IP Library Granted Patent US 12,326,469
Granted Patent B2
US 12,326,469 · App. 18/000,058 · Granted Jun 10, 2025

Method of determining line fault of power system

Inventors: Kai Liu (Beijing, CN); Qi Zhang (Fujian, CN)
Assignees: ABB Schweiz AG; HITACHI ENERGY LTD
G01R31/085G01R25/005H02H1/0007H02H7/226
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Patent No.
US 12,326,469
App. No.
18/000,058
Granted
Jun 10, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods for determining a line fault of a power system. The methods include obtaining sampled values of voltages and currents of phases of a power line in the power system, determining a phase compensation voltage of a first phase and an interphase compensation voltage of an interphase loop between a second phase and a third phase, and detecting the line fault in the first phase and/or the interphase loop by comparing the phase compensation voltage and the interphase compensation voltage.

Claims (56)

1. A method of determining a line fault of a power system, comprising:

obtaining sampled values of voltages and currents of phases of a power line in the power system, the sampled values of voltages and currents being obtained by a relay, the phases at least comprising a first phase, a second phase and a third phase;

determining, based on the sampled values of the voltages and currents, a phase compensation voltage of the first phase and an interphase compensation voltage of an interphase loop between the second phase and the third phase; and

detecting the line fault in the first phase and/or the interphase loop by comparing the phase compensation voltage and the interphase compensation voltage, wherein determining the interphase compensation voltage further comprises:

determining a second compensation voltage of the second phase and a third compensation voltage of the third phase based on the sampled values of the voltages and currents; and

determining the interphase compensation voltage based on at least one of the second phase compensation voltage or third phase compensation voltage.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the phase compensation voltage of the first phase comprises:

obtaining a set impedance of the power line, the set impedance being 80%-85% of a total impedance of the power line;

determining a first phasor voltage and a first phasor current of the first phase based on the sampled values of the voltages and currents; and

determining the phase compensation voltage of the first phase at least based on the set impedance, the first phasor voltage and the first phasor current.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein determining the phase compensation voltage further comprises:

determining a compensation coefficient based on a zero sequence impedance and a positive sequence impedance of the power line;

determining a second phasor current of the second phase and a third phasor current of the third phase based on the sampled values of the voltages and currents;

determining a zero sequence current based on the first phasor current, the second phasor current, and the third phasor current; and

determining the phase compensation voltage further based on the compensation coefficient and the zero sequence current.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein detecting the line fault in the first phase and/or the interphase loop comprises:

determining a phase angle between the phase compensation voltage and the interphase compensation voltage; and

in accordance with a determination that the phase angle is within a predetermined range, determining a presence of the line fault in at least one of the first phase or the interphase loop.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the phase compensation voltage and the interphase compensation voltage are determined in a time domain according to at least one of a time domain lumped parameter model or a telegraph equation model.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein determining the phase compensation voltage further comprises:

obtaining a resistance of the power line and a phase inductance of the first phase, the second phase, and the third phase and an interphase inductance among the first phase, the second phase, and the third phase; and

determining the phase compensation voltage in the time domain based on the resistance, the phase inductance, the interphase inductance, the sampled values of the voltages and currents, and a change rate of the sampled values of the currents.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein determining the phase compensation voltage further comprises:

obtaining a positive sequence resistance, an inductance, a resistance compensation factor and an inductance compensation factor of the power line;

determining a zero sequence current based on the sampled values of the voltages and currents; and

determining the phase compensation voltage in the time domain based on the positive sequence resistance, the inductance, the sampled values of the voltages and currents and the zero sequence current.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein determining the interphase compensation voltage comprises:

obtaining interphase sampled values of an interphase voltage and an interphase current between the second phase and the third phase, the sampled values being obtained by a relay; and

determining the interphase compensation voltage in the time domain based on the resistance, the inductance, the interphase sampled values, and a change rate of the interphase sampled value of the interphase current.

9. The method of claim 5 , wherein detecting the line fault in the first phase and/or the interphase loop comprises:

determining an operation voltage by calculating a first absolute value of the phase compensation voltage minus the interphase compensation voltage;

determining a restrain voltage by calculating a second absolute value of the phase compensation voltage plus the interphase compensation voltage; and

detecting the line fault in the first phase and/or the interphase loop by comparing the first absolute value with the second absolute value.

10. An electronic device, comprising:

at least one processing unit; and

at least one memory coupled to the at least one processing unit and storing instructions executable by the at least one processing unit, the instructions, when executed by the at least one processing unit, causing the electronic device to perform the method according to claim 1 .

11. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the electronic device comprises a distance relay used in a power system.

12. A computer readable storage medium having computer readable program instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processing unit, cause the processing unit to perform the method according to claim 1 .

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein detecting the line fault in the first phase and/or the interphase loop comprises:

determining a phase angle between the phase compensation voltage and the interphase compensation voltage; and

in accordance with a determination that the phase angle is within a predetermined range, determining a presence of the line fault in at least one of the first phase or the interphase loop.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the phase compensation voltage and the interphase compensation voltage are determined in a time domain according to at least one of a time domain lumped parameter model or a telegraph equation model.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein determining the phase compensation voltage further comprises:

obtaining a resistance of the power line and a phase inductance of the first phase, the second phase, and the third phase and an interphase inductance among the first phase, the second phase, and the third phase; and

determining the phase compensation voltage in the time domain based on the resistance, the phase inductance, the interphase inductance, the sampled values of the voltages and currents, and a change rate of the sampled values of the currents.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein determining the phase compensation voltage further comprises:

obtaining a positive sequence resistance, an inductance, a resistance compensation factor and an inductance compensation factor of the power line;

determining a zero sequence current based on the sampled values of the voltages and currents; and

determining the phase compensation voltage in the time domain based on the positive sequence resistance, the inductance, the sampled values of the voltages and currents and the zero sequence current.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein determining the interphase compensation voltage comprises:

obtaining interphase sampled values of an interphase voltage and an interphase current between the second phase and the third phase, the sampled values being obtained by a relay; and

determining the interphase compensation voltage in the time domain based on the resistance, the inductance, the interphase sampled values, and a change rate of the interphase sampled values of the interphase current.

18. The method of claim 14 , wherein detecting the line fault in the first phase and/or the interphase loop comprises:

determining an operation voltage by calculating a first absolute value of the phase compensation voltage minus the interphase compensation voltage;

determining a restrain voltage by calculating a second absolute value of the phase compensation voltage plus the interphase compensation voltage; and

detecting the line fault in the first phase and/or the interphase loop by comparing the first absolute value with the second absolute value.

Assignments (3)
MERGER Recorded Sep 9, 2024
From: HITACHI ENERGY SWITZERLAND AG
To: HITACHI ENERGY LTD
Reel/Frame 068905/0969 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 18, 2024
From: ABB SCHWEIZ AG
To: HITACHI ENERGY SWITZERLAND AG; ABB SCHWEIZ AG
Reel/Frame 066803/0996 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 1, 2023
From: LIU, KAI; ZHANG, QI
To: ABB SCHWEIZ AG
Reel/Frame 062846/0954 →
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