The impact of fault current limiter in power system performance

Continues growth of electrical energy demand is resulting in a corresponding increase in the short circuit in power system. Several solutions have been implemented, including the use of Fault Current Limiter (FCL), in order to reduce circuit breakers rated capacity and to limit the electromagneti...

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Main Author: Mohd Ariff, Mohd Aifaa
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Language:English
Published: 2009
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spelling my-uthm-ep.39652022-02-03T02:13:01Z The impact of fault current limiter in power system performance 2009-11 Mohd Ariff, Mohd Aifaa TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering TK1001-1841 Production of electric energy or power. Powerplants. Central stations Continues growth of electrical energy demand is resulting in a corresponding increase in the short circuit in power system. Several solutions have been implemented, including the use of Fault Current Limiter (FCL), in order to reduce circuit breakers rated capacity and to limit the electromagnetics stress in associated equipment. This project presents a comprehensive study of the impact of fault current limiter in power system performance. The FCL use for this study is solid-state type because it has advantages in term of flexibility and control over superconducting type. In order to evaluate the impact of fault current limiter in power system performance, simulation model of power system performance with solid-state FCL are used. For simulation model development, MATLAB Simulation Tools: SIMULINK software is used. A distribution system fed from single source is used to assess the impact of FCL to power system performance. The FCL is evaluated in term of its performance in limiting fault current from about 50 kA to a lower value of 1.7 kA. Results show that the solid-state FCL is effective for reducing short circuit currents up to 98% and also can be used to protect busbars from voltage sag when the system is subjected to various types of faults. 2009-11 Thesis http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/3965/ http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/3965/1/24p%20MOHD%20AIFAA%20MOHD%20ARIFF.pdf text en public dphil masters Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. Fakulti Kejuruteraan Elektrik
institution Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
collection UTHM Institutional Repository
language English
topic TK Electrical engineering
Electronics Nuclear engineering
TK Electrical engineering
Electronics Nuclear engineering
spellingShingle TK Electrical engineering
Electronics Nuclear engineering
TK Electrical engineering
Electronics Nuclear engineering
Mohd Ariff, Mohd Aifaa
The impact of fault current limiter in power system performance
description Continues growth of electrical energy demand is resulting in a corresponding increase in the short circuit in power system. Several solutions have been implemented, including the use of Fault Current Limiter (FCL), in order to reduce circuit breakers rated capacity and to limit the electromagnetics stress in associated equipment. This project presents a comprehensive study of the impact of fault current limiter in power system performance. The FCL use for this study is solid-state type because it has advantages in term of flexibility and control over superconducting type. In order to evaluate the impact of fault current limiter in power system performance, simulation model of power system performance with solid-state FCL are used. For simulation model development, MATLAB Simulation Tools: SIMULINK software is used. A distribution system fed from single source is used to assess the impact of FCL to power system performance. The FCL is evaluated in term of its performance in limiting fault current from about 50 kA to a lower value of 1.7 kA. Results show that the solid-state FCL is effective for reducing short circuit currents up to 98% and also can be used to protect busbars from voltage sag when the system is subjected to various types of faults.
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qualification_name Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.)
qualification_level Master's degree
author Mohd Ariff, Mohd Aifaa
author_facet Mohd Ariff, Mohd Aifaa
author_sort Mohd Ariff, Mohd Aifaa
title The impact of fault current limiter in power system performance
title_short The impact of fault current limiter in power system performance
title_full The impact of fault current limiter in power system performance
title_fullStr The impact of fault current limiter in power system performance
title_full_unstemmed The impact of fault current limiter in power system performance
title_sort impact of fault current limiter in power system performance
granting_institution Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
granting_department Fakulti Kejuruteraan Elektrik
publishDate 2009
url http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/3965/1/24p%20MOHD%20AIFAA%20MOHD%20ARIFF.pdf
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