Effectiveness of anti-islanding schemes following a faulty recloser operation

Parag Mitra, Vijay Vittal, Gerald T. Heydt, Raja Ayyanar

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Abstract

Islanding detection is one of the technical issues, which has gained prominence with the increasing penetration of distributed photovoltaic generation. Various anti-islanding algorithms have been proposed in literature, which use either passive or active methods to detect an island formation. However, all the anti-islanding studies done so far, assume a proper breaker or recloser operation, which results in a complete disconnection from the grid. This paper studies the effectiveness of two active anti-islanding schemes following a faulty recloser operation, when a single phase or two phases fail to disconnect. Results and the findings of a simulation study performed on a realistic test distribution system are presented.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2013 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PES 2013
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Event2013 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PES 2013 - Vancouver, BC, Canada
Duration: Jul 21 2013Jul 25 2013

Publication series

NameIEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting
ISSN (Print)1944-9925
ISSN (Electronic)1944-9933

Other

Other2013 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PES 2013
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityVancouver, BC
Period7/21/137/25/13

Keywords

  • Grid tied inverters
  • active anti-islanding mechanism
  • distributed generation
  • distribution system
  • dq based controller
  • photovoltaics
  • recloser

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Nuclear Energy and Engineering
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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