Power System Protection Course

(2nd Semester 2016/2017)

Course mini-Projects
Dr. Khaled Alawasa

The mini-projects will enable students to study a chosen topic in depth. A

suggested list of mini-projects covering some aspects of power system protection
is provided. Students (group in Two) need to choose one title from the list and
they may also suggest their own mini-project titles which are not listed as long as
they are related to power system protection.

Project requirement:

A well-written report detailing a comprehensive survey on an application related to power

electronics topics. Report should be based on a fair number of IEEE/IET/Elsevier/CIGRE journal
papers (at least 3 papers).

Two students per group

Topic selection Deadline : February 15, 2017
Report submission deadline: April 15, 2017 (23:59 PM) [late submission will not be
marked]
Report ( in word or pdf format along with PPT) should be submitted through E-
learning system
Report format (Font, space, reference .....): IEEE template posted in E-learning.
10-15 minute presentation summarizing the project findings and understanding.
Report length 7-10 pages

References: References should be from the following resources:

1. IEEE, IET, CIGRE, ELSIAVER Journal and conference papers

2. Protection relays Manufactures and technical Manuals
3. Power System Relaying Committee (PSRC) reports

Useful links:
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org./ ( to search in IEEE and IET)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/ ( to search in Elsiaver)
http://www.e-cigre.org/Search/ru_se.asp ( to search in CIGRE)
http://www.pes-psrc.org/Subcommittees.html ( to search in PSRC)

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 Project Topics
Topics
1. High-impedance fault detection methods
2. Power swing detection methods
3. Testing and commissioning of current
and voltage Transformers CTs, VTs
4. Testing and commissioning of protective
relays
5. Magnetizing inrush current detection
methods
6. Distance Protection schemes and
application of system communication in
protection system.
7. Distance Protection problems and
challenges:
8. Fault record analysis
9. Fault location methods for High-voltage
transmission lines
10. Internal and core design and selection of
Current and voltage Transformers
Report requirements
The project should explain the causes of high-
impedance fault in power system and the review
available methods to detect these types of the fault
in power systems and its impact of protection
system.
The project should explain the causes of power
swing in power systems and the review available
methods to detect power swing in power systems.
Also discuss impact of the power swing on distance
relay operation.
The project should a good literature review for the
international standards, steps and procedures for
different types of testing and commissioning for
CTs and VTs.
The project should provide and review the
international standards, steps and procedures for
different types of testing and commissioning for
protective relays
The project should explain causes and detection
methods of the magnetizing inrush in power
transformer and how the transformer protection be
stabilized under this condition
The project will explain and review the
communication schemes and types used in distance
protection.
The project will explain any following challenges in
design and settings distance relay : Mutual
Coupling, Evolving Faults, Cross-Country Faults,
and Series-Compensated
The project will provide and review the application
of fault record analysis, its importance in power
system protection. a sample case of analysis of
system waveforms and event data should be
provided.
The project will review the available methods for
determine the fault location in power system .A
comprehensive comparison between the available
methods should be provided.
The project should provide the detailed internal
structure of the CT and core material and type. The
different between protection CTs and metering
CTs. The report will also provide a comparison and
key differences between CT and VT, Power
transformer from the core material prospective.
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11. Under frequency protection and load
shedding schemes
12. Protection system for Wind Turbine
system
13. Black out 2003 in Midwest and Northeast The project should provide and discuss the causes
United States and Canada
14. Transformer fault diagnostics through
Oil-Testing and analysis
15. Auto reclosing and Sync-check relays
in High voltage Transmission line (HVTLs)
16. Protection systems of High Voltage
Direct Current systems ( HVDCs)
17. Impact of distributed generation (DGs) The project should discuss the impact of adding
on protection system operation
18. Simulation of Distance relay
19. other suggested topics/tasks
The project should provide the basic principle of
under frequency protection, the causes and
consequences of under frequency in power systems
and load shedding protection.
The project should provide the most command used
wind turbines (Type C and D) and the protection
system configurations, type for wind turbine
and consequences of the well-known blackout
occurred in 2003 in USA-Canada
The project should provide detailed information for
how the faults and abnormalities that occurs inside
the power transformer can be identified and
categorized through oil-testing and sample
investigation.
The project should provide the necessity for Auto
reclosing (A/R) and sync-check relays in HVTLs,
the operation and sequences in A/R. The type of
tripping and reclosing schemes.
The project should provide literature review for the
type and configurations of protection system for
HVDCs .
distributed generation (DGs), at medium voltage
systems, on the performance and operation of
protection system and mitigation methods for
negative impact
In this project, the student need to use one of the
software such as MATLAB or PSCAD to simulate
Distance relay and show its response under several
fault type.
Any other suggested topics, could be literature review,
simulations or hardware experiment, within power
system protection is very welcomed