Potential economic impact of fault currents contributed by distributed generation

Natthaphob Nimpitiwan; Gerald T. Heydt; John Blevins; A. Barry Cummings

Potential economic impact of fault currents contributed by distributed generation

Natthaphob Nimpitiwan, Gerald T. Heydt, John Blevins, A. Barry Cummings

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Abstract

This paper presents the consequences and operating limitations of installing distributed generation (DG) in electric power systems. The proliferation of new generators creates new operating conditions, some not seen before, that are limited by fault interruption capability. Increased system fault currents resulting from DG installation and the effects of increased fault currents on operating economics is discussed. A technique used to evaluate the unit commitment (UC) with fault level constraint after installing DGs is analyzed, and an example is given.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	2005 IEEE Power Engineering Society General Meeting
Pages	678-683
Number of pages	6
State	Published - 2005
Event	2005 IEEE Power Engineering Society General Meeting - San Francisco, CA, United States Duration: Jun 12 2005 → Jun 16 2005

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Name	2005 IEEE Power Engineering Society General Meeting
Volume	1

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Other	2005 IEEE Power Engineering Society General Meeting
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Francisco, CA
Period	6/12/05 → 6/16/05

Keywords

Distributed / dispersed generation
Dynamic programming
Fault calculation
Power distribution
Power system protection
Unit commitment

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Engineering(all)

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Potential economic impact of fault currents contributed by distributed generation

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