Title :
An example in controlling short circuit levels in a large metropolitan area
Author :
Sarmiento, Hector G. ; Castellanos, Rafael ; Pampin, Gabriela ; Tovar, Carlos ; Naude, Juan
Author_Institution :
Instituto de Investigaciones Electricas, Cuernavaca, Mexico
Abstract :
Considering the increased importance in assessing and controlling short circuit levels in electric networks of densely populated areas, this paper presents; first, a summary of available and potential future solutions to control fault currents; and second, a structured procedure for controlling short circuit levels for a large metropolitan area. This procedure starts with an assessment of short circuit currents in the study horizon, goes through the application of control measures, and ends with evaluating the performance of the complete power system with the proposed solutions.
Keywords :
fault current limiters; inductors; performance evaluation; power transmission planning; short-circuit currents; contingency analysis; current limiting inductors; electric networks; fault current control; fault current limiters; power system performance evaluation; power transmission planning; short circuit current; short circuit level control; voltage stability; Control systems; Current measurement; Fault currents; Power measurement; Power system control; Power system faults; Power system measurements; Power systems; Short circuit currents; Urban areas;
Conference_Titel :
Power Engineering Society General Meeting, 2003, IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7989-6
DOI :
10.1109/PES.2003.1270364
