Fault section identification and location on a distribution feeder using travelling waves

This paper describes how the fault generated travelling waves detected in the current signals at a single location on a distribution feeder can be used for fault section identification and location. The method identifies the fault section and the probable location of the fault by comparing the relat...

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Main Authors: Hizam, Hashim, Crossley, Peter A., Gale, Philip F., Bryson, Geraldine
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2002
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48279/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48279/1/Fault%20section%20identification%20and%20location%20on%20a%20distribution%20feeder%20using%20travelling%20waves.pdf
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author Hizam, Hashim
Crossley, Peter A.
Gale, Philip F.
Bryson, Geraldine
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description This paper describes how the fault generated travelling waves detected in the current signals at a single location on a distribution feeder can be used for fault section identification and location. The method identifies the fault section and the probable location of the fault by comparing the relative distance of each "peak" in the high frequency current signals to the known reflection points in the distribution feeder. The probable fault location is then used within a transient power system simulator that models the actual network. The resulting simulated current waveforms are then cross-correlated against the signal captured on the real network. If the estimated fault location is correct, the high frequency signatures in the simulated waveform will be similar to that of the measured waveforms and the cross-correlation value will be a high positive value. Simulation studies using PSCAD/EMTDC and analysis using cross-correlation technique suggest that the method described can accurately locate a fault on a distribution feeder using measurement at a single location.
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spelling upm-482792016-08-04T08:12:19Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48279/ Fault section identification and location on a distribution feeder using travelling waves Hizam, Hashim Crossley, Peter A. Gale, Philip F. Bryson, Geraldine This paper describes how the fault generated travelling waves detected in the current signals at a single location on a distribution feeder can be used for fault section identification and location. The method identifies the fault section and the probable location of the fault by comparing the relative distance of each "peak" in the high frequency current signals to the known reflection points in the distribution feeder. The probable fault location is then used within a transient power system simulator that models the actual network. The resulting simulated current waveforms are then cross-correlated against the signal captured on the real network. If the estimated fault location is correct, the high frequency signatures in the simulated waveform will be similar to that of the measured waveforms and the cross-correlation value will be a high positive value. Simulation studies using PSCAD/EMTDC and analysis using cross-correlation technique suggest that the method described can accurately locate a fault on a distribution feeder using measurement at a single location. IEEE 2002 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48279/1/Fault%20section%20identification%20and%20location%20on%20a%20distribution%20feeder%20using%20travelling%20waves.pdf Hizam, Hashim and Crossley, Peter A. and Gale, Philip F. and Bryson, Geraldine (2002) Fault section identification and location on a distribution feeder using travelling waves. In: 2002 IEEE Power Engineering Society Summer Meeting, 21-25 July 2002, Chicago, Illinois. (pp. 1107-1112). 10.1109/PESS.2002.1043440
spellingShingle Hizam, Hashim
Crossley, Peter A.
Gale, Philip F.
Bryson, Geraldine
Fault section identification and location on a distribution feeder using travelling waves
title Fault section identification and location on a distribution feeder using travelling waves
title_full Fault section identification and location on a distribution feeder using travelling waves
title_fullStr Fault section identification and location on a distribution feeder using travelling waves
title_full_unstemmed Fault section identification and location on a distribution feeder using travelling waves
title_short Fault section identification and location on a distribution feeder using travelling waves
title_sort fault section identification and location on a distribution feeder using travelling waves
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48279/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48279/1/Fault%20section%20identification%20and%20location%20on%20a%20distribution%20feeder%20using%20travelling%20waves.pdf