Research

Engineering Sciences

Title :

Design and development of novel protection and fault location techniques for transmission lines in the presence of renewable sources.

Area of research :

Engineering Sciences

Focus area :

Electrical Engineering, Power systems

Principal Investigator :

Dr. shubham Anand, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, West Bengal

Timeline Start Year :

2024

Timeline End Year :

2026

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Executive Summary :

The increasing use of converter interfaced renewable power plants (CIRPPs), particularly solar and wind, is posing challenges to power system protection. Up to 2030, India is expected to meet its 50% power demand with CIRPPs. Faults in lines connecting these sources to conventional grids present protection complexities due to control strategies adopted by power electronic components. series-compensation is used to enhance transmission capacity, but accurate estimation of line parameters is crucial. Existing schemes have not developed self- and mutual zero-sequence impedances for double-circuit series compensated lines using fault record data. The developed schemes will address the effects of fault resistances and synchronization errors, and will be investigated for Indian electrical grid or standard IEEE power system benchmarks.

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