Modern fault-resilient microgrids(MGs)require the operation of healthy phases during unbalanced short-circuits to improve the system reliability.This study proposes a differential power based selective phase tripping ...Modern fault-resilient microgrids(MGs)require the operation of healthy phases during unbalanced short-circuits to improve the system reliability.This study proposes a differential power based selective phase tripping scheme for MGs consisting of synchronous and inverter-interfaced distributed generators(DGs).First,the differential power is computed using the line-end superimposed voltage and current signals.Subsequently,to make the scheme threshold-free,a power coefficient index is derived and used for identifying faulted phases in an MG.The protection scheme is tested on a standard MG operating in either grid-connected or islanding mode,which is simulated using PSCAD/EMTDC.The efficacy of the scheme is also assessed on the OPAL-RT manufactured real-time digital simulation(RTDS)platform.Further,the performance of the proposed protection scheme is compared with a few existing methods.The results show that the selective tripping of faulted phases in MGs can be achieved quickly and securely using the proposed scheme.展开更多
文摘Modern fault-resilient microgrids(MGs)require the operation of healthy phases during unbalanced short-circuits to improve the system reliability.This study proposes a differential power based selective phase tripping scheme for MGs consisting of synchronous and inverter-interfaced distributed generators(DGs).First,the differential power is computed using the line-end superimposed voltage and current signals.Subsequently,to make the scheme threshold-free,a power coefficient index is derived and used for identifying faulted phases in an MG.The protection scheme is tested on a standard MG operating in either grid-connected or islanding mode,which is simulated using PSCAD/EMTDC.The efficacy of the scheme is also assessed on the OPAL-RT manufactured real-time digital simulation(RTDS)platform.Further,the performance of the proposed protection scheme is compared with a few existing methods.The results show that the selective tripping of faulted phases in MGs can be achieved quickly and securely using the proposed scheme.