Implementation of Adaptive Protection Scheme for Microgrid using IEC 61850 Communication Protocol

The existing electrical power system is experiencing radical changes in parallel with the growing integration of Distributed Energy Resources (DER) such as Photovoltaic (PV), Wind Turbine Generators, Fuel Cell etc. DERs with locally connected loads create subsystems within the main grid which are termed as microgrids. As microgrid becomes an important part of the distribution system, issues and challenges arising from its implementation should be addressed. Amongst many such issues such as voltage regulation, phase balance, reactive power control, stability etc., protection is a major challenge for the microgrid. In view of the issues related to microgrid protection, this thesis discusses the inadequacy of the conventional protection scheme, fault behavior of inverter interfaced DERs, and impact on the coordination of relays. The thesis also proposes the adaptive protection algorithm to be applied with extensive IEC 61850 communication protocol between Microgrid Central Protection Unit and relays. A small laboratory based microgrid was setup to prove the proposed algorithm.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Electrical Engineering

Grantor

University of Houston

Year dc:date.issued

2017

Author dc:creator

• Shah, Rikesh Prakashkumar

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Shireen, Wajiha

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Rajashekara, Kaushik
• Han, Zhu
• Barati, Masoud

• Microgrid
• Protection
• IEC 61850 Communication protocol

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• The author of this work is the copyright owner. UH Libraries and the Texas Digital Library have their permission to store and provide access to this work. Further transmission, reproduction, or presentation of this work is prohibited except with permission of the author(s).

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/10657/4838

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:uh-ir.tdl.org:10657/4838