Analysis on the fault characteristics of three-phase short-circuit for half-wavelength AC transmission lines

Half-wavelength AC transmission(HWACT) is an ultra-long distance AC transmission technology, whose electrical distance is close to half-wavelength at the system power frequency. It is very important for the construction and operation of HWACT to analyze its fault features and corresponding protection technology. In this paper, the steady-state voltage and current characteristics of the bus bar and fault point and the steady-state overvoltage distribution along the line will be analyzed when a three-phase symmetrical short-circuit fault occurs on an HWACT line. On this basis, the threephase fault characteristics for longer transmission lines are also studied.

Review on Renewable Energy Source Fault Characteristics Analysis

The increase of renewable energy sources(RESs),especially wind power and photovoltaic,is bringing different fault features to the power system compared with the traditional syn-chronous generator,resulting in the urgent need for precise fault analysis.According to the sequentially activated fault features,the short circuit characteristics of RES can be divided into three fault stages.Within the staged framework of fault duration,the published research is reviewed to provide a systematic analysis of RES fault characteristics.It's concluded that the hardware parameter determines the sub-transient fault features of RES,whereas RES control begins to dominate during the following transient stage.However,the neglection of voltage transition and unavailable RES output phase shall impede the application of the analytical conclusions in protection design.To solve the existing problems,interaction among RES and networks must be figured out.Therefore,the fault calculation of the integral RES-grid system is offered as the research prospect.

GENERATOR VIBRATION FAULT DIAGNOSIS METHOD BASED ON ROTOR VIBRATION AND STATOR WINDING PARALLEL BRANCHES CIRCULATING CURRENT CHARACTERISTICS

Rotor vibration characteristics are first analyzed, which are that the rotor vibration of fundamental frequency will increase due to rotor winding inter-turn short circuit fault, air-gap dynamic eccentricity fault, or imbalance fault, and the vibration of the second frequency will increase when the air-gap static eccentricity fault occurs. Next, the characteristics of the stator winding parallel branches circulating current are analyzed, which are that the second harmonics circulating current will increase when the rotor winding inter-turn short circuit fault occurs, and the fundamental circulating current will increase when the air-gap eccentricity fault occurs, neither being strongly affected by the imbalance fault. Considering the differences of the rotor vibration and circulating current characteristics caused by different rotor faults, a method of generator vibration fault diagnosis, based on rotor vibration and circulating current characteristics, is developed. Finally, the rotor vibration and circulating current of a type SDF-9 generator is measured in the laboratory to verify the theoretical analysis presented above.

Characteristics of block strain and fault movement in the Sichuan-Yunnan region before and after Wenchuan earthquake

Deformation characteristics of the Sichuan-Yunnan region during the two periods 1999--2007 and 2007--2009 are analyzed with a block deformation model and GPS velocity profiles. The results show that the direction of the principal compressive strain rate of the Northwest-Sichuan block - the Mid-Yunnan block - the Southwest-Yunnan block was characterized by a clockwise rotation from north to south. The Anninghe and the Zemuhe faults had some shear-strain accumulation. The southern segment of the Xiaojiang fault had mainly strike-slip movement, while the northern segment was mainly accumulating strain. The 2008 Ms8.0 Wenchuan earthquake had some influence on the mid-southern segment of the Lijiang-Xiaojinhe fault, the Anninghe fault and the Jinshajiang fault, but not the Zemuhe fault, the Xiaojiang fault and the Red River fault as much.

Fault Characteristics in Longmen Mountain Thrust Belt, Western Sichuan Foreland Basin, China

Through field geological survey, the authors found that abundant thrust faults developed in the Longmen （龙门） Mountain thrust belt. These faults can be divided into thrust faults and strike-slip faults according to their formation mechanisms and characteristics. Furthermore, these faults can be graded into primary fault, secondary fault, third-level fault, and fourth-level fault according to their scale and role in the tectonic evolution of Longmen Mountain thrust belt. Each thrustfault is such as composed of several secondary faults, Qingchuan （青川）-Maowen （茂汶） fault zone is composed of Qiaozhuang （乔庄） fault, Qingxi （青溪） fault, Maowen fault, Ganyanggou （赶羊沟） fault, etc.. The Longmen Mountain thrust belt experienced early Indosinian movement, Anxian （安县） movement, Yanshan （燕山） movement, and Himalayan movement, and the faults formed gradually from north to south.

