A New Distance Protection Method Considering TCSC-FCL Dynamic Impedance Characteristics

Fanrong Wei, Xiangning Lin, Zhengtian Li*, Le Chen, Muhammad Shoaib Khalid

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Abstract

Ignoring the dynamic impedance characteristics of a thyristor-controlled series-capacitor-type fault current limiter (TCSC-FCL) may lead to maloperation/fail-to-trip or slow response of distance protection. To solve the above problem, the TCSC-FCL dynamic impedance analysis model was established. Taking the special operation mode of the TCSC-FCL into account, the time-varying characteristics of the TCSC-FCL during the whole process from the series compensation mode to the current-limiting mode were analyzed. Then, this paper proposed the function expression of dynamic impedance characteristics of the TCSC-FCL and put forward the distance protection setting strategy based on a dynamic offset impedance circle in order to eliminate the influence of TCSC-FCL dynamic impedance characteristics to the distance protection operation. By establishing a typical simulation model including the TCSC-FCL, the correctness of dynamic feature's analytic expression and the distance protection setting strategy is proved with extensive simulation results.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1428-1437
Number of pages10
JournalIEEE Transactions on Power Delivery
Volume33
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2018

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Keywords

  • TCSC-FCL
  • distance protection
  • dynamic impedance process
  • dynamic offset
  • impedance circle

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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