Protection of Microgrid Interconnection Lines Using Distance Relay With Residual Voltage Compensations
- 3 March 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery
- Vol. 37 (1), 486-495
- https://doi.org/10.1109/tpwrd.2021.3063684
Abstract
Protection of microgrids at the Point of Interconnection (POI) is a challenging task. Particularly, single-line-to-ground (SLG) faults on the interconnection line are difficult to detect using the fault current detection relays if the microgrid is ungrounded at utility side of its interconnection transformer; such microgrid contributes very low fault current, which disappears once the utility feeder breaker opens. Other common schemes for protection of microgrid interconnection line against SLG faults include Direct Transfer Trip (DTT) and over-voltage relay (59G). The main challenges associated with these methods are installation and maintenance costs of high-speed communication system, sensitivity of relay settings, and delayed fault clearing time due to selectivity requirements. To address such concerns, this paper proposes the use of a distance relay at the microgrid/LV side of the interconnection transformer to provide protection against SLG faults on the interconnection line at the utility/HV side. The designed distance relay executes an enhanced apparent impedance calculation using residual voltage compensation to correctly identify the fault, properly measure the fault location, and timely isolate the fault. In this paper, various scenarios are analyzed using ASPEN/PSCAD simulators to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method for protecting the microgrid interconnection line under different fault scenarios.Keywords
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