Please wait a minute...
Front. Inform. Technol. Electron. Eng.  2011, Vol. 12 Issue (2): 116-123    DOI: 10.1631/jzus.C1010042
    
Waveform feature monitoring scheme for transformer differential protection
Bahador Fani*,1, Mohamad Esmail Hamedani Golshan1, Hosein Askarian Abyaneh2
1 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran 2 Department of Electrical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
Download:   PDF(227KB)
Export: BibTeX | EndNote (RIS)      

Abstract  We propose a new scheme for transformer differential protection. This scheme uses different characteristics of the differential currents waveforms (DCWs) under internal fault and magnetizing inrush current conditions. The scheme is based on choosing an appropriate feature of the waveform and monitoring it during the post-disturbance instants. For this purpose, the signal feature is quantified by a discrimination function (DF). Discrimination between internal faults and magnetizing inrush currents is carried out by tracking the signs of three decision-making functions (DMFs) computed from the DFs for three phases. We also present a new algorithm related to the general scheme. The algorithm is based on monitoring the second derivative sign of DCW. The results show that all types of internal faults, even those accompanied by the magnetizing inrush, can be correctly identified from the inrush conditions about half a cycle after the occurrence of a disturbance. Another advantage of the proposed method is that the fault detection algorithm does not depend on the selection of thresholds. Furthermore, the proposed algorithm does not require burdensome computations.

Key wordsTransformer differential protection      Differential current waveform      Inrush current      Fault current      Waveform feature      Waveform processing     
Received: 26 January 2010      Published: 08 February 2011
CLC:  TM4  
Cite this article:

Bahador Fani, Mohamad Esmail Hamedani Golshan, Hosein Askarian Abyaneh. Waveform feature monitoring scheme for transformer differential protection. Front. Inform. Technol. Electron. Eng., 2011, 12(2): 116-123.

URL:

http://www.zjujournals.com/xueshu/fitee/10.1631/jzus.C1010042     OR     http://www.zjujournals.com/xueshu/fitee/Y2011/V12/I2/116


Waveform feature monitoring scheme for transformer differential protection

We propose a new scheme for transformer differential protection. This scheme uses different characteristics of the differential currents waveforms (DCWs) under internal fault and magnetizing inrush current conditions. The scheme is based on choosing an appropriate feature of the waveform and monitoring it during the post-disturbance instants. For this purpose, the signal feature is quantified by a discrimination function (DF). Discrimination between internal faults and magnetizing inrush currents is carried out by tracking the signs of three decision-making functions (DMFs) computed from the DFs for three phases. We also present a new algorithm related to the general scheme. The algorithm is based on monitoring the second derivative sign of DCW. The results show that all types of internal faults, even those accompanied by the magnetizing inrush, can be correctly identified from the inrush conditions about half a cycle after the occurrence of a disturbance. Another advantage of the proposed method is that the fault detection algorithm does not depend on the selection of thresholds. Furthermore, the proposed algorithm does not require burdensome computations.

关键词: Transformer differential protection,  Differential current waveform,  Inrush current,  Fault current,  Waveform feature,  Waveform processing 
[1] Mahmoud MODARESI, Hamid LESANI. New method to determine optimum impedance of fault current limiters for symmetrical and/or asymmetrical faults in power systems[J]. Front. Inform. Technol. Electron. Eng., 2018, 19(2): 297-307.
[2] Amir Heidary, Hamid Radmanesh, Seyed Hamid Fathi, G. B. Gharehpetian. Series transformer based diode-bridge-type solid state fault current limiter[J]. Front. Inform. Technol. Electron. Eng., 2015, 16(9): 769-784.