Title :
Arc protection scheme for DC distribution systems with photovoltaic generation
Author :
Gab-Su Seo ; Hyunsu Bae ; Bo-Hyung Cho ; Kyu-Chan Lee
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Seoul Nat. Univ., Seoul, South Korea
Abstract :
This paper presents a dc arc protection scheme for a dc distribution system. The location of arc fault detectors (AFD) and interrupting devices (ID) for system safety guarantee is discussed. Through the proposed scheme, the dc distribution system is protected from arc faults occurring in photovoltaic (PV) sources and load sides. Operation principle is discussed in detail. Experimental results verify the feasibility of the protection scheme.
Keywords :
fault diagnosis; power distribution faults; power distribution protection; DC arc protection scheme; DC distribution systems; arc fault detectors; interrupting devices; photovoltaic generation; photovoltaic source; Buildings; Circuit breakers; Circuit faults; Fault detection; Photovoltaic systems; Safety; arc fault detection; arc protection; dc distribution;
Conference_Titel :
Renewable Energy Research and Applications (ICRERA), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nagasaki
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2328-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2329-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICRERA.2012.6477374