Ore-controlling Characteristics of Synchronous Faults of Dongshengmiao Polymetallic Sulfide Deposits in Inner Mongolia

1 Introduction The Dongshengmiao deposit is a super-large Zn-Pb polymetallic sulfide deposit which occurring in the Langshan-Zhaertaaishan metallogenic belt,and located in the western margin of the North China Platform.The ore-bodies of Dongshengmiao deposits are mainly hosted in the second Formation of Langshan Group.There are some studies on the geological characteristics(Peng et al.,2004),geological and

Analysis of Some Characteristics of the Fault Activities in Eastern China by Satellite Images

Active faults have special electromagnetic effect and remote sensing characteristics, and exhibit unique im-agery marks in satellite images. A comprehensive comparison of images of active faults in eastern China and ananalysis of geologic and geomorphic data can tell us some characteristics of fault activity in the area during theneotectonic period: 1) The fault activities of the north-south tectonic zone, North China and Taiwan werestronger than those of southeastern and northeastern China; 2) the faulting in the north-south tectonic zone,North China and Taiwan has continued up to now, and most of the fault activites in southeastern andnorth-eastern China have become weaker since the Middle Pleistocene; 3) the activity is unsteady in time, mostbeing intermittent, or episodic, i.e. alternately strong and weak; 4) most active faults of a definite size can be di-vided into several segments which somewhat differ from each other in the characteristics of the activity.

A Fault Risk Warning Method of Integrated Energy Systems Based on RelieF-Softmax Algorithm

The integrated energy systems,usually including electric energy,natural gas and thermal energy,play a pivotal role in the energy Internet project,which could improve the accommodation of renewable energy through multienergy complementary ways.Focusing on the regional integrated energy system composed of electrical microgrid and natural gas network,a fault risk warning method based on the improved RelieF-softmax method is proposed in this paper.The raw data-set was first clustered by the K-maxmin method to improve the preference of the random sampling process in the RelieF algorithm,and thereby achieved a hierarchical and non-repeated sampling.Then,the improved RelieF algorithm is used to identify the feature vectors,calculate the feature weights,and select the preferred feature subset according to the initially set threshold.In addition,a correlation coefficient method is applied to reduce the feature subset,and further eliminate the redundant feature vectors to obtain the optimal feature subset.Finally,the softmax classifier is used to obtain the early warnings of the integrated energy system.Case studies are conducted on an integrated energy system in the south of China to demonstrate the accuracy of fault risk warning method proposed in this paper.

Electrical Structure and Fault Features of Crust and Upper Mantle beneath the Western Margin of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau:Evidence from the Magnetotelluric Survey along Zhada-Quanshui Lake Profile

The magnetotelluric （MT） survey along the Zhada （札达）-Quanshui （泉水） Lake profile on the western margin of the Qinghai （青海）-Tibet plateau shows that the study area is divided into three tectonic provinces by the Yalung Tsangpo and Bangong （班公）-Nujiang （怒江） sutures. From south to north these are the Himalayan terrane, Gangdise terrane, and Qiangtang （羌塘） terrane. For the study area, there are widespread high-conductivity layers in the mid and lower crust, the top layers of which fluctuate intensively. The high-conductivity layer within the Gangdise terrane is deeper than those within the Qiangtang terrane and the Himalaya terrane, and the deepest high-conductivity layer is to the south of the Bangong-Nujiang suture. The top surface of the high-conductivity layer in the south of the Bangong-Nujiang suture is about 20 km lower than that in the north of it. The high-conductivity layer within the Gangdise terrane dips toward north and there are two high-conductivity layers within the crust of the southern Qiangtang terrane. In the upper crust along the profile, there are groups of lateral electrical gradient zones or distortion zones of different scales and occurrence indicating the distribution of faults and sutures along the profile. According to the electrical structure, the structural characteristics and space distribution of the Yalung Tsangpo suture, Bangong.Nujiang suture, and the major faults of Longmucuo （龙木错） and Geerzangbu are inferred.

