Relay coordination is crucial in electrical power systems to protect against malfunctions and damage caused by unexpected events like short circuits.To address the challenge associated with the reverse direction of fa...Relay coordination is crucial in electrical power systems to protect against malfunctions and damage caused by unexpected events like short circuits.To address the challenge associated with the reverse direction of fault current,dual-setting(DS)directional over-current relays have evolved but failed to provide proper coordination during changes of load,generation,and network.In the meantime,with the increasing number of DS relays,the total relay operating time tends to saturate.Therefore,this paper proposes a protection scheme based on the optimal deployment of conventional and dual-setting rate of change of voltage(DS-ROCOV)relays in distribution systems.This holds true for varying network topologies and is unaffected by variations in load and generation.The objective of the proposed scheme is to ensure reliable and efficient protection against faults in distribution systems by minimizing the overall operating time with the optimal number of DS-ROCOV relays.The proposed protection scheme’s performance is evaluated for different coordination time interval values as well as in different microgrid scenarios.This paper outlines the design and implementation of the proposed protection scheme which is validated on the modified IEEE 14-bus system using simulations in Matlab/Simulink.展开更多
Fault current magnitude in a microgrid depends upon its mode of operation,namely,grid-connected mode or islanded mode.Depending on the type of fault in a given mode,separate protection schemes are generally employed.W...Fault current magnitude in a microgrid depends upon its mode of operation,namely,grid-connected mode or islanded mode.Depending on the type of fault in a given mode,separate protection schemes are generally employed.With the change in microgrid operating mode,the protection scheme needs to be modified which is uneconomical and time inefficient.In this paper,a novel optimal protection coordination scheme is proposed,one which enables a common optimal relay setting which is valid in both operating modes of the microgrid.In this con-text,a common optimal protection scheme is introduced for dual setting directional overcurrent relays(DOCRs)using a combination of various standard relay characteristics.Along with the two variables,i.e.,time multiplier setting(TMS)and plug setting(PS)for conventional directional overcurrent relay,dual setting DOCRs are augmented with a third variable of relay characteristics identifier(RCI),which is responsible for selecting optimal relay characteristics from the standard relay characteristics according to the IEC-60255 standard.The relay coordination problem is formulated as a mixed-integer nonlinear programming(MINLP)problem,and the settings of relays are optimally determined using the genetic algorithm(GA)and the grey wolf optimization(GWO)algorithm.To validate the superiority of the pro-posed protection scheme,the distribution parts of the IEEE-14 and IEEE-30 bus benchmark systems are considered.展开更多
文摘Relay coordination is crucial in electrical power systems to protect against malfunctions and damage caused by unexpected events like short circuits.To address the challenge associated with the reverse direction of fault current,dual-setting(DS)directional over-current relays have evolved but failed to provide proper coordination during changes of load,generation,and network.In the meantime,with the increasing number of DS relays,the total relay operating time tends to saturate.Therefore,this paper proposes a protection scheme based on the optimal deployment of conventional and dual-setting rate of change of voltage(DS-ROCOV)relays in distribution systems.This holds true for varying network topologies and is unaffected by variations in load and generation.The objective of the proposed scheme is to ensure reliable and efficient protection against faults in distribution systems by minimizing the overall operating time with the optimal number of DS-ROCOV relays.The proposed protection scheme’s performance is evaluated for different coordination time interval values as well as in different microgrid scenarios.This paper outlines the design and implementation of the proposed protection scheme which is validated on the modified IEEE 14-bus system using simulations in Matlab/Simulink.
文摘Fault current magnitude in a microgrid depends upon its mode of operation,namely,grid-connected mode or islanded mode.Depending on the type of fault in a given mode,separate protection schemes are generally employed.With the change in microgrid operating mode,the protection scheme needs to be modified which is uneconomical and time inefficient.In this paper,a novel optimal protection coordination scheme is proposed,one which enables a common optimal relay setting which is valid in both operating modes of the microgrid.In this con-text,a common optimal protection scheme is introduced for dual setting directional overcurrent relays(DOCRs)using a combination of various standard relay characteristics.Along with the two variables,i.e.,time multiplier setting(TMS)and plug setting(PS)for conventional directional overcurrent relay,dual setting DOCRs are augmented with a third variable of relay characteristics identifier(RCI),which is responsible for selecting optimal relay characteristics from the standard relay characteristics according to the IEC-60255 standard.The relay coordination problem is formulated as a mixed-integer nonlinear programming(MINLP)problem,and the settings of relays are optimally determined using the genetic algorithm(GA)and the grey wolf optimization(GWO)algorithm.To validate the superiority of the pro-posed protection scheme,the distribution parts of the IEEE-14 and IEEE-30 bus benchmark systems are considered.
