An improved fault analysis algorithm for unbalanced multi-phase power distribution systems

The results of an improved method for fault calculations in unbalanced multi-phase power distribution systems containing nonutility generators and large induction motor loads are presented in this paper. The method utilizes a combined time- and frequency-domain analysis approach to produce results that are superior to those obtained in “classical” fault analysis without the large increase in computer time with complete time-domain solutions. Sources and loads can be represented by either classical frequency-domain models or detailed differential equation models. The potentially unbalanced power distribution system is represented by an admittance matrix formed using a linear graph-based application of AC circuit theory. The time-domain differential equation source and load models are interfaced with the frequency-domain distribution system model using time series analyses to estimate equivalent voltage and current phasors from discrete data sets