A New Communication-less Harmonic-based Protection Architecture for Meshed Microgrids

Siavash Beheshtaein, Robert Cuzner, Andrea Benigni, Mehdi Savaghebi, Josep M. Guerrero

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Abstract

This paper presents a novel non-communication protection architecture based on utilizing the selected Distributed Generators (DGs) which provide high-frequency harmonics for harmonic-based overcurrent relays to detect and isolate three-phase faults in meshed microgrids. The most prominent features of this structure include limited number of DGs required to inject harmonics, no need for using centralized communication system, and the fault can be detected and located in all conditions such as load disconnection/connection and DG disconnection/connection. The optimum Time Dial Settings (TDSs) of these relays are obtained by solving a coordination problem with Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algorithm. Real-time results are produced using OPAL-RT to show the effectiveness of the proposed method for two different locations of faults in a meshed microgrid.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2018 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2018
Number of pages7
PublisherElectrical Engineering/Electronics, Computer, Communications and Information Technology Association
Publication dateSept 2018
Pages502-508
Article number8557587
ISBN (Print)978-1-4799-7313-2
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-4799-7312-5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2018
Event10th Annual IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2018 - Portland, United States
Duration: 23 Sept 201827 Sept 2018

Conference

Conference10th Annual IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPortland
Period23/09/201827/09/2018
SponsorIEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS), IEEE Power Electronic Society (PELS)
SeriesIEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition
ISSN2329-3721

Keywords

  • Fault detection
  • Harmonic injection
  • Isolation
  • Relay coordination
  • Support vector machine (SVM)

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