Metering and adaptive protection for a microgrid with distributed generation

The main objective of this project is to develop an adaptive relaying system that will protect the microgrid both in connected and isolated modes. Therefore the settings for the different relays will be observed for the two modes of operation. This will determine whether they are correctly coordinated in order to operate as an adaptive relaying system. A secondary but also important objective is to identify load management techniques through smart metering that could facilitate power system operation and in turn power system protection. To achieve the goal of this project the proposed relaying system will have to prove appropriate in all the test cases. Based on the results obtained in the simulations, conclusions about the relaying scheme were drawn. Based on cases where the scheme seemed inappropriate or could be improved, recommendations were made. The relaying scheme proposed in this project proved highly successful in detecting abnormalities and protecting the power system when necessary.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Electrical Engineering

Year dc:date.issued

2013

Author dc:creator

• Buque, Claudio

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Chowdhury, Sunetra

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14049

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/14049