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Visualizing Fault Induced Traveling Waves In Medium Voltage Systems

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Traveling waves are induced in power systems during most transient events in the grid. These waves travel close to the speed of light in overhead lines and 50% to 60% the speed of light in underground cables. Even though traveling wave-based protection schemes for transmission systems are available commercially, traveling waves in medium voltage distribution networks are still in research space. Compared to transmission system, medium voltage distribution systems contain more reflections and refractions. Thus, visualization is challenging and is critical in locating faults in distribution network. To address this visualization challenge, this paper presents an open-source tool to visualize the traveling waves using Bewley lattice approach. The developed visualization tool will be useful for the protection engineers to detect and triangulate fault locations in the medium voltage systems and isolate the faults.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1996398
Report Number(s):
NREL/CP-5D00-87266; MainId:88041; UUID:6c242541-3968-431e-af78-32c1acdb2e98; MainAdminID:70275
Resource Relation:
Conference: Presented at the 2022 IEEE IAS Petroleum and Chemical Industry Technical Conference (PCIC), 26-29 September 2022, Denver, Colorado; Related Information: 81169
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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