An inverse time admittance relay for fault detection in distribution networks containing DGs

Isolation of a faulted segment, from either side of a fault, in a radial feeder that has several converter interfaced DGs is a challenging task when current sensing protective devices are employed. The protective device, even if it senses a downstream fault, may not operate if fault current level is...

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Main Authors: Dewadasa, M., Ghosh, Arindam, Ledwich, G.
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Format: Conference Paper
Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ( IEEE ) 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/43579
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author Dewadasa, M.
Ghosh, Arindam
Ledwich, G.
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description Isolation of a faulted segment, from either side of a fault, in a radial feeder that has several converter interfaced DGs is a challenging task when current sensing protective devices are employed. The protective device, even if it senses a downstream fault, may not operate if fault current level is low due to the current limiting operation of converters. In this paper, a new inverse type relay is introduced based on line admittance measurement to protect a distribution network, which has several converter interfaced DGs. The basic operation of this relay, its grading and reach settings are explained. Moreover a method is proposed to compensate the fault resistance such that the relay operation under this condition is reliable. Then designed relay performances are evaluated in a radial distribution network. The results are validated through PSCAD/EMTDC simulation and MATLAB calculations
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-435792017-02-28T01:44:36Z An inverse time admittance relay for fault detection in distribution networks containing DGs Dewadasa, M. Ghosh, Arindam Ledwich, G. - Isolation of a faulted segment, from either side of a fault, in a radial feeder that has several converter interfaced DGs is a challenging task when current sensing protective devices are employed. The protective device, even if it senses a downstream fault, may not operate if fault current level is low due to the current limiting operation of converters. In this paper, a new inverse type relay is introduced based on line admittance measurement to protect a distribution network, which has several converter interfaced DGs. The basic operation of this relay, its grading and reach settings are explained. Moreover a method is proposed to compensate the fault resistance such that the relay operation under this condition is reliable. Then designed relay performances are evaluated in a radial distribution network. The results are validated through PSCAD/EMTDC simulation and MATLAB calculations 2009 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/43579 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ( IEEE ) restricted
spellingShingle Dewadasa, M.
Ghosh, Arindam
Ledwich, G.
An inverse time admittance relay for fault detection in distribution networks containing DGs
title An inverse time admittance relay for fault detection in distribution networks containing DGs
title_full An inverse time admittance relay for fault detection in distribution networks containing DGs
title_fullStr An inverse time admittance relay for fault detection in distribution networks containing DGs
title_full_unstemmed An inverse time admittance relay for fault detection in distribution networks containing DGs
title_short An inverse time admittance relay for fault detection in distribution networks containing DGs
title_sort inverse time admittance relay for fault detection in distribution networks containing dgs
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/43579