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Evaluation of Technologies for Smart Microgrid Protection Schemes

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Due to the presence of distributed generation (DG) resources at different levels of the distribution network, the fault current seen by a relay in a microgrid is varied. Further, designing of a proper protection scheme for landing and grid connected modes is one serious challenge facing in a microgrid. Variation of fault current magnitude and direction makes the conventional methods such as over current and directional relays are inappropriate to provide complete protection for microgrids during the grid connected and island mode of operation. In this paper, various new adaptive protection techniques based on network reconfiguration, communication, non-communication for the microgrid system are analysed. These protection techniques are concentrated on addressing the solution to protection issues such as sympathetic tripping, protection blinding and protection coordination in both grid connected and islanded mode of operations.

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  1. Regional Inspectorial Organization (West), Central Electricity Authority, Mumbai, India

    Karthik Vagicharla

  2. Sreenidhi Institute of Science and Technology, Hyderabad, India

    Harikrishna Muda

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF), New Delhi, Delhi, India

    Reji Kumar Pillai

  2. Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Palo Alto, CA, USA

    Girish Ghatikar

  3. Biosirus, Markham, ON, Canada

    Ravi Seethapathy

  4. Former Member (Tech), MERC, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

    Vijay L. Sonavane

  5. Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

    S. A. Khaparde

  6. Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India

    Pradeep Kumar Yemula

  7. Chair Working Group 7, India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF), New Delhi, Delhi, India

    Samir Chaudhuri

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Vagicharla, K., Muda, H. (2020). Evaluation of Technologies for Smart Microgrid Protection Schemes. In: Pillai, R., et al. ISGW 2018 Compendium of Technical Papers. ISGW 2018. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 580. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9119-5_10

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