Abstract:
A system for detecting ground faults in a compensated electric power distribution network includes the determination of zero sequence voltage (V0) and zero sequence current (I0) on a power line and calculating the zero sequence conductance (G0) therefrom. The oepration of the conductance calculation circuit occurs only under selected power line conditions involving minimum values of zero sequence voltage, zero sequence current and positive sequence voltage, to ensure the accuracy of a fault direction determination. The conductance values are processed on an adaptive basis in which the difference between the most recent conductance value and a conductance value from a selected previous point in time is determined and then compared against threshold values to make forward and reverse fault declarations.
Abstract:
In a power line current differential protection system, all three phase current values (IA, IB, and IC) are obtained from both the local end and the remote end of a power transmission line (12). The magnitude of the ratio of the remote current values to the local current values are calculated. Also, the angle difference between the local and the remote current values for each phase are calculated. Comparison elements (40, 42) then compare the ratio and angle values against preselected values which establish a restrain region in the current ratio plane. Current values which result in the ratio being within the region do not result in a tripping signal for the circuit breaker on the power transmission line (12), while current values which result in a ratio outside of the region result in a tripping of the circuit breaker. Similar circuitry is used for negative sequence current quantities, with the negative sequence preselected values being set substantially lower to produce a more sensitive response to possible faults in the line.