To overcome the shortcomings of relay protection settings management in unattended substations
based on an analysis of the traditional management mode and the remote modification settings function of relay protection
a scheme for online management and control of protection settings is presented. By defining the storage format of protection settings data based on CIM-E and drafting regulations for data fuzzy recognition
the scheme has solved the problem of data sharing between different systems. The protection settings management system based on the scheme has realized function of on-line download and remote access to relay protection settings in the power grid dispatching center. Successful application of the system has remarkably improved the automation level of relay protection operation and maintenance.