Journal Article

·2019

Performance Analysis of Fault Current Limiting Methods on IEEE 9-Bus System

Baris Kucukaydin , Oktay Arıkan YTU

Abstract

The fault current levels gradually increase with becoming widespread of distributed generation units, expansion of power systems, increased current levels, and power demand. High fault currents can cause damage to the power system components or shorten their life. This can bring about serious economic costs and affect the reliability of the system. In this study, three different fault current limiting methods such as current limiting series reactor, high impedance transformer and controlled series reactor (solid-state) fault current limiter that is applied in the IEEE 9-bus system are analyzed for three-phase fault and their effects to the system are discussed for normal operating conditions. The power system and current limiters are modeled in PSCAD/ EMTDC.

Keywords

Fault current limiter Current limiting Electric power system Transformer Fault (geology) Electrical impedance Limiting Engineering Reliability engineering Current (fluid) Electrical engineering Computer science Automotive engineering Power (physics) Voltage Mechanical engineering

Subject Areas

HVDC Systems and Fault Protection ·Electrical and Electronic Engineering ·Physical Sciences
High-Voltage Power Transmission Systems ·Electrical and Electronic Engineering ·Physical Sciences
Power Systems Fault Detection ·Control and Systems Engineering ·Physical Sciences

OpenAlex SDG Match

SDGs auto-classified by OpenAlex (score ≥ 0.4 shown).

Affordable and clean energy 67%