Automatic fault location on the distribution system is a necessity for a resilient grid with fast service restoration after an outage. Motivated by the development of low cost synchronized voltage phasor measurement units (PMUs) for the distribution system, this paper describes how PMU data during a fault event can be used to accurately locate faults on the primary distribution system. Rather than requiring many specialized line sensors to enable fault location, the proposed approach leverages a PMU data stream that can be used for a variety of applications, making it easier to justify the investment in fault location. The accuracy of existing automatic fault location techniques are dependent either on dense deployments of line sensors or unrealistically accurate models of system loads. This paper demonstrates how synchronized voltage measurements enable sufficiently accurate fault location with relatively few instrumentation devices and relatively low fidelity system models. The IEEE 123 bus distribution feeder is examined as a test case, and the proposed algorithm is demonstrated to be robust to variations in total load and uncertainty in the response of loads to voltage sags during a sample set of varied fault conditions.
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ASME 2014 Power Conference
July 28–31, 2014
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Automatic Fault Location on Distribution Networks Using Synchronized Voltage Phasor Measurement Units
Jonathan Lee
Jonathan Lee
University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
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Jonathan Lee
University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
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POWER2014-32231, V002T14A008; 8 pages
Published Online:
November 19, 2014
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Lee, J. "Automatic Fault Location on Distribution Networks Using Synchronized Voltage Phasor Measurement Units." Proceedings of the ASME 2014 Power Conference. Volume 2: Simple and Combined Cycles; Advanced Energy Systems and Renewables (Wind, Solar and Geothermal); Energy Water Nexus; Thermal Hydraulics and CFD; Nuclear Plant Design, Licensing and Construction; Performance Testing and Performance Test Codes; Student Paper Competition. Baltimore, Maryland, USA. July 28–31, 2014. V002T14A008. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/POWER2014-32231
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