| Title |
A Study on Detection of High Impedance Fault in Low Voltage DC Distribution System using Filter based on Mathematical Morphology |
| Authors |
Yun-Sik Oh ; Chul-Ho Noh ; Doo-Ung Kim ; Gi-Hyeon Gwon ; Joon Han ; Chul-Hwan Kim |
| DOI |
http://dx.doi.org/10.5207/JIEIE.2015.29.11.089 |
| Keywords |
EMTP ; High Impedance Fault ; LVDC Distribution System ; Mathematical Morphology |
| Abstract |
As a solution of improving the energy efficiency in power system, Low Voltage DC (LVDC) distribution systems different from conventional ones have been constantly researched. As in conventional AC distribution system, LVDC distribution system can suffer from High Impedance Fault (HIF) which may cause a failure of protective relay due to relatively low change in magnitude of fault current. In order to solve the problem, a scheme for detecting HIFs is presented in this paper. Closing Opening Difference Operation (CODO) based on Mathematical Morphology (MM), one of the MM-based filters, is utilized to make fault signals discriminable. To verify performance of the scheme, a simple LVDC distribution system is modeled by using ElectroMagnetic Transient Program (EMTP) software. Computer simulations according to various conditions are performed and comparison studies with a scheme using Wavelet Transform (WT) in an aspect of simulation time are also conducted. |