safety). (5)Routine maintenance, repairs and modifications to the Area EPS.The Area EPS operator shall coordinate planned outages with the Interconnection Customer to the extent possible. Interconnection Process for Distributed Generatic Systems