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BACHELORS THESIS Electrical Engineering, Electric Power Technology Department of Engineering Science
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August 10, 2010 Andreas Hermansson Lars Holmblad Sren Nyberg, ABB AB Electrical Engineering, Electric Power Technology Electrical Engineering Education level: Bachelor 15 HE credits Line fault locator, TDR, Arc reflection, simulation, electrode line, HVDC University West, Department of Engineering Science, S-461 86 Trollhttan, SWEDEN Phone: + 46 520 22 30 00 Fax: + 46 520 22 32 99 Web: www.hv.se
Preface
I would like to thank Anna-Karin Skytt and Sren Nyberg at ABB AB who made this bachelors thesis possible. Andreas Hermansson Ludvika 9 April 2010
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Contents
Summary.............................................................................................................................................. i Preface ................................................................................................................................................ ii Abbreviations ................................................................................................................................... iv 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Background ....................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Project description ........................................................................................................... 2 1.3 Methodology ..................................................................................................................... 2 2 Theory .......................................................................................................................................... 4 2.1 Travelling waves ............................................................................................................... 4 2.2 Description of the time domain reflectometer (TDR) ............................................... 6 2.3 Description of the impulse thumper ............................................................................. 6 2.4 Description of the arc reflection method ..................................................................... 7 3 Design .......................................................................................................................................... 8 3.1 Modelling of electrode line ............................................................................................. 8 3.2 Modelling of line fault locator ...................................................................................... 10 3.2.1 Time domain reflectometer ............................................................................ 10 3.2.2 Arc reflection .................................................................................................... 11 3.3 Fault model ..................................................................................................................... 12 4 Simulations ................................................................................................................................ 13 4.1 Fault type ......................................................................................................................... 13 4.1.1 Low resistance to ground ................................................................................ 14 4.1.2 High resistance to ground ............................................................................... 15 4.1.3 Open circuit ...................................................................................................... 16 4.2 Pulse width ...................................................................................................................... 17 4.3 Pulse amplitude .............................................................................................................. 18 4.4 Connection ...................................................................................................................... 19 4.5 Parallel/single line .......................................................................................................... 21 4.6 Electrode station configuration ................................................................................... 22 4.7 Arc reflection .................................................................................................................. 24 5 Results and analysis .................................................................................................................. 26 5.1 Fault type ......................................................................................................................... 26 5.1.1 Low resistance ground fault............................................................................ 26 5.1.2 High resistance ground fault ........................................................................... 27 5.1.3 Open circuit ...................................................................................................... 28 5.2 Pulse width ...................................................................................................................... 28 5.3 Pulse amplitude .............................................................................................................. 29 5.4 Connection ...................................................................................................................... 29 5.5 Parallel/single line .......................................................................................................... 30 5.6 Electrode station configuration ................................................................................... 31 5.7 Arc reflection .................................................................................................................. 31 6 Conclusions and future work ................................................................................................. 33 References ........................................................................................................................................ 34
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Abbreviations
HVDC High Voltage Direct Current IGBT Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor LFL Line Fault Locator TDR Time Domain Reflectometer
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Introduction
1.1 Background
Caprivi Link is a HVDC Light project that will be delivered to Namibia during 2010. HVDC Light is a power transmission system developed by ABB that is based on voltages source converters using IGBT semiconductors and high frequency pulse width modulation to convert from AC to DC and back again. The Light version is available in the range from 50 to 1200 MW [1]. The project consists of converter stations, in Zambezi and Gerus, connected by two overhead lines approximately 970 km long. The link has a power rating of 300 MW operating at a DC voltage of 350 kV. This is the first HVDC Light project to be built with overhead lines. At a first stage one monopole is delivered but there is an option to expand to a bipole. This transmission link is very important for the power supply of the country as the networks in the region are very weak [2]. There are three different modes for the operation of the link during the monopole stage. These modes are Single line metallic return (the return current goes through a metallic return conductor), Single line ground return (the return current goes through ground electrodes) and Parallel lines ground return (the return current goes through ground electrodes).
