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Fault Detecting and Isolating Schemes in a Low-Voltage DC Microgrid Network from a Remote Village
Pascal Hategekimana, Adria Junyent Ferre, Joan Marc Rodriguez Bernuz, Etienne Ntagwirumugara
February 28, 2023
Fault detection and isolation are important tasks to improve the protection system of low voltage direct current (LVDC) networks. Nowadays, there are challenges related to the protection strategies in the LVDC systems. In this paper, two proposed methods for fault detection and isolation of the faulty segment through the line and bus voltage measurement were discussed. The impacts of grid fault current and the characteristics of protective devices under pre-fault normal, under-fault, and post-fault conditions were also discussed. It was found that within a short time after fault occurrence in the network, this fault was quickly detected and the faulty line segment was efficiently isolated from the grid, where this grid was restored to its normal operating conditions. For analysing the fault occurrence and its isolation, two algorithms with their corresponding MATLAB/SIMULINK platforms were developed. The findings of this paper showed that the proposed methods would be used for microgrid protection by successfully resolving the fault detection and grid restoration problems in the LVDC microgrids, especially in rural villages.
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circuit breakers, DC microgrid, Fault Detection, fault isolation, protection system, ring-main system, short circuit
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Hategekimana P, Ferre AJ, Bernuz JMR, Ntagwirumugara E. Fault Detecting and Isolating Schemes in a Low-Voltage DC Microgrid Network from a Remote Village. (2023). LAPSE:2023.12608
Author Affiliations
Hategekimana P: African Center of Excellence Energy for Sustainable Development, University of Rwanda, Kigali P.O. Box 3900, Rwanda
Ferre AJ: Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department, Imperial College London, London SW7 2BX, UK
Bernuz JMR: Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department, Imperial College London, London SW7 2BX, UK
Ntagwirumugara E: African Center of Excellence Energy for Sustainable Development, University of Rwanda, Kigali P.O. Box 3900, Rwanda [ORCID]
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Energies
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15
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12
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4460
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2022
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2022-06-19
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1996-1073
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