Improving Real-time Fault Analysis and Validating Relay Operations to Prevent or Mitigate Cascading Blackouts

This paper proposes a new strategy at the local (substation) level, aimed at preventing or mitigating the cascading blackouts that involve relay misoperations or inadequate local diagnostic support. The strategy consists of an advanced real-time tool that combines neural network based fault detectio...

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Published inProceedings of the ... IEEE Power Engineering Society Transmission and Distribution Conference pp. 847 - 852
Main Authors Nan Zhang, Kezunovic, M.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 2006
Subjects
Classification tree analysis
Data structures
Fault detection
Monitoring
Neural networks
Power system faults
Power system protection
Protective relaying
Relays
Substations
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Summary:This paper proposes a new strategy at the local (substation) level, aimed at preventing or mitigating the cascading blackouts that involve relay misoperations or inadequate local diagnostic support. The strategy consists of an advanced real-time tool that combines neural network based fault detection and classification (NNFDC) algorithm and synchronized sampling based fault location (SSFL) algorithm with a relay monitoring tool using event tree analysis (ETA). The fault analysis tool provides a reference for conventional distance relay with its better performance and the relay monitoring tool provides detailed local information about the disturbances. The idea of the entire strategy is to meet several NERC recommendations to prevent blackouts using wide area protection and control
ISBN:0780391942
9780780391949
ISSN:2160-8555
DOI:10.1109/TDC.2006.1668608