• DocumentCode
    1137011
  • Title

    Validation of Voltage Sag Simulation Tools: ATP and Short-Circuit Calculation Versus Field Measurements

  • Author

    Filho, Jose Maria Carvalho ; Leborgne, Roberto Chouhy ; De Abreu, José Policarpo G ; Novaes, Eder G C ; Bollen, Math H J

  • Author_Institution
    Itajuba Fed. Univ., Itajuba
  • Volume
    23
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    7/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1472
  • Lastpage
    1480
  • Abstract
    Two methods to calculate voltage sags are validated against actual measurements. One of the methods is a short-circuit calculation program resulting directly in sag magnitude during the fault. The other is an electromagnetic transient program resulting in voltage waveform as a function of time. Individual sag characteristics and system performance obtained by deterministic simulation and measurement are compared. The influence of the random variables (prefault voltage, fault location and fault impedance) is investigated.
  • Keywords
    electromagnetic fields; fault location; power supply quality; power system simulation; transient analysis; alternative transients program; electromagnetic transient program; fault impedance; fault location; field measurements; short-circuit calculation; voltage sag simulation tools; voltage waveform; Measurement; power quality (PQ); simulation; voltage sag (dip);
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Power Delivery, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0885-8977
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPWRD.2008.916752
  • Filename
    4493400