scholarly journals A New Protection System for Islanding Detection in LV Distribution Systems

Energies ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 3775-3793 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Fazio ◽  
Mario Russo ◽  
Sara Valeri
2016 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. 803-814
Author(s):  
Si Tuyou ◽  
Wu Jiekang ◽  
Yuan Weideng ◽  
Du Anan

Abstract The influence and the potential risk due to hidden faults of a relay protection system on power supply in distribution systems are paid more and more attention to. A probability analysis method is used to analyse fault characteristics and action mechanism of dominant faults, hidden misoperation and non-operation of the relay protection systems, and failure probability model of relay protection system is constructed and simplified. The effects of dominant faults, hidden misoperation and non-operation of the relay protection systems on the reduced power supply load power are analysed, and a probabilistic model for reduced power supply load power is constructed by three parts corresponding to dominant faults, hidden misoperation and non-operation. A probability calculation method of power supply risk occurrence due to hidden faults of relay protecttion system is proposed considering the fault probability of the relay protection systems, the frequency of the hidden faults occurring in operation period, the reduced power supply load power or load power outage, and the connection mode of the in-lines, out-lines and transformers in a substation. The feasibility and applicability of the proposed method for estimation of risk value probability of the relay protection systems is verified by two studied examples.


Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (19) ◽  
pp. 5180
Author(s):  
Karthikeyan Subramanian ◽  
Ashok Kumar Loganathan

Distributed Generation (DG) has changed the power generation system to small-scale instead of large-scale generation. The demanding issue with the interconnection of DG is the detection of unintended islanding in a network. Several methods proposed in the literature show drawbacks such as high non-detection zones (NDZ) and higher tripping time. In this paper, the IEEE 13 bus distribution network with DGs like wind and solar power plants is integrated at two buses. Islanding is detected by utilizing data from a micro-synchrophasor located at the distribution grid and the DG. The micro-synchrophasor-based unintended islanding detection algorithm is based on parameters such as voltage, rate of change of voltage, frequency, rate of change of frequency, voltage phase angle difference and the rate of change of the voltage phase angle difference between the utility and the islanded grid. The proposed islanding detection algorithm discriminates between islanding and non-islanding conditions and is highly efficient under zero power mismatch conditions. The proposed method has null NDZ and satisfies the IEEE 1547 standard for DG tripping time. The effectiveness of the proposed IDM was verified when there are multiple DGs in the islanded grid. Also, the proposed method does not require additional hardware as it can be incorporated in digital relays with synchrophasor functionality.


Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (20) ◽  
pp. 5503
Author(s):  
Wen Fan ◽  
Ning Kang ◽  
Robert Hebner ◽  
Xianyong Feng

This paper summarizes the literature on detection of islanding resulting from distributed generating capabilities in a power distribution system, with emphasis on the rural distribution systems. It is important to understand the legacy technology and equipment in the rural distribution electrical environment due to the growth of power electronics and the potential for adding the new generations of intelligent sensors. The survey identified four areas needing further research: 1. Robustness in the presence of distribution grid disturbances; 2. the future role of artificial intelligence in the islanding application; 3. more realistic standard tests for the emerging electrical environment; 4. smarter sensors. In addition, this paper presents a synchro-phasor-based islanding detection approach based on a wireless sensor network developed by the University of Texas at Austin. Initial test results in a control hardware-in-the-loop (CHIL) simulation environment suggest the effectiveness of the developed method.


Author(s):  
Vito Calderaro ◽  
Vincenzo Galdi ◽  
Antonio Piccolo ◽  
Pierluigi Siano

The connection of distributed generation (DG) essentially changes the distribution network operation and creates a range of well-documented effects varying the voltage levels and short circuit currents. Among others, DG can alter protection system operations in distribution networks, leading to the failure of reclosing, the disconnection of the healthy feeder or the prevention of a protection operation. This paper proposes a procedure, based on Petri nets and supported by a centralized monitoring architecture, for monitoring failures of the protection systems in radial distribution networks. Some case studies applied to a real Italian distribution network proved the effectiveness of the proposed procedure that can therefore represent an effective solution to improve distribution systems reliability in the presence of DG.


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