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Control-Based Two-Layer Protection for Short-Circuit Fault at an LVDC Feeder Branch

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  • Jiajun Yang

    (Key Laboratory of More Electric Aircraft Technology of Zhejiang Province, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Nottingham, Ningbo 315104, China)

  • Sebastian Brueske

    (Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen GmbH, 93059 Regensburg, Germany)

  • Giampaolo Buticchi

    (Key Laboratory of More Electric Aircraft Technology of Zhejiang Province, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Nottingham, Ningbo 315104, China)

  • Chunyang Gu

    (Key Laboratory of More Electric Aircraft Technology of Zhejiang Province, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Nottingham, Ningbo 315104, China)

  • Sandro Guenter

    (Key Laboratory of More Electric Aircraft Technology of Zhejiang Province, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Nottingham, Ningbo 315104, China)

  • Pat Wheeler

    (Key Laboratory of More Electric Aircraft Technology of Zhejiang Province, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Nottingham, Ningbo 315104, China
    Power Electronics, Machines and Control Group, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK)

Abstract

Low-voltage dc distribution offers high efficiency for grid integration of dc-based technologies such as photovoltaic and battery storage systems and new loads such as charging stations for electric vehicles due to reduced number of conversion stages. However, the selection of protection devices, protection coordination and selectivity is still subject to research. This work proposes to use a two-layer protection technique utilizing the control capability of power converters in case of a short-circuit fault at branch level of a low voltage dc feeder. The first layer is limiting the bus current using a virtual resistance in the droop control to avoid tripping of the grid-forming converter. The second layer implements a soft fuse tripping technique for selectivity. The control concept is presented and the system stability is analyzed using impedance-based stability analysis. Experimental results on a hardware-in-the-loop setup verify the findings.

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  • Jiajun Yang & Sebastian Brueske & Giampaolo Buticchi & Chunyang Gu & Sandro Guenter & Pat Wheeler, 2022. "Control-Based Two-Layer Protection for Short-Circuit Fault at an LVDC Feeder Branch," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(11), pages 1-15, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:15:y:2022:i:11:p:4054-:d:829215
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