Title :
Fault location in power networks using graph theory
Author :
Dwivedi, Ajendra ; Yu, Xinghuo ; Sokolowski, Peter ; Wong, Peter ; Buratto, Fulvio
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., RMIT Univ., Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Abstract :
This paper proposes a method for analyzing the vulnerability of a power system using network theory. It locates fault by combining the travelling waves methodology with the network topology to isolate the faulty link first and then locate the fault distance. The algorithm is verified on a test power network using Alternate Transients Program/Electromagnetic Transients Program (ATP/EMTP) and Matlab. The time stamps recorded are combined with the network topology to isolate the faulty link and calculate the fault distance.
Keywords :
EMTP; fault location; graph theory; network theory (graphs); transmission networks; ATP-EMTP; Matlab; alternate transients program; electromagnetic transients program; fault location; faulty link isolation; graph theory; network theory; network topology; power networks; travelling wave methodology; Equations; Fault location; Mathematical model; Power systems; Transient analysis; Transmission line measurements; Network theory; fault location; graph theory; power system; travelling waves;
Conference_Titel :
IECON 2010 - 36th Annual Conference on IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
Conference_Location :
Glendale, AZ
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5225-5
Electronic_ISBN :
1553-572X
DOI :
10.1109/IECON.2010.5675030
