1. A Coordinated Multi-Element Current Differential Protection Scheme for Active Distribution Systems.
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Nikolaidis, Vassilis C., Michaloudis, George, Tsimtsios, Aristotelis M., Tzelepis, Dimitrios, and Booth, Campbell D.
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DISTRIBUTED power generation ,ACTIVE medium ,RING networks - Abstract
This paper introduces a current differential protection scheme, appropriate for application in medium voltage active distribution systems, where it is desired to keep the greatest possible number of loads and DG units energized during a fault. Conventional two-terminal percentage current differential relays are used to form successive, time-current-coordinated, differential protection zones. Multiple time-delayed differential elements in each protection zone guarantee coordination with the zone's lateral protection devices, as well as between successive differential protection zones. Sensitive time-delayed differential elements protect against relatively high-resistance faults, while instantaneous differential elements minimize protection speed whenever possible. Additional emergency differential elements deal with post-fault topology changes and breaker failure conditions enhancing the overall scheme's performance. The proposed scheme is applied to a model of real medium voltage distribution system with distributed generation, considering a ring topology operation. A detailed simulation-based study proves the applicability and enhanced performance of the proposed scheme. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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