Comparison between open phase fault of arc suppression coil and single phase to earth fault in coal mine distribution network

When, in a coal mine distribution network whose neutral point is grounded by an arc suppression coil (ASC), a fault occurs in the ASC, compensation cannot be properly realized. Furthermore, it can damage the safe and reliable run of the network. We first introduce a three-phase five-column arc suppression coil (TPFCASC) and discuss its autotracking compensation theory. Then we compare the single phase to ground fault of the coal mine distribution network with an open phase fault at the TPFCASC using the Thévenin theory, the symmetrical-component method and the complex sequence network respectively. The results show that, in both types of faults, zero-sequence voltage of the network will appear and the maximum magnitude of this zero-sequence voltage is different in both faults. Based on this situation, a protection for the open phase fault at the TPFCASC should be estab-lished.

Application of DC component to select fault branch in arc suppression coil grounding system

When single phase earth fault occurs in the arc suppression coil grounding system, the amplitude of the transient capacitance current is high and decays fast, but the attenuation of the transient inductance current is much slower. This paper analyses the DC component of fault branch, and has found it is much bigger than that of the normal branches in transient state. All the simulation results obtained from three compensation types, different fault time and different wave cycles show that the DC component of fault branch is much higher than that of those normal branches. These results verify the effectiveness of taking the DC component as the method of fault line selection in the arc suppression coil grounding system.

Simulation and experimental research on methods to suppress ferroresonance in potential transformers

Ferroresonance in distribution networks is usually hard to be identified and predicted because it is nonlinear and dependent on multiple factors and conditions.This study discusses different common antiferroresonance methods by numerical simulations and experimental tests.In order to study the reliability of the anti-ferroresonance measures,a 10 kV ferroresonance testing system was setup.Then a number of simulations and experiments were carried out to show the ferroresonance phenomena initiated by single-phase grounding faults and/or single-phase disconnection faults.In addition,potential transformer models with the characteristic of non-linear magnetic excitation were developed and used in PSCAD-based simulation studies.These studies investigated the performance of primary resonance eliminators and arc suppression coils on restraining the ferroresonance under multiple power system parameters and initialisations.In addition,a joint anti-ferroresonance method is proposed and verified.The simulation and experimental studies can provide guidelines for evaluating the anti-ferroresonance methods in distribution networks.