Current-only directional overcurrent protection for distribution automation: Challenges and solutions

IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1687-1694

  Ukil, Abhisek ^a   Deck, Bernhard ^b   Shah, Vishal H ^c  

^a ABB CORPORATE RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

^b ABB SWITZERLAND LTD   (Switzerland)

^c ABB GISL Corporate Research Center   (India)

Author keywords

Distance protection; fault direction; fault isolation; fault location; medium voltage; MV; phase angle; radial network; relay; ring main unit; smart grid; subtransmission; voltage less direction

Indexed keywords

DISTANCE PROTECTION; FAULT DIRECTION; FAULT ISOLATION; MEDIUM VOLTAGE; MV; PHASE ANGLES; RADIAL NETWORKS; RELAY; RING-MAIN UNIT; SMART GRID; SUBTRANSMISSION;

ELECTRIC FAULT LOCATION; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION; SMART POWER GRIDS;

OVERCURRENT PROTECTION;

EID: 84872092241     PISSN: 19493053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TSG.2012.2208127     Document Type: Article

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