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Determining the subtransient fault current in a power system involves representing transformers by their leakage reactances, transmission lines by their equivalent series reactances, and synchronous machines as constant voltage sources behind their subtransient reactances. In this analysis, certain elements are excluded, such as winding resistances, series resistances, shunt admittances, delta-Y phase shifts, armature resistance, saturation, saliency, non-rotating impedance loads, and small...
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R A Mahmoud1, O P Malik2, W M Fayek3

  • 1Misr University for Science and Technology (MUST), College of Engineering Science & Technology, Department of Electrical Power and Machines Engineering (PME), 6th of October City, Giza, Egypt. ragab.mahmoud@must.edu.eg.

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A new strategy accurately estimates fault current model parameters for power system protection and automation. This method enhances the reliability and speed of critical functions like fault location and relay settings.

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Area of Science:

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Power Systems Analysis

Background:

  • Precise fault current model parameters are vital for power system protection and automation.
  • Accurate parameters are essential for protective relay settings, fault detection, CT saturation compensation, and fault interruption control.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a novel strategy for calculating fault current model parameters using short-circuit current data.
  • To enable efficient implementation of multiple functions in digital protective relays, fault locators, and CT compensators.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizes short-circuit current data to estimate fault inception angle, decay time constant, power system angle, and maximum symmetrical AC fault current.
  • Employs a difference concept for precise mathematical formulas to evaluate fault current model parameters.
  • Simulates a power system using ATP and processes the algorithm in MATLAB© for verification.

Main Results:

  • The developed methodology demonstrates high feasibility, reliability, accuracy, and speed in estimating fault current parameters.
  • The algorithm shows robustness against system parameter variations and is immune to different fault and operational conditions.
  • The approach enables multiple computer applications in power systems through accurate fault current model parameter calculation.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed strategy offers a reliable and accurate method for fault current parameter estimation.
  • The approach is versatile, applicable offline or in real-time, and robust under various system conditions.
  • Accurate fault current parameters facilitate enhanced performance in power system protection and automation applications.