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Circuit Breaker Failure Protection Strategy for HVDC Grids

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  • María José Pérez-Molina

    (Department of Electrical Engineering, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Plaza Ingeniero Torres Quevedo, 1, 48013 Bilbao, Spain)

  • Dunixe Marene Larruskain

    (Department of Electrical Engineering, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Plaza Ingeniero Torres Quevedo, 1, 48013 Bilbao, Spain)

  • Pablo Eguia

    (Department of Electrical Engineering, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Plaza Ingeniero Torres Quevedo, 1, 48013 Bilbao, Spain)

  • Oihane Abarrategi

    (Department of Electrical Engineering, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Plaza Ingeniero Torres Quevedo, 1, 48013 Bilbao, Spain)

Abstract

HVDC grids demand the fast and reliable operation of the protection system. The failure of any protection element should initialize a backup protection almost immediately in order to assure the system’s stability. This paper proposes a novel backup strategy that covers the failure of the primary protection including the malfunctioning of the HVDC circuit breaker. Only local voltage measurements are employed in the proposed backup protection and the voltage derivative is calculated at both sides of the limiting inductor. Consequently, the speed and reliability of the protection system are enhanced, since no communication channel is needed. This paper contains a thorough specification of the proposed protection strategy. This strategy is validated in a four-terminal HVDC grid with various fault case scenarios, including high-resistance fault cases. The operation of the backup protection is reliable and remarkably fast.

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  • María José Pérez-Molina & Dunixe Marene Larruskain & Pablo Eguia & Oihane Abarrategi, 2021. "Circuit Breaker Failure Protection Strategy for HVDC Grids," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(14), pages 1-15, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:14:y:2021:i:14:p:4326-:d:596554
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    1. María José Pérez Molina & Dunixe Marene Larruskain & Pablo Eguía López & Agurtzane Etxegarai, 2019. "Analysis of Local Measurement-Based Algorithms for Fault Detection in a Multi-Terminal HVDC Grid," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(24), pages 1-20, December.
    2. Perez-Molina, M.J. & Larruskain, D.M. & Eguia Lopez, P. & Buigues, G. & Valverde, V., 2021. "Review of protection systems for multi-terminal high voltage direct current grids," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 144(C).
    3. Jingqiu Yu & Zheren Zhang & Zheng Xu, 2020. "A Local Protection and Local Action Strategy of DC Grid Fault Protection," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(18), pages 1-14, September.
    4. Van Quan Dao & Jae-In Lee & Chang Soon Kim & Minwon Park & Umberto Melaccio, 2020. "Design and Performance Analysis of a Saturated Iron-Core Superconducting Fault Current Limiter for DC Power Systems," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(22), pages 1-18, November.
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