Publication detail

Testing of the Faulty Phase Earthing System Using Real-Time Simulator

JURÁK, V. TOPOLÁNEK, D. ORSÁGOVÁ, J.

Original Title

Testing of the Faulty Phase Earthing System Using Real-Time Simulator

Type

conference paper

Language

English

Original Abstract

To extinguish arc of a single-phase fault in resistor earthed distribution networks, an automatic reclosing system is usually used. However, this operation results in a short-term power supply interruption. As an alternative to the automatic reclosing function, it is possible to apply a faulty phase earthing (FPE) system. The main objective of this paper is to test the faulty phase earthing system using the real-time digital simulator (RTDS) environment, where behaviour of a real distribution network will be numerically simulated. One of the advantages of the real-time testing is the possibility to bring the output of the protection device (i.e. the input for the faulty phase earthing or triggering the circuit breaker operation) back to the simulation and, therefore, test the hardware in the loop. As a test object, the ABB feeder protection is used. This device is programmed according to the defined requirements of the FPE algorithm. The aim is to prove proper functionality of the algorithm and its correct implementation into the protection terminal settings, which is crucial for securing high reliability of the FPE system prior its installation to real resistor earthed network. The paper is focused on verification of the FPE system prior its real application in pilot test as alternative to autoreclosing system in real resistor earthed distribution network.

Keywords

faulty phase earthing; real-time simulation; IEC61850; hardware-in-the-loop simulation; resistor earthed network; single-phase fault; protective relay

Authors

JURÁK, V.; TOPOLÁNEK, D.; ORSÁGOVÁ, J.

Released

12. 9. 2022

Publisher

Technical University of Košice

Location

Košice

ISBN

978-80-553-4104-0

Book

Proceedings of the 11th International Scientific Symposium on Electrical Power Engineering, ELEKTROENERGETIKA 2022

Edition

First

Pages from

246

Pages to

250

Pages count

5

URL

https://eesymp.fei.tuke.sk/viewabstract.php?id=21

BibTex

@inproceedings{BUT179140,
  author="Viktor {Jurák} and David {Topolánek} and Jaroslava {Orságová}",
  title="Testing of the Faulty Phase Earthing System Using Real-Time Simulator",
  booktitle="Proceedings of the 11th International Scientific Symposium on Electrical Power Engineering, ELEKTROENERGETIKA 2022",
  year="2022",
  series="First",
  pages="246--250",
  publisher="Technical University of Košice",
  address="Košice",
  isbn="978-80-553-4104-0",
  url="https://eesymp.fei.tuke.sk/viewabstract.php?id=21"
}