Fault Location
Techniques for Distribution Feeders Containing Distributed Generation
Adly Girgis
02-04
EISG Project
Title: Fault Location Techniques
for Distribution Feeders Containing Distributed Generation
EISG Grant Number: 02-04
PIER Area: Strategic Energy Research
Principal Investigator: Adly Girgis
Contact Information: Phone:
(864) 656-5936, email: adly.girgis@ces.clemson.edu
Organization: Clemson University
Grant Amount: $75,000
Grant Term: 12 Months
Project Description:
Proposes to demonstrate the feasibility of a computational strategy for determining the fault location in a transmission network containing distributed generation resources. Proposed strategy will be based on an analysis of the voltage and current waveforms on the three phase lines at various points in the distribution network.
Proposed Outcomes:
§ A couple of algorithms will be developed and utilized. First, an algorithm for calculating the voltage and current phasor quantities needed for the fault location algorithm using three-phase fault analysis will be developed. Second, a signal-processing algorithm, such as DFT and Kalman filtering, will be developed in order to obtain the phasor quantities when the voltage and current waveforms are obtained from EMTDC software simulations.
Anticipated Benefits:
§ Potential to provide California utilities with the ability to incorporate Distributed Generation (DG) into their distribution systems while maintaining the current level of system reliability.