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Load Flow Calculation and Short Circuit Fault Transients in AC Electrified Railways

  • Hosseini, Seyed Hossein;Shahnia, Farhad
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2005.06a
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    • pp.2203-2206
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    • 2005
  • A load flow and short circuit fault simulation of AC electrified railway distribution systems is presented with DIgSILENT PowerFactory software. Load flow of electrified railways distribution system with concerning multi train lines and dynamic characteristics of train load is studied for different time laps. The dynamic characteristics of train load in starting and braking conditions with different starting and stopping times and its moving positions makes the load flow complicated so there is a great need in studying the effects of electrified railways on load flow. Short circuit fault transients is also studied and simulated for both power system or traction distribution system and their effects on the operation of the train sets is investigated.

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A Study on the Measuring System of the Switching Surges in the 22.9 kV Distribution Lines (22.9 kV 배전용 계폐기의 개폐서지 측정시스템 구성에 관한 연구)

  • Park, Sang-Man;Yoon, Tae-Sang;Roh, Hwang-Nai;Han, Yong-Hee;Lee, Heung-Ho
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2000.07d
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    • pp.3094-3096
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    • 2000
  • In the distribution systems, there are generally two sources of transient over-voltages. One is the capacitor switching surge and the other is the lightning surge. This paper is written about the measuring and analysis of switching over-voltages in the 22.9 kV multi-grounded distribution systems. The measurement was performed in the Kochang distribution test line in January, 2000.

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Wireless Sensor for Diagnostics of Electric Equipments (전력 설비 감시를 위한 무선 센서)

  • Choi, Yong-Sung;Kim, Hyung-Gon;Lee, Kyung-Sup
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 2008.04c
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    • pp.98-102
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    • 2008
  • Methods and analysis of a simple wireless sensor concept for detecting and locating faults as well as for load monitoring are presented. The concept is based on distributed wireless sensors that are attached to the incoming and outgoing power lines of secondary substations. A sensor measures only phase current characteristics of the wire it is attached to, is not synchronized to other sensors and does not need configuration of triggering levels. The main novelty of the concept is in detecting and locating faults by combining power distribution network characteristics on system level with low power sampling methods for individual sensors. This concept enables the sensor design to be simple, energy efficient and thus applicable in new installations and for retrofit purposes in both overhead and underground electrical distribution systems.

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Calculation of Electric Field and Magnetic Flux Density under 3-Phase Power Lines (3상 전력선로하의 전계 및 자속밀도 계산)

  • Lee, Y.S.;Park, J.E.;Noh, I.S.;Kang, D.H.
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2003.07a
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    • pp.439-441
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    • 2003
  • In this study the formula of electro magnetic fields under 3-phase power lines with vertical or horizontal line-configurations were deduced and the effect of the earth was considered in the formula. Using the formula the electric field and the magnetic flux density under distribution and transmission lines constucted currently in our country were calculated and the components of each field were investigated with horizontal distance from tower and height above the earth.

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Analysis on How to Locate the Maximum Line Voltage to Hull in Steady State on the Vector Diagram Onboard Vessels

  • Choi, Soon-Man
    • Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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    • v.35 no.7
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    • pp.966-973
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    • 2011
  • Power distribution onboard vessel is typically configured as ungrounded system due to the ability to continuously supply electric power even when an earth fault occurs. The impedance connections between 3 phase power lines and hull cause the line-to-hull voltages to become unstable and increased in case the impedances are unbalanced, bringing the situation susceptible to electric shock and deterioration of insulation material. Also the line-to-hull voltage can reach to a certain maximum value in the steady state depending on the distributed capacitances and grounding resistances between lines and hull. This study suggests how to find and calculate the maximum line-to-hull voltage in view of magnitude and phase angle based on the vector diagram.

Bus-voltage Sag Suppressing and Fault Current Limiting Characteristics of the SFCL Due to its Application Location in a Power Distribution System

  • Kim, Jin-Seok;Lim, Sung-Hun;Kim, Jae-Chul
    • Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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    • v.8 no.6
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    • pp.1305-1309
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    • 2013
  • The application of the superconducting fault current limiter (SFCL) in a power distribution system is expected to contribute the voltage-sag suppression of the bus line as well as the fault-current reduction of the fault line. However, the application effects of the SFCL on the voltage sag of the bus line including the fault current are dependent on its application location in a power distribution system. In this paper, we investigated the fault current limiting and the voltage sag suppressing characteristics of the SFCL due to its application location such as the outgoing point of the feeder, the bus line, the neutral line and the 2nd side of the main transformer in a power distribution system, and analyzed the trace variations of the bus-voltage and fault-feeder current. The simulated power distribution system, which was composed of the universal power source, two transformers with the parallel connection and the impedance load banks connected with the 2nd side of the transformer through the power transmission lines, was constructed and the short-circuit tests for the constructed system were carried out. Through the analysis on the short-circuit tests for the simulated power distribution system with the SFCLs applied into its representative locations, the effects from the SFCL's application on the power distribution system were discussed from the viewpoints of both the suppression of the bus-voltage sag and the reduction of the fault current.

