Impact of Distributed Generation on Fault Locating Methods in Distribution Networks

Authors

  • E. Ebrahimi Electrical Engineering Department Amirkabir university of Technology Author
  • A. J. Ghanizadeh Electrical Engineering Department Amirkabir university of Technology Author
  • M. Rahmatian Institute of Thermomechanics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Author
  • G. B. Gharehpetian Electrical Engineering Department Amirkabir university of Technology Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24084/repqj10.634

Keywords:

Distributed generation (DG), Distribution networks protection, Fault location

Abstract

In this paper, the effect of inverter based and synchronous DGs on the performance of the impedance based fault locating method is investigated. It is shown that the upstream DGs are more effective in inaccuracy of fault location calculations than downstream DGs.

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Published

2024-01-18

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 9 (2012)

Section

Articles