Abstract— Adaptive relaying utilizes the continuously changing status of the power system as the basis for online adjustment of the power system relay settings. Fundamentally they are protection schemes that adjust settings and/or logic of operations based on the. PLC-Based Adaptive Relay Protection System Implementation, Proceedings of the 31st DAAAM International Symposium, pp. ), Published by DAAAM International, ISBN 978-3-902734-29-7, ISSN 1726-9679, Vienna, Austria DOI: 10. By constructing a simulation model of a distributed power generation system, we compared and analyzed the performance of traditional fixed threshold. levels of adaptibility and the need for it are changing. This paper focuses on how changes in the bulk power system impact protection settings and how those settin can be. This paper introduces typical Grid-Forming (GFM) technologies in power grids, including steady-state and fault current limiting strategies, studies the equivalent structures of steady-state and fault traversal under GFM technology, analyses electrical characteristics under different fault types. To improve the reliability and sensitivity of multi-level relay protection in distribution networks with distributed power sources, this study designs an adaptive setting strategy optimization method.