Fault location method for petal-shaped distribution network with inverter-interfaced distributed generators

In this paper,a fault location method for the petal-shaped distribution network(PSDN)with inverter-interfaced distributed generators(IIDGs)is proposed to shorten the time of manual inspection.In order to calculate the fault position,the closed-loop structure of the PSDN is skillfully exploited,and the common control strategies of IIDGs are considered.For asymmetrical faults,a fault line identification formula based on the negative-sequence current phase differences is presented,and a fault location formula only utilizing the negative-sequence current amplitudes is derived to calculated the fault position.For symmetrical faults,the positive-sequence current at both ends of lines and the current output from IIDGs are used to identify the fault line,and the positive-sequence current on multiple lines are used to pinpoint the fault position.In this method,corresponding current phasors are separated into amplitudes and phases to satisfy the limitation of communication level.The simulation results show that the error is generally less than 1%,and the accuracy of the proposed method is not affected by the fault type,fault position,fault resistance,load current,and the IIDG penetration.

Asymmetrical Fault Current Calculation Method and Influencing Factors Analysis of Droop-Controlled Inverters

Since the fault dynamic of droop-controlled inverter is different from synchronous generators (SGs), protection devices may become invalid, and the fault overcurrent may damage power electronic devices and threaten the safety of the microgrid. Therefore, it is imperative to conduct a comprehensive fault analysis of the inverter to guide the design of protection schemes. However, due to the complexity of droop control strategy, existing literatures have simplified asymmetric fault analysis of droop-controlled inverters to varying degrees. Therefore, accurate fault analysis of a droop-controlled inverter is needed. In this paper, by analyzing the control system, an accurate fault model is established. Based on this, a calculation method for instantaneous asymmetrical fault current is proposed. In addition, the current components and current characteristics are analyzed. It was determined that fault currents are affected by control loops, fault types, fault distance and nonlinear limiters. In particular, the influences of limiters on the fault model, fault current calculation and fault current characteristics were analyzed. Through detailed analysis, it was found that dynamics of the control loop cannot be ignored, the fault type and fault distance determine fault current level, and part of the limiters will totally change the fault current trend. Finally, calculation and experimental results verify the correctness of the proposed method.

A Similarity Comparison Based Pilot Protection Scheme for VSC-HVDC Grids Considering Fault Current Limiting Strategy

In the voltage source converter based high-voltage direct current(VSC-HVDC)grids,fast and reliable protections are the key technologies.The traditional protection schemes are easily affected by fault resistance,line distributed capacitance,etc.Meanwhile,the influence of fault current limiting strategy(FCLS)has not been fully considered.In this paper,the fault characteristics under FCLS and the feasibility of traditional travelling wave protections are analyzed.To improve the reliability and sensibility,a similarity comparison based pilot protection scheme is proposed,which focuses on the relationship between the fault characteristics and the state of the protected transmission line,with the establishment of a precise frequencydependent transmission line model.The criteria based on the similarity comparison calculated by cross-wavelet can identify the fault effectively.Meanwhile,the protection scheme can also endure the influence of error synchronization.Finally,the protection performance is verified in the PSCAD/EMTDC under different fault conditions.

Analytical Method of Fault Characteristic and Non-unit Protection for HVDC Transmission Lines

An analytical method of fault characteristic for the HVDC system based on frequency response characteristics of boundary elements is presented here.The computational formulas of transfer function and input impedance are deduced using the distributed parameter model of HVDC transmission line,and the amplitude-to-frequency-characteristics of the transfer function and input impedance are analyzed.Based on the amplitude-to-frequency difference between internal and external faults,a non-unit protection method for VSC-HVDC transmission line is presented.Using the current ratio of high-to-low-frequency,this protection method can distinguish internal from external fault.The presented algorithm only uses local-end current,has high operation speed,and is easy to implement.Simulations on a±200 kV VSC-HVDC system are conducted to demonstrate the validity and feasibility of the developed protection method.

