Line Differential Protection Scheme Modelling for Underground 420 kV Cable Systems

Based on the analysis of a specific relay model and an HVAC （high voltage alternating current） cable system, a detailed approach to EMTDC/PSCAD modelling of protective relays is presented. Such approach allows to create complex and accurate relay models derived from the original algorithms. Relay models can be applied with various systems, allowing to obtain the most optimal configuration of the protective relaying. The present paper describes modelling methodology on the basis of Siemens SIPROTEC 4 7SD522/610. Relay model was verified experimentally with its real equivalent by both EMTP-simulated and real world generated current signals connected to the relay.

Time-domain Differential Protection Based on Operating and Restraining Trajectory Indices for Lines Connecting Battery Storage Energy Stations

Battery energy storage stations(BESSs)pose sever-al challenges for both phasor-based differential protection and the newly-proposed time-domain differential protection.These challenges include low sensitivity and even rejection.Besides,the negative impact of various nonideal conditions,including current transformer(CT)saturation,errors,and outliers,on the security of differential protection remains an important problem.Motivated by the aforementioned issues,this study accounts for the trajectory distribution discrepancy on Cartesian plane under various conditions and proposes a time-domain differential protection method.In this paper,the trajectory formed by operating and restraining current samples is devel-oped.Subsequently,after considering different operating states,the fault severity levels,and nonideal conditions,the variances in trajectory distribution between internal and external faults are extensively analyzed.On this basis,the Cartesian plane is divided into operating,uncertainty,and restraining zones.Further,the operating and restraining trajectory indices are meticu-lously designed and a protection criterion based on these indices is formed to accurately separate internal faults from other events,unaffected by CT saturation,errors,and outliers.The exceptional performance of the proposed protection method is extensively validated through PSCAD simulations and a hard-ware-in-the-loop testing platform.Regarding the dependability,sensitivity,and security,the proposed protection method outper-forms three state-of-the-art differential protection methods.

Sampled Value Attack Detection for Busbar Differential Protection Based on a Negative Selection Immune System

Considering a variety of sampled value(SV)attacks on busbar differential protection(BDP)which poses challenges to conventional learning algorithms,an algorithm to detect SV attacks based on the immune system of negative selection is developed in this paper.The healthy SV data of BDP are defined as self-data composed of spheres of the same size,whereas the SV attack data,i.e.,the nonself data,are preserved in the nonself space covered by spherical detectors of different sizes.To avoid the confusion between busbar faults and SV attacks,a self-shape optimization algorithm is introduced,and the improved self-data are verified through a power-frequency fault-component-based differential protection criterion to avoid false negatives.Based on the difficulty of boundary coverage in traditional negative selection algorithms,a self-data-driven detector generation algorithm is proposed to enhance the detector coverage.A testbed of differential protection for a 110 kV double busbar system is then established.Typical SV attacks of BDP such as amplitude and current phase tampering,fault replays,and the disconnection of the secondary circuits of current transformers are considered,and the delays of differential relay operation caused by detection algorithms are investigated.

A new principle of traveling wave differential protection on series-capacitor-compensated transmission lines

Traveling wave differential protection has the ability,in theory,to entirely eliminate the effects of distributed capacitive current,but it cannot be applied on series-capacitor-compensated lines directly.In this paper,unbalanced output of conventional forward and reverse traveling wave differential currents under normal operating conditions and external faults was analyzed.A new type of traveling wave differential current was defined by combining forward and reverse traveling wave differential currents.Expressions of the defined differential current when internal and external faults occur were deduced.On this basis,a new principle of traveling wave module differential protection on series-capacitor-compensated lines was proposed,and characteristics of module differential current under different faults were analyzed.The priniciple is immune to line distributed capacity,series capacitor positions,and presence or absence of MOV breakovers.The validity of this scheme was verified by PSACD simulations.

An adaptive limited wide area differential protection for power grid with microsources

The operation mode of power grids with intermittent distributed generations(DGs)changes frequently due to the bidirectional power flow.In comparison with the conventional grids,the protection relays in power grids with micro-sources are more difficult to set.To tackle this problem,this paper proposes an extended bus differential protection(EBDP)strategy based on the limited wide area(LWA).In this method,the micro-grids are divided into several protection areas at the core of the bus.The whole protection areas are protected by the wide area current differential relays,which are also configured to protect each component in this protection area.Moreover,the protection areas can be changed adaptively according to the power flow direction.Finally,a micro-grid model with multiple DGs is developed using the PSCAD/EMTDC platform.The simulation results indicate that the proposed adaptive limited wide area differential protection(LWADP)has better performance than the traditional relaying protection in detecting the faulty area in micro-grids and isolating the fault,and can be widely utilized in larger micro-grids.

