Islanding protection of active distribution networks with renewable distributed generators: A comprehensive survey

Electric Power Systems Research

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 984-992

  Chowdhury, S P ^a   Chowdhury, S ^a   Crossley, P A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Digital protection; Islanding operation; Loss of grid; Protection coordination; Renewable distributed generation

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER NETWORKS; DISTRIBUTION OF GOODS; MESH GENERATION; OVERCURRENT PROTECTION; POWER SUPPLY CIRCUITS; SURVEYS;

ANTI-ISLANDING PROTECTIONS; BI-DIRECTIONAL FLOWS; CONTROL AND PROTECTIONS; CRITICAL LOADS; DIGITAL PROTECTION; DISTRIBUTED GENERATORS; DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; FAULT CURRENTS; GRID FAULTS; ISLANDING; ISLANDING OPERATION; PROTECTION COORDINATION; PROTECTION SCHEMES; PROTECTION SYSTEMS; RADIAL SYSTEMS; RENEWABLE DISTRIBUTED GENERATION; RESEARCH ACTIVITIES; UNIDIRECTIONAL FLOWS; UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLIES;

ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT PROTECTION;

EID: 62549116130     PISSN: 03787796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsr.2008.12.012     Document Type: Article

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