Optimized design of main protection configuration scheme for internal faults of Shawan generator

In order to provide high-quality protection for large- and medium-sized generators, a new feasible method of designing main protection configuration scheme for internal faults of generators is desirable. Based on calculation of all the possible internal faults with the multi-loop method, the optimized design method is illustrated through Shawan generator in this paper. With this method, the optimal protection configuration scheme, composed of the split-phase transverse differential protection, two sets of incomplete longitudinal differential protection as well as one set of single element transverse differential protection, is determined for the internal faults of Shawan generator, which has two branches in each phase. The rate of operation and double-protection of the optimal scheme both reach the maximum. In addition to that, on all the possible phase-to-phase faults, at least two kinds of protection of the optimal scheme are sure to operate correctly. The optimized scheme excels the conventional one in protection performance index, which verifies the validity of the optimized method of designing main protection configuration scheme for generators.