A d-axis based current differential protection scheme for an active distribution network

The emergence of distributed generators has changed the operational mode and fault characteristics of the distribu-tion network,in a way which can severely influence protection.This paper proposes a d-axis-based current differential protection scheme.The d-axis current characteristics of inverter-interfaced distributed generators and synchronous generators are analyzed.The differential protection criterion using sampling values of the d-axis current component is then constructed.Compared to conventional phase-based current differential protection,the proposed protection reduces the number of required communication channels,and is suitable for distribution networks with inverter-interfaced distributed generators with complex fault characteristics.Finally,a 10 kV active distribution network model is built in the PSCAD platform and protection prototypes are developed in RTDS.Superior sensitivity and fast speed are verified by simulation and RTDS-based tests.

Waveform feature monitoring scheme for transformer differential protection

We propose a new scheme for transformer differential protection. This scheme uses different characteristics of the differential currents waveforms (DCWs) under internal fault and magnetizing inrush current conditions. The scheme is based on choosing an appropriate feature of the waveform and monitoring it during the post-disturbance instants. For this purpose, the signal feature is quantified by a discrimination function (DF). Discrimination between internal faults and magnetizing inrush currents is carried out by tracking the signs of three decision-making functions (DMFs) computed from the DFs for three phases. We also present a new algorithm related to the general scheme. The algorithm is based on monitoring the second derivative sign of DCW. The results show that all types of internal faults, even those accompanied by the magnetizing inrush, can be correctly identified from the inrush conditions about half a cycle after the occurrence of a disturbance. Another advantage of the proposed method is that the fault detection algorithm does not depend on the selection of thresholds. Furthermore, the proposed algorithm does not require burdensome computations.

Impact of Sensor Technology for Line Protection Performance

The paper has presented the impact on the line protection performance with the introduction of MUs （merging units） in the process bus level. The paper begins with the introduction on modem digital substation structure and process bus. Then, the paper describes the performances of different sensors such as CTs （current transformers）, CVTs （capacitive voltage transformers）, FOCS （fiber optical current transducers） and FOVS （fiber optical voltage transducers）. With the use of above transducers together with MUs, the performance of distance protection function and line differential protection function have been investigated and presented. Finally, conclusions based on the study are presented in the paper.

Applying Modern Communication Technology to Loss-of-Mains Protection

The protection of distribution networks is facing new challenges from an increasing amount of DG （distributed generation）. Even though current technology provides satisfactory solutions to manage this new situation, LOM （loss-of-mains protection） is still considered problematic. The solution proposed in this paper focuses on the use of a line differential protection relay. It inherently contains a suitable communication channel and provides absolutely selective protection for the feeder. Furthermore, it prevents the feeder relays from false tripping for faults on the neighboring feeder. The present trend in protection communication points towards the use of fiber optics. For line differential protection, this means a fast and high-capacity communication link which enables the implementation of many advanced protection functions. In addition, a solid foundation for such a communication link is offered by the new IEC 61850 standard and Ethernet technologies. The basic functionality of the line differential protection enables the operation of both the feeder protection and the DG protection for any fault on the feeder. Furthermore, basic LOM protection methods can be applied as backup protection for failures on the communication link.

DP-ASSGD: Differential Privacy Protection Based on Stochastic Gradient Descent Optimization

Recently,differential privacy algorithms based on deep learning have become increasingly mature.Previous studies provide privacy mostly by adding differential privacy noise to the gradient,but it will reduce the accuracy,and it is difficult to balance privacy and accuracy.In this paper,the DP-ASSGD algo-rithm is proposed to counterpoise privacy and accuracy.The convergence speed is improved,the number of optimized iterations is decreased,and the privacy loss is significantly reduced.On the other hand,by using the postprocessing immunity characteristics of the differential privacy model,the Laplace smoothing mecha-nism is added to make the training process more stable and the generalization ability stronger.The experiment uses the MNIST dataset,with the same privacy budget,and compared with the existing differential privacy algorithms,the accu-racy is improved by 1.8%on average.When achieving the same accuracy,the DP-ASSGD algorithm consumes less privacy budget.

