Fault location for underground distribution feeders: An extended impedance-based formulation with capacitive current compensation

International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 489-496

  Filomena, André D ^a   Resener, Mariana ^b   Salim, Rodrigo H ^c   Bretas, Arturo S ^b  

^a Companhia Estadual de Geração e Transmissão de Energia Elétrica ^*  (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fault location; Power distribution protection; Underground distribution systems

Indexed keywords

APPARENT IMPEDANCE; CAPACITIVE COMPONENTS; CAPACITIVE CURRENT COMPENSATION; CURRENT DATA; ELECTRICAL ENERGY DISTRIBUTION; FAULT LOCATION; FAULT LOCATION ALGORITHMS; FAULT TYPES; ITERATIVE ALGORITHM; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; PERMANENT FAULTS; POWER DISTRIBUTION PROTECTION; RIO GRANDE DO SUL; SERVICE RESTORATION; SOUTHERN BRAZIL; TEST RESULTS; UNDERGROUND DISTRIBUTION; UNDERGROUND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; UNDERGROUND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; VISUAL INSPECTION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION LANGUAGES; CURRENT LIMITING REACTORS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FEEDING; PARTIAL DISCHARGES; UNDERGROUND CABLES; UNDERGROUND ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; VISUAL COMMUNICATION;

NORMAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 69749109367     PISSN: 01420615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijepes.2009.03.026     Document Type: Article

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