scholarly journals A Method Based on Only Currents for Determining Fault Direction in Radial Distribution Networks Integrated with Distributed Generations

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 01-11
Author(s):  
Ngo Minh Khoa ◽  
Tran Xuan Khoa
Keyword(s):  
Phase Angle ◽  
Radial Distribution ◽  
Phase Distribution ◽  
Distribution Network ◽  
Distribution Networks ◽  
Positive Sequence ◽  
Voltage Measurement ◽  
Distributed Generations ◽  
Fault Currents ◽  
Three Phase

Nowadays, more distributed generations (DGs) are connected to a radial distribution network, so conventional overcurrent relays cannot operate correctly when a fault occurs in the network. This study proposes a method to determine the fault direction in a three-phase distribution network integrated with DGs. The obtained pre-fault and fault currents are utilized to extract their phasors by the fast Fourier transform, and the phase angle difference between the positive-sequence components of the pre-fault and fault currents is used. Moreover, the method only uses the local current measurement to calculate and identify the phase angle change of the fault current without using the voltage measurement. Matlab/Simulink software is used to simulate the three-phase distribution network integrated with DGs. The faults with different resistances are assumed to occur at backward and forward fault locations. The simulation results show that the proposed method correctly determines the fault direction.

scholarly journals D-PMU and 5G-Network-Based Coordination Control Method for Three-Phase Imbalance Mitigation Units in the LVDN

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (10) ◽  
pp. 2754
Author(s):  
Mengmeng Xiao ◽  
Shaorong Wang ◽  
Zia Ullah
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Networks ◽  
Control Method ◽  
Low Voltage ◽  
Control Unit ◽  
Distribution Networks ◽  
Optimal Operation ◽  
Positive Sequence ◽  
Measurement Unit ◽  
Control Units ◽  
Three Phase

Three-phase imbalance is a long-term issue existing in low-voltage distribution networks (LVDNs), which consequently has an inverse impact on the safe and optimal operation of LVDNs. Recently, the increasing integration of single-phase distributed generations (DGs) and flexible loads has increased the probability of imbalance occurrence in LVDNs. To overcome the above challenges, this paper proposes a novel methodology based on the concept of "Active Asymmetry Energy-Absorbing (AAEA)" utilizing loads with a back-to-back converter, denoted as “AAEA Unit” in this paper. AAEA Units are deployed and coordinated to actively absorb asymmetry power among three phases for imbalance mitigation in LVDNs based on the high-precision, high-accuracy, and real-time distribution-level phasor measurement unit (D-PMU) data acquisition system and the 5th generation mobile networks (5G) communication channels. Furthermore, the control scheme of the proposed method includes three control units. Specifically, the positive-sequence control unit is designed to maintain the voltage of the DC-capacitor of the back-to-back converter. Likewise, the negative-sequence and zero-sequence control units are expected to mitigate the imbalanced current components. A simple imbalanced LVDN is modeled and tested in Simulink/Matlab (MathWorks, US). The obtained results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed methodology.

scholarly journals Optimal Selection of Conductors in Three-Phase Distribution Networks Using a Discrete Version of the Vortex Search Algorithm

Computation ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 80
Author(s):  
John Fernando Martínez-Gil ◽  
Nicolas Alejandro Moyano-García ◽  
Oscar Danilo Montoya ◽  
Jorge Alexander Alarcon-Villamil
Keyword(s):  
Objective Function ◽  
Power Flow ◽  
Phase Distribution ◽  
Search Algorithm ◽  
Distribution Networks ◽  
Discrete Version ◽  
Optimal Selection ◽  
Flow Method ◽  
Three Phase ◽  
Selection Of

In this study, a new methodology is proposed to perform optimal selection of conductors in three-phase distribution networks through a discrete version of the metaheuristic method of vortex search. To represent the problem, a single-objective mathematical model with a mixed-integer nonlinear programming (MINLP) structure is used. As an objective function, minimization of the investment costs in conductors together with the technical losses of the network for a study period of one year is considered. Additionally, the model will be implemented in balanced and unbalanced test systems and with variations in the connection of their loads, i.e., Δ− and Y−connections. To evaluate the costs of the energy losses, a classical backward/forward three-phase power-flow method is implemented. Two test systems used in the specialized literature were employed, which comprise 8 and 27 nodes with radial structures in medium voltage levels. All computational implementations were developed in the MATLAB programming environment, and all results were evaluated in DigSILENT software to verify the effectiveness and the proposed three-phase unbalanced power-flow method. Comparative analyses with classical and Chu & Beasley genetic algorithms, tabu search algorithm, and exact MINLP approaches demonstrate the efficiency of the proposed optimization approach regarding the final value of the objective function.

Power Flow Solution of Three-Phase Unbalanced Radial Distribution Network

2004 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 421-433 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. RANJAN ◽  
B. VENKATESH ◽  
A. CHATURVEDI ◽  
D. DAS
Keyword(s):  
Radial Distribution ◽  
Power Flow ◽  
Distribution Network ◽  
Flow Solution ◽  
Three Phase

Stochastic multi-objective optimization of photovoltaics integrated three-phase distribution network based on dynamic scenarios

2018 ◽  
Vol 231 ◽  
pp. 985-996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Xu ◽  
Jing Wang ◽  
Siyang Liao ◽  
Yuanzhang Sun ◽  
Deping Ke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phase Distribution ◽  
Distribution Network ◽  
Multi Objective Optimization ◽  
Multi Objective ◽  
Three Phase
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