A fast time-frequency response based differential spectral energy protection of AC microgrids including fault location

This paper proposes a pattern recognition based differential spectral energy protection scheme for ac microgrids using a Fourier kernel based fast sparse time-frequency representation(SST or simply the sparse S-Transform).The average and differential current components are passed through a change detection filter,which senses the instant of fault inception and registers a change detection point(CDP).Subsequently,if CDP is registered for one or more phases,then half cycle data samples of the average and differential currents on either side of the CDP are passed through the proposed SST technique,which generates their respective spectral energies and a simple comparison between them detects the occurrence and type of the fault.The SST technique is also used to provide voltage and current phasors and the frequency during faults which is further utilized to estimate the fault location.The proposed technique as compared to conventional differential current protection scheme is quicker in fault detection and classification,which is least effected from bias setting,has a faster relay trip response(less than one cycle from fault incipient)and a better accuracy in fault location.The significance and accuracy of the proposed scheme have been verified extensively for faults in a standard microgrid system,subjected to a large number of operating conditions and the outputs vindicate it to be a potential candidate for real time applications.

A review of the protection for the multi-terminal VSC-HVDC grid

The multi-terminal VSC-HVDC grid is believed to be widely applied in the future power system. The dc line protection is the key technique for operation security and power supply reliability of the dc grid. In this paper, the single-ended protections, namely, the traveling-wave based protection and transient-variable based protection, as well as the pilot protections, mainly including the directional pilot protection and current differential protection, are discussed in detail. With the analyzed protections, the effective main and back-up protection strategy can be configured for the dc line in multi-terminal VSC-HVDC grid.

A novel protection scheme for synchronous generator stator windings based on SVM

This paper proposes a novel scheme for detecting and classifying faults in stator windings of a synchronous generator(SG).The proposed scheme employs a new method for fault detection and classification based on Support Vector Machine(SVM).Two SVM classifiers are proposed.SVM1 is used to identify the fault occurrence in the system and SVM2 is used to determine whether the fault,if any,is internal or external.In this method,the detection and classification of faults are not affected by the fault type and location,pre-fault power,fault resistance or fault inception time.The proposed method increases the ability of detecting the ground faults near the neutral terminal of the stator windings for generators with high impedance grounding neutral point.The proposed scheme is compared with ANN-based method and gives faster response and better reliability for fault classification.

A novel complex current ratio-based technique for transmission line protection

With respect to sensitivity,selectivity and speed of operation,the current differential scheme is a better way to protect transmission lines than overcurrent and distance-based schemes.However,the protection scheme can be severely influenced by the Line Charging Capacitive Current(LCCC)with increased voltage level and Current Transformer(CT)saturation under external close-in faults.This paper presents a new UHV/EHV current-based protection scheme using the ratio of phasor summation of the two-end currents to the local end current,instead of summation of the two-end currents,to discriminate the internal faults.The accuracy and effectiveness of the proposed protection technique are tested on the 110 kV Western System Coordinating Council(WSCC)9-bus system using PSCAD/MATLAB.The simulation results confirm the reliable operation of the proposed scheme during internal/external faults and its independence from fault location,fault resistance,type of fault,and variations in source impedance.Finally,the effectiveness of the proposed scheme is also verified with faults during power swing and in series compensated lines.

IEC61850 standard-based harmonic blocking scheme for power transformers

Transformer Differential and overcurrent schemes are traditionally used as main and backup protection respectively. The differential protection relay (SEL487E) has dedicated harmonic restraint function which blocks the relay tripping during the transformer magnetizing inrush conditions. However, the backup overcurrent relay (SEL751A) applied to the transformer protection does not have harmonic restraint element and trip the overcurrent relay during the inrush conditions. Therefore, major contribution of this research work is the developed harmonic blocking scheme for transformer which uses element (87HB) of the transformer differential relay (SEL487E) to send an IEC61850 GOOSE-based harmonic blocking signal to the backup overcurrent relay (SEL751A) to inhibit from tripping during the transformer magnetizing inrush current conditions. The simulation results proved that IEC61850 standard-based protection scheme is faster than the hardwired signals. Therefore, the speed and reliability of the transformer scheme are improved using the IEC61850 standard-based GOOSE applications.