• DocumentCode
    2933210
  • Title

    Recent advances on the influence of power transformers inrush current over the optimization of medium voltage feeder protection

  • Author

    Radu, Razvan-Andrei ; Micu, Dan Ovidiu ; Ceclan, Andrei

  • Author_Institution
    FDEE Electr. Distributie Transilvania Nord, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    2-5 Sept. 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    6
  • Abstract
    The present paper shows the usefulness of evaluating inrush currents in Medium Voltage grids in order to improve the operation of overcurrent protection systems and allow for real-time computation of new settings in Smart Grids.
  • Keywords
    overcurrent protection; power grids; power transformer protection; smart power grids; medium voltage feeder protection; medium voltage grids; overcurrent protection systems; power transformers inrush current; smart grids; Circuit faults; Delays; Medium voltage; Power transformers; Simulation; Surge protection; Surges; curve fitting; feeder protection; group of transformers; maximum phase overcurrent protection; medium voltage distribution; numerical approximation; protection optimization; transformer inrush;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Power Engineering Conference (UPEC), 2013 48th International Universities'
  • Conference_Location
    Dublin
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/UPEC.2013.6714928
  • Filename
    6714928