Development of an Adaptive Overcurrent Relaying Algorithm for Distribution Networks Embedding a Large Scaled Wind Farm

  • Jang, Sung-Il;Kim, Ji-Won;Kim, Kwang-Ho
    • KIEE International Transactions on Power Engineering
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    • v.3A no.4
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    • pp.198-205
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    • 2003
  • This paper proposes the adaptive relaying of protective devices applied in the neighboring distribution feeders for reliable and efficient operations of a wind farm interconnected with distribution networks by dedicated lines. A wind farm connected to an electric power network is one of the greatest alternative energy sources. However, the wind turbine generators are influenced by abnormal grid conditions such as disturbances occurring in the neighboring distribution feeders as well as the dedicated power. Particularly, in cases of a fault happening in the neighboring distribution feeders, a wind farm might be accelerated until protective devices clear the fault. Therefore, the delayed operation time of protective devices for satisfying the coordination might overly expose the interconnected wind turbine generators to the fault and cause damage to them. This paper describes the proper delayed operation time of protective relay satisfying the coordination of the distribution networks as well as reducing damage on the interconnected wind farm. The simulation results for the Hoenggye substation model composed of five feeders and one dedicated line using PSCAD/EMTDC showed that the proper delayed time of protective devices reflecting the fault condition and the power output of the wind farm could improve the operational reliability, efficiency, and stability of the wind farm.

Lightning Surges Transferred to Low-voltage AC Power Lines through Distribution Transformers (배전용 변압기를 통하여 저압 전원선으로 전파되는 뇌서지)

  • 이복희;이동문;이수봉
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.94-99
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    • 2003
  • A strong need to improve the quality of electric power is increased because of increasing use of the sensitive and small-sized electronic devices. The transient overvoltages on low-voltage AC power distribution systems are induced by direct or indirect lightning return strokes, and they can cause damage and/or malfunction of the utility systems for home automation, office automation and factory automation as well as medical equipment. The behaviors of lightning overvoltages transferred through the transformer to the low voltage AC power distribution systems were experimentally investigated using a Marx generator. The surge voltages in low-voltage ac power systems are rarely limited by the application of the surge arrester to the primary side of distribution transformer and a custom service ground.

Trend for Managing Electrical Distribution Equipments Using a Wireless Sensors (배전 설비의 무선 통신을 이용한 배전 설비의 신뢰성 향상 기술 동향)

  • Lee, Ju-Hong;Yun, Ju-Ho;Choi, Yong-Sung;Lee, Kyung-Sup
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 2007.06a
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    • pp.543-544
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    • 2007
  • This paper introduce methods and analysis of a simple wireless sensor concept for detecting and locating faults as well as for load monitoring are presented. The concept is based on distributed wireless sensors that are attached to the incoming and outgoing power lines of secondary substations. A sensor measures only phase current characteristics of the wire it is attached to, is not synchronized to other sensors and does not need configuration of triggering levels. The main novelty of the concept is in detecting and locating faults by combining power distribution network characteristics on system level with low power sampling methods for individual sensors. This concept enables the sensor design to be simple, energy efficient and thus applicable in new installations and for retrofit purposes in both overhead and underground electrical distribution systems.

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Estimation of Fault Location on a Power Line using the Time-Frequency Domain Reflectometry (절연전선 결함 위치 추정에 대한 시간-주파수 영역 반사파 계측법의 적용)

  • Doo, Seung-Ho;Kwak, Ki-Seok;Park, Jin-Bae
    • The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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    • v.57 no.2
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    • pp.268-275
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    • 2008
  • In this paper, we introduce a new method for detecting and estimating faults on a power line using the time-frequency domain reflectometry system. The system rests upon time-frequency signal analysis and uses a chirp signal which is multiplied by Gaussian envelope. The chirp signal is used as a reference signal, and we can get the reflected signal from a fault on a wire. To detect and estimate faults, we analyze the reflected signal by Wigner time-frequency distribution function and normalized time-frequency cross correlation function. In this paper we design an optimal reference signal for power line and implement a system for estimating fault distance on a power line with the TFDR implemented by PXI equipments. This approach is verified by some experiments with HIV 2.25mm power lines.