Fault location in power networks using graph theory

Author

Dwivedi, Ajendra ; Yu, Xinghuo ; Sokolowski, Peter ; Wong, Peter ; Buratto, Fulvio

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., RMIT Univ., Melbourne, VIC, Australia

fYear

2010

fDate

7-10 Nov. 2010

Firstpage

2436

Lastpage

2441

Abstract

This paper proposes a method for analyzing the vulnerability of a power system using network theory. It locates fault by combining the travelling waves methodology with the network topology to isolate the faulty link first and then locate the fault distance. The algorithm is verified on a test power network using Alternate Transients Program/Electromagnetic Transients Program (ATP/EMTP) and Matlab. The time stamps recorded are combined with the network topology to isolate the faulty link and calculate the fault distance.

Keywords

EMTP; fault location; graph theory; network theory (graphs); transmission networks; ATP-EMTP; Matlab; alternate transients program; electromagnetic transients program; fault location; faulty link isolation; graph theory; network theory; network topology; power networks; travelling wave methodology; Equations; Fault location; Mathematical model; Power systems; Transient analysis; Transmission line measurements; Network theory; fault location; graph theory; power system; travelling waves;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

IECON 2010 - 36th Annual Conference on IEEE Industrial Electronics Society

Conference_Location

Glendale, AZ

ISSN

1553-572X

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-5225-5

Electronic_ISBN

1553-572X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IECON.2010.5675030

Filename

5675030