Characterizing voltage sags and swells using three-phase voltage ellipse parameters

  • M. R. Alam*
  • , K. M. Muttaqi
  • , A. Bouzerdoum
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This paper presents an algorithm for detection, classification and characterization of voltage sags and swells in electricity networks, using three-phase voltage ellipse parameters. The proposed method employs the instantaneous magnitude of three-phase voltage signals in three axes, which are separated from each other by 120°. Thus, resultant rotating vector, namely, three-phase voltage vector, traces an ellipse. Then, the parameters of the ellipse, which include minor axis, major axis and inclination angle, are used to develop the proposed algorithm for classification and characterization of voltage sags and swells. The proposed method is validated using recorded waveforms and some measured data of Belgian transmission grid. The method is further tested for the sags and swells generated due to balanced and unbalanced faults at different buses, in a test distribution network embedded with distributed generation (DG), and in a practical distribution network of Australia. This paper also demonstrates the proposed algorithm as a real-time sag/swell monitoring tool.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2014 IEEE Industry Application Society Annual Meeting, IAS 2014
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781479922888
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 5 Dec 2014
Externally publishedYes
Event2014 IEEE Industry Application Society Annual Meeting, IAS 2014 - Vancouver, Canada
Duration: 5 Oct 20149 Oct 2014

Publication series

Name2014 IEEE Industry Application Society Annual Meeting, IAS 2014

Conference

Conference2014 IEEE Industry Application Society Annual Meeting, IAS 2014
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityVancouver
Period5/10/149/10/14

Keywords

  • Distributed generation
  • phase angle jump
  • power quality
  • three-phase voltage ellipse
  • voltage sags
  • voltage swells

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