DocumentCode
3528747
Title
Arc protection scheme for DC distribution systems with photovoltaic generation
Author
Gab-Su Seo ; Hyunsu Bae ; Bo-Hyung Cho ; Kyu-Chan Lee
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Seoul Nat. Univ., Seoul, South Korea
fYear
2012
fDate
11-14 Nov. 2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
5
Abstract
This paper presents a dc arc protection scheme for a dc distribution system. The location of arc fault detectors (AFD) and interrupting devices (ID) for system safety guarantee is discussed. Through the proposed scheme, the dc distribution system is protected from arc faults occurring in photovoltaic (PV) sources and load sides. Operation principle is discussed in detail. Experimental results verify the feasibility of the protection scheme.
Keywords
fault diagnosis; power distribution faults; power distribution protection; DC arc protection scheme; DC distribution systems; arc fault detectors; interrupting devices; photovoltaic generation; photovoltaic source; Buildings; Circuit breakers; Circuit faults; Fault detection; Photovoltaic systems; Safety; arc fault detection; arc protection; dc distribution;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Renewable Energy Research and Applications (ICRERA), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location
Nagasaki
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-2328-4
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4673-2329-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICRERA.2012.6477374
Filename
6477374
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