Study of Coordination between Protective Devices Comprising Distributed Generation in Distribution System

Sujarit Muangchareon, Atthapol Ngaopitakkul, Sulee Bunjongjit, Monthon Leelajindakrairerk, Chaichan Pothisarn, Auttarat Nawikavatan

Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok, Thailand.
Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, South-East Asia University, Bangkok, Thailand.

DOI: 10.4236/epe.2013.54B112                

Abstract

This paper proposes to study the coordination of protective devices when 8 MW synchronous generators are interconnected to distribution System of PEA. The coordination between recloser and drop out fuse is investigated in this paper. The three-phase fault is simulated using digital simulation and electrical network calculation program (DIgSILENT). The results are shown that the short circuit current from substation is reduced comparing to the distribution system without DG connected. It causes to protective device coordination inconsistently, so the maintenance will be delayed more than expected.

Keywords

Coordination; Distributed Generation; Protective device; Renewable Energy

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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