The Effect of Resistive-type Superconducting Fault Current Limiters on the Test Feeder with Wind-turbine Generation System

Abstract

This paper describes the study to analyze the effect of the resistive-type superconducting fault current limiters (RSFCLs) on the test feeder with the wind-turbine generation, which is a representative renewable energy source. The presented test case is the IEEE 34-bus test feeder augmented with two induction machines that would be typical of wind generation. It is worthy to mention that wind-turbines which are only squirrel-cage induction generator have been considered. The connection of wind-turbines to existing distribution networks may lead to the increasing fault levels beyond the capacity of existing switchgear. This can aggravate the reliability of the overall power system. The short-circuit currents are expected to be controlled by RSFCL. The analysis investigates the effectiveness of using RSFCL as remedial measures for fault level management in a wind power system. As a result, the highly efficient operation of the wind power system becomes more possible by introducing the RSFCL. All models are developed in the time-domain PSCAD/EMTDC dynamic simulation.

Keywords:

• Distributed generation
• Short-circuit current
• Superconducting fault current limiter
• Wind-turbine generation system

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Notes on contributors

Mohsen Eftekhari

Mohsen Eftekhari was born in Tehran, in 1984. He received his B.Sc. from Giulan, Giulan, Iran, in 2007. He is currently an M.Sc student at Department of Power Engineering, University of Shahed, Tehran, Iran. Mohsen has several conference papers. His research interests include Power Electronic, Distributed Generation, Power Quality, Power System Operation, and Artificial Intelligent.

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Amir Saman Molavi Tabrizi

Amir Saman Molavi Tabrizi was born in Tehran, in 1985. He received his B.Sc. from Islamic Azad University (Saveh Branch), Saveh, Iran, in 2007. He is currently an M.Sc student at Department of Power Engineering, University of Shahed, Tehran, Iran. Saman has several conference papers. His research interests include Power Electronic, Distributed Generation, Power Quality, renewable energy sources, and Plasma science and applications.

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Seyed Mohammad Sadeghzadeh

Seyed Mohammad Sadeghzadeh (1968-Iran) received his B.Sc. (1990), M.Sc. (1992), and Ph.D. (1996) in Electrical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, and a Doctorat de l’INPG in Electrical Engineering from the Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble (INPG) in France in 1997. Since then, he has been an Engineering Faculty member and an Assistant Professor in Shahed University, Tehran, Iran, where he has conducted 15 research studies, taught nine courses and served as the university general director for Applied Research. He is the author and co-author of more than 80 Journal and conference papers, 13 Energy Efficiency and Labeling standards in national level. He has been honored with 5 Awards. His research interests are: Power System Planning, Operation and Control, Distributed Generation Technologies and Applications, Energy Efficiency and Conservation, and Energy Standardization, and Labeling Engineers.

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