Renewable Microgrid Protection Strategy Coordinating with Current-based Fault Control

The renewable microgrid(RMG)is a critical way to organize and utilize new energy.Its control and protection strategies during the fault are the core technologies to ensure the safe operation and stability of the system.The traditional protection principles are unsuitable for RMGs due to the flexibility of RMG operation,the complexity of RMG topology,and the variety of fault control strategies of inverter-interfaced distributed generators(IIDGs).The traditional fault component protection principle is affected by the low voltage ride-through(LVRT)control strategy and will fail in some scenarios.In order to make the fault component protection principle available in every scenario,a current-based fault control strategy is proposed.Specific fault characteristics are generated by the grid-feeding IIDGs during the fault so they can be equivalent to the open circuits,and the fault models in additional network can be simplified.By analyzing the fault characteristics,an RMG protection strategy based on the current-based fault control of IIDGs is presented.The fault directions of feeders can be distinguished and the fault feeder can be located accurately in both grid-connected and islanded RMGs.Then,the grid-feeding IIDGs can transit to LVRT mode smoothly.Thus,IIDGs are considered comprehensively in terms of coordinating with fault control and fault characteristic generation.Finally,the experimental results of the hardware platform prove the effectiveness of the proposed current-based fault control strategy,and the simulation results based on PSCAD/EMTDC verify the correctness of the protection strategy.

Equivalent model of multi-type distributed generators under faults with fast-iterative calculation method based on improved PSO algorithm

There are various types of distributed generators (DGs) with different grid integration strategies. The transient characteristics of the fault currents provided by the DGs are different to those of conventional synchronous generators. In this paper, a distribution network with multi-type DGs is investigated, including consideration of DG low-voltage ride through (LVRT). The fault current characteristics of two typical DGs, i.e. an inverter-interfaced distributed generator (IIDG) and a doubly-fed induction generator (DFIG), are analyzed, considering the specific operation modes. Based on analysis of the fault characteristics, an equivalent model of the multi-type DGs under symmetrical/asymmetrical fault conditions is established. A fast-iterative fault calculation method for enhancing the calculation efficiency while avoiding local convergence is then proposed using an improved particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm. A simulation system of the distribution network with multi-type DGs is established in PSCAD/EMTDC. The simulation results validate the high accuracy and calculation efficiency of the proposed calculation method of the fault components. This can assist in the settings of the protection threshold.

Research on the protection coordination of permanent magnet synchronous generator based wind farms with low voltage ride through capability

To coordinate the protection of PMSG(permanent magnet synchronous generator),collector circuits and outgoing lines,a comprehensive and improved protection method of PMSG based wind farms with LVRT(low voltage ride through)capability is proposed.The proposed method includes adding a short time delay to the collector network current protection zone I and a directional protective relaying to the collector network protection,installing grounding transformers and zero sequence current protection,and generator low-voltage protection action improvement.A LVRT scheme consisting of variable resistance dumping circuit,grid side dynamic reactive power control and reactive power compensation control is proposed.The fault characteristics of PMSG based wind farms are analyzed,and a PMSG based wind farm in Dabancheng,Xinjiang,is used as an example to analyze typical wind farm protection configuration,the setting values considering LVRT requirements,and the coordination problems.Finally,an improved wind farm protection coordination methodology is proposed and its validity is verified by simulation.

A Large-Scale Study of Failures on Petascale Supercomputers

With the rapid development of supercomputers, the scale and complexity are ever increasing, and the reliability and resilience are faced with larger challenges. There are many important technologies in fault tolerance, such as proacrive failure avoidance technologies based on fault prediction, reactive fault tolerance based on checkpoint, and scheduling technologies to improve reliability. Both qualitative and quantitative descriptions on characteristics of system faults are very critical for these technologies, This study analyzes the source of failures on two typical petascale supercomputers called Sunway BlueLight （based on multi-core CPUs） and Sunway TaihuLight （based on heterogeneous manycore CPUs）. It uncovers some interesting fault characteristics and finds unknown correlation relationship among main components＇ faults. Finally the paper analyzes the failure time of the two supercomputers in various grains of resource and different time spans, and builds a uniform multi-dimensional failure time model for petascale supereomputers.