Impact of transmission faults on the voltage dip performance of a weak upington distribution network with a CSP plant connected

R. Xezile; N. Mbuli; J. H.C. Pretorius; S. Chowdhury; S. P. Chowdhury

doi:10.1109/PowerCon.2012.6401445

Impact of transmission faults on the voltage dip performance of a weak upington distribution network with a CSP plant connected

R. Xezile
, N. Mbuli
, J. H.C. Pretorius
, S. Chowdhury
, S. P. Chowdhury

Postgraduate School of Engineering Management

University of Cape Town

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Abstract

The Upington distribution network is remotely located from the main transmission system. It is characterized by long lines supplying relatively small amounts of loads. The fault levels at various points in this network can be characterized as very low. These two aspects can lead to this network being characterized as very weak. As a result, faults taking place at various locations in the system tend to cause severe voltage dips. A concentrating solar power plant (CSP) is being planned for commissioning in the area. The presence of the CSP plant will greatly change the fault levels, and network strength, at various locations in the vicinity of the CSP plant. In this paper, a study is conducted to assess the severity of a voltage dip at a particular power station before and after commissioning of a CSP plant. A 3-phase transmission fault recorded historically is simulated. It is shown that the presence of the CSP plant has substantially beneficial effect on the voltage dip performance of the system.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2012 IEEE International Conference on Power System Technology, POWERCON 2012
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
ISBN (Print)	9781467328685
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PowerCon.2012.6401445
Publication status	Published - 2012
Event	2012 IEEE International Conference on Power System Technology, POWERCON 2012 - Auckland, New Zealand Duration: 30 Oct 2012 → 2 Nov 2012

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Name	2012 IEEE International Conference on Power System Technology, POWERCON 2012

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Conference	2012 IEEE International Conference on Power System Technology, POWERCON 2012
Country/Territory	New Zealand
City	Auckland
Period	30/10/12 → 2/11/12

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Keywords

Ferrum Olien 275kV line
Upington distribution network
concentrating solar power plant
fault level
voltage dip

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Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Fuel Technology

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Xezile, R., Mbuli, N., Pretorius, J. H. C., Chowdhury, S., & Chowdhury, S. P. (2012). Impact of transmission faults on the voltage dip performance of a weak upington distribution network with a CSP plant connected. In 2012 IEEE International Conference on Power System Technology, POWERCON 2012 Article 6401445 (2012 IEEE International Conference on Power System Technology, POWERCON 2012). IEEE Computer Society. https://doi.org/10.1109/PowerCon.2012.6401445

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Xezile, R, Mbuli, N, Pretorius, JHC, Chowdhury, S & Chowdhury, SP 2012, Impact of transmission faults on the voltage dip performance of a weak upington distribution network with a CSP plant connected. in 2012 IEEE International Conference on Power System Technology, POWERCON 2012., 6401445, 2012 IEEE International Conference on Power System Technology, POWERCON 2012, IEEE Computer Society, 2012 IEEE International Conference on Power System Technology, POWERCON 2012, Auckland, New Zealand, 30/10/12. https://doi.org/10.1109/PowerCon.2012.6401445

Impact of transmission faults on the voltage dip performance of a weak upington distribution network with a CSP plant connected. / Xezile, R.; Mbuli, N.; Pretorius, J. H.C. et al.
2012 IEEE International Conference on Power System Technology, POWERCON 2012. IEEE Computer Society, 2012. 6401445 (2012 IEEE International Conference on Power System Technology, POWERCON 2012).

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Impact of transmission faults on the voltage dip performance of a weak upington distribution network with a CSP plant connected

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