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Relay coordination in real-time microgrid for varying load demands
Gnana Swathika O.V., Karthikeyan K., , Balakrishnan R.
Published in Asian Research Publishing Network
2016
Volume: 11
   
Issue: 5
Pages: 3222 - 3227
Abstract
Distributed energy resources (DER) integrated microgrid provides power with reliability and power quality. Suitable selective protection with speed is a key challenge in microgrid. In this paper, microprocessor based relays (MPBR) are employed in a real-time Information Technology (IT) campus microgrid system. The relay settings and coordination of the MPBR is varied as per varying load demand of 50%, 75% and 100% in the campus microgrid as and when occupied. This ensures that relay setting is done to the requirement and only the faulty circuit is isolated from the healthy portion of microgrid network for both phase and ground faults. To achieve this, suitable relay setting and coordination analysis is done vide ETAP (Electrical Transient Analyzer Program) to ensure that the relay curves in a circuit are not overlapping with each other. © 2006-2016 Asian Research Publishing Network (ARPN).
About the journal
JournalARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
PublisherAsian Research Publishing Network
ISSN18196608
Open AccessNo