Critical Length Criterion and the Arc Chain Model for Calculating the Arcing Time of the Secondary Arc Related to AC Transmission Lines

The prompt extinction of the secondary arc is critical to the single-phase reclosing of AC transmission lines, including half-wavelength power transmission lines. In this paper, a low- voltage physical experimental platform was established and the motion process of the secondary arc was recorded by a high-speed camera. It was found that the arcing time of the secondary arc rendered a close relationship with its arc length. Through the input and output power energy analysis of the secondary arc, a new critical length criterion for the arcing time was proposed. The arc chain model was then adopted to calculate the arcing time with both the traditional and the proposed critical length criteria, and the simulation results were compared with the experimental data. The study showed that the arcing time calculated from the new critical length criterion gave more accurate results, which can provide a reliable criterion in term of arcing time for modeling and simulation of the secondary arc related with power transmission lines.

Design of 1000-kV AC Single-Circuit Overhead Transmission Line

The UHVAC 1 000-kV transmission system is so far the one with the most advanced transmission technique applied and highest operation voltage.There are no guidelines or standards available for the design of 1 000-kV overhead transmission line in China.Study on key technologies and design schemes shall be carried out to ascertain the technical principles and construction standards for project construction,which are presented in this paper based on the Southeast Shanxi-Nanyang-Jingmen test and demonstration transmission line.A comparison and analysis of technical data and economic indices between UHV line and other lines are also described.

Statistical Analysis of Radio Interference of 1000 kV UHV AC Double-circuit Transmission Lines in Foul Weather

Analyzing the impact of radio interference(RI)variation during foul weather conditions is an area that has received limited study.This paper provides a statistical analysis of RI measurements obtained from a long-term observation station close to the world’s first commercially operating 1000 kV UHV AC double-circuit transmission line in China.During six months of observations,the impact of RI was studied on the line during fog,drizzle,and light snow and rain.It was found that RI increases linearly with the natural logarithm of the precipitation intensity.The Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm(LMA)is employed to fit the RI value with the precipitation intensity.The reasonable distribution of RI in different foul weather is verified by one-sample K-S test.This test is seen as beneficial for further RI prediction based on statistical weather mode.

A fast boundary protection for an AC transmission line connected to an LCCHVDC inverter station

For AC transmission lines connected to an LCC-HVDC inverter station,commutation failure can lead to the wrong operation of traditional protection.To solve the problem,this paper proposes a fast protection scheme using transient information from one end of the AC line.The boundary frequency characteristics of the AC line connected to LCC-HVDC inverter are analyzed first.This reveals the existence of significant attenuation on both high frequency signals and some specific frequency signals.Based on the boundary characteristics,a novel boundary protection principle utilizing a backward traveling wave is then proposed.A PSCAD/EMTDC simulation model of a±800 kV LCC-HVDC and 500 kV AC transmission system is established,and different fault cases are simulated.The simulation results prove that the novel protection principle is immune to commutation failure,fault resistance and fault type.