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IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER DELIVERY
Volume 36, Issue 2, Pages 966-974Publisher
IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
DOI: 10.1109/TPWRD.2020.2998409
Keywords
Fault location; Circuit faults; Estimation; Transient analysis; Capacitors; Distribution networks; Fault let-through energy; Fault location; LVDC
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A fault location strategy based on fault let-through energy for LVDC distribution systems is proposed in this paper to facilitate post-fault network maintenance. The method does not require data synchronisation and is shown to be more reliable and accurate compared to existing fault location techniques.
Low Voltage Direct Current (LVDC) distribution systems have recently been considered as an alternative approach to electrical system infrastructure as they provide the additional flexibility and controllability required to facilitate the integration of more low carbon technologies (LCTs). However, DC protection systems and, more specifically high accuracy DC fault location, have been recognised as a key challenge to facilitating post-fault network maintenance. Most of the existing fault location techniques rely on current derivative or communications-based methods that are either very sensitive to noise or require a high level of data synchronisation. Fault energy has been recognized as a reliable indicator of more accurate fault location estimations. Therefore, this paper develops a mathematical model for describing fault energy during the transient period of DC faults. The method subsequently proposes a new fault let-through energy based DC fault location working strategy to facilitate post-fault network maintenance. The proposed method does not require data synchronisation regardless of the voltage, current, and the size of the converters connected to the LVDC feeder. The capabilities of the proposed fault location strategy are validated against different faults applied on an LVDC test network in PSCAD/EMTDC and shown to be more reliable and accurate than existing methods.
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