970 km DC OH-line U dN = - 350 kV IdN = 857 A
Outdoor AC filters
Indoor AC filter
DC capacitor
Converter reactor
Converter transformer
The preferred operation of the link is in the Parallel lines ground return mode to minimize losses due to the resistivity in the pole lines. The return current will, in this case, go through ground electrodes located approximately 50 km from each converter station, see figure 1.1.
1.3 Methodology
Since the electrode line is still under construction and a similar overhead line is hard to get access to for field measurements, the study will be performed as a simulation using PSCAD/EMTDC. PSCAD/EMTDC is simulation software for design and verification of power systems. EMTDC is a simulation engine and PSCAD is a graphical user interface, see figure 1.2. PSCAD/EMTDC is suitable for simulating electromagnetic transients or instantaneous solutions. Simplified models of the line fault locators are constructed from manufacturers datasheets and information from their sales representatives. The LFL models are applied to electrode line models with staged faults. Different parameters are varied one at a time to study the behaviour of the LFL.
Theory
Z=
e i
(1)
Z=
L C
If a voltage and current wave hit a point of discontinuity in the impedance, while propagating along a conductor, voltage and current waves are reflected backward and transmitted forward from the point of discontinuity. I.e. consider two conductors in series with surge impedances Z1 and Z2. Let the original forward waves be denoted as e and i, the waves reflected backwards from the discontinuity point be denoted e and i and the waves transmitted forward be denoted e and i. Then the normal equations (2) describe the travelling wave and the boundary equations (3) the relationship at the point of discontinuity [3]. Normal equations e = Z1 i e' = Z 1 i ' e' ' = Z 2 i ' ' Boundary equations
e' ' = e + e' i' ' = i i'
(2)
(3)
(4)
Now we can draw the following conclusions from equations (4) about the current and voltage waves at the point of discontinuity: If Z1=Z2, the reflected current and voltage waves are zero and the transmitted current and voltage waves are equal to the original current and voltage waves. If Z1<Z2, the reflected current and voltage have a lower amplitude with the same signs as the original waves unless Z2 approaches infinity then the reflections have the same amplitude, see figure 2.1. The amplitude of the transmitted voltage is in the range: e < e <= 2e with the same sign and the amplitude of the transmitted current is in the range: 0 <= i < i with the same sign.
If Z1>Z2, the reflected current and voltage waves have a lower amplitude with the opposite signs unless Z2 is zero then the reflected current and voltage waves have the same amplitude, see figure 2.2 . The transmitted voltage wave is in the range: 0 <= e < e with the same sign and the amplitude of the transmitted current is in the range i < i <= 2i with the same sign.
vp =
1 LC
(5)
d=
vp t 2
(6)
By inspecting the waveform of the reflection its possible to determine what type of fault caused the reflection. From the conclusions in chapter 3.1 a short circuit is represented by a negative reflection and an open circuit represented of a positive reflection. For a high resistance shunt fault its likely that the amplitude of the reflection is too small to be detectable. To resolve this problem some TDR units have a storage function so that an old trace can be compared with a new one, there deviations between the two traces can point out a fault [4].
Design
C1
C2 1.76 [m]
23 [m]
0 [m] Ground Resistivity: 500.0 [ohm*m] Relative Ground Permeability: 1.0 Earth Return Formula: Analytical Approximation
Figure 3.1 Cross section of the electrode line model. Table 3.1 Data for the two conductors in the electrode line.
Conductor
C1/C2
The electrode line model consists of an ideal current source and two frequency dependent transmission line segments connected through ideal conductors. Table 3.2 shows the settings of the transmission line model used in PSCAD/EMTDC. An electrode resistance of 0.2 has been used, which is the highest allowable resistance for the ground electrodes. Two transmission line segments are used so that a fault can be staged anywhere along the line by adjusting the individual length of the two segments. Figure 3.2 shows the electrode line model with one of the two conductors disconnected at both the converter station and the electrode station, a ground fault has also been placed between the two line segments.
