Implementing Admittance Relaying for Microgrid Protection

The rapid increase of distributed energy resources has led to the widespread deployment of microgrids. These flexible and efficient local energy grids are able to operate in both grid-connected mode and islanded mode; they are interfaced to the main power system by a fast semiconductor switch and co...

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Published inarXiv.org
Main Authors Barnes, Arthur K, Mate, Adam
Format Paper Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 27.12.2022
Subjects
Circuits
Computer Science - Systems and Control
Distributed generation
Electric power grids
Electrical impedance
Energy sources
Inverters
Overcurrent
Relaying
Short circuit currents
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Summary:The rapid increase of distributed energy resources has led to the widespread deployment of microgrids. These flexible and efficient local energy grids are able to operate in both grid-connected mode and islanded mode; they are interfaced to the main power system by a fast semiconductor switch and commonly make use of inverter-interfaced generation. This paper focuses on inverter interfaced microgrids, which present a challenge for protection as they do not provide the high short-circuit current necessary for conventional time-overcurrent protection. The application of admittance relaying for the protection of inverter-interfaced microgrids is investigated as a potential solution. The comparison of analytical and simulated results of performed four experiments prove the suitability of admittance relaying for microgrids protection.
Bibliography:LA-UR-20-30128
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.2101.07783