Improving the reliability of combined overhead and cable power lines by organizing smart autoreclosing
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The application of combined overhead and cable power lines (OCPLs) of 110 kV voltage rate and higher call for new features for power system protection and automation devices. One of the most urgent is the problem of autoreclosing (AR) of OCPL. One or another solution to this problem significantly affects the reliability and efficiency of the OCPL operating. In many countries, both non-selective AR and selective AR are used. A method of selective AR of OCPL based on traveling waves is proposed, which increases the reliability of OCPL protection and automation. The method uses a special procedure of traveling wave pattern classification for faulted section identification.