%0 Journal Article %T Time Coordination by Time Adaptive Function %A Conde Enr¨ªquez %A Arturo %A V¨¢zquez Mart¨ªnez %A Ernesto %A Escobar Mart¨ªnez %A Juan Carlos %J Computaci¨®n y Sistemas %D 2010 %I Instituto Polit¨¦cnico Nacional %X this paper presents a new coordination process for time overcurrent relays. the purpose of the coordination is to find a time element function that allows it to operate using a constant back-up time delay for any fault current. then, a simple methodology is proposed that improves the time coordination even with the presence of distributed generation. experiments were carried out in a laboratory test situation using signals from a power electrical system physics simulator. a virtual prototype of the time overcurrent relay with adaptive algorithms was developed using real time acquired signals. the tests showed the enhanced performance of the overcurrent relay. %K time overcurrent relay %K coordination %K distributed generation. %U http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1405-55462010000100002&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en