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Detection and Location of Earth Fault in MV Feeders Using Screen Earthing Current Measurements

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  • Krzysztof Lowczowski

    (Institute of Electric Power Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, Piotrowo 3A, 60965 Poznan, Poland)

  • Jozef Lorenc

    (Institute of Electric Power Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, Piotrowo 3A, 60965 Poznan, Poland)

  • Jozef Zawodniak

    (Department of Network Asset Management, Enea Operator, Strzeszynska 58, 60479 Poznan, Poland)

  • Grzegorz Dombek

    (Institute of Electric Power Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, Piotrowo 3A, 60965 Poznan, Poland)

Abstract

The paper analyzes the utilization of cable screen currents for earth fault identification and location. Attention is paid on cable and mixed feeders—cable and overhead lines. The principle of operation is based on utilization of 3 criterion values: Ratio of cable screen earthing current and zero sequence cable core current— RF 110/15 , phase shift between cable screen earthing current and zero sequence cable core current— α and cable screen admittance defined as a ratio of cable screen earthing current and zero sequence voltage— Y 0 cs . Earth fault location is possible thanks to discovered relation between RF 110/15 and α , whereas Y 0 cs allows for reliable detection of earth faults. Detection and identification are very important because it allows to increase the reliability of supply—reduce downtime and number of consumers affected by the fault. The article presents a phase to ground fault current flow for different power system configurations. At the end solution, which improves location capabilities is proposed. The solution is analyzed in PSCAD software and verified by network experiment.

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  • Krzysztof Lowczowski & Jozef Lorenc & Jozef Zawodniak & Grzegorz Dombek, 2020. "Detection and Location of Earth Fault in MV Feeders Using Screen Earthing Current Measurements," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(5), pages 1-24, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:13:y:2020:i:5:p:1293-:d:330904
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