Frequency dependent (phase) model options Travel time interpolation Curve fitting starting frequency Curve fitting end frequency Total number of frequency increments Maximum order of fitting for Ysurge Maximum order of fitting for prop. func. Maximum fitting error for Ysurge Maximum fitting error for prop. Func. On 0.01 [Hz] 20000 [Hz] 1000 20 20 0.2 [%] 0.2 [%]
Fault
1 1 Tlinezambe2 Tlinezambe2
0.2 [ohm]
I1
T TLinezambezi
T TLinezambe2
Figure 3.2 The electrode line model in PSCAD consists of a grounded current source, two transmission line segments with a ground fault applied between them and a resistor connected to ground representing the electrode .
0.001 [ohm]
Model Pulse amplitude [V] Max. pulse width [s] Max. range [km] Sampling rate [MHz] Voltage input protection level [V]
MTDR 10 10 50 50 250
The TDR model consists of a voltage source, a circuit breaker and a voltmeter, see figure 3.3. The circuit breaker is connected to a timing device so that the pulse width can be controlled. Initial simulations showed a DC voltage on the electrode line of approximately 10 V. A 10k resistor is therefore connected parallel to the voltmeter to resolve this problem. The reading of the voltmeter is displayed on a graph that represents the oscilloscope of the TDR. The time interval of the graphs is chosen so that the whole length of the line is shown on the graphs. Two cursors are then placed at the graph, one at the beginning of the generated pulse and one at the beginning of the reflection. The time interval between the two cursors t is then used to calculate the distance using equation (6).
50 [ohm]
BRK1
Ea
10
3.2.2 Arc reflection The Arc reflection model is based on the Hipotronics 5250-30 and the Megger PFL 40 series. Data for the two models are presented in table 3.4.
Table 3.4 Data for the Arc reflection units [5] [6].
The arc reflection model consists of a voltage source, a capacitor, two circuit breakers and a voltmeter. The voltage source handles the charging of the capacitor. The capacitor stores the energy released by the line fault locator. Equation 7 describes the relationship between the energy stored in a capacitor and the voltage and capacitance. Circuit breaker one separates the capacitor from the voltage source and circuit breaker two releases the pulse. The voltmeter represents the oscilloscope of the TDR unit, see figure 3.4. C V 2 2
W =
(7)
1 [ohm]
BRK1
BRK2 C
Ea
11
Distance [km] 0 10 20 30 40
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Simulations
Table 4.1 shows a list of the simulations. The simulations are done by changing one parameter at a time to be able to study changes.
Table 4.1 Issues to investigate.
No 1 Item Fault type Issue High resistance faults may be hard to detect. Is the amplitude of the reflection big enough to detect? 2 Distance to fault How does the distance from the measuring point to the fault affect the result? 45 km 3 Pulse width How do different pulse widths affect the result? 4 Pulse amplitude How do different pulse amplitudes affect the result? 5 Connection How does the connection of the TDR to the line affect the result? 6 Parallel line How does a parallel line in operation affect the result? 7 Electrode station configuration How does the connection of the line to the electrode affect the result? 8 Arc reflection Does a high voltage pulse increase the performance of the TDR? 30kV 2000J Pulse 25 V 10 V Conductor-Ground mode. Conductor-Conductor mode. On Off Connected Disconnected 1, 10 and 20 s Open circuit. 5 km 25 km Simulations Ground fault of 1 Ground fault of 231
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4.1.1 Low resistance to ground Figure 4.1-4.3 shows the voltage Ea measured by the TDR from a low resistance fault of 1 to ground at 5, 25 and 45 km.
M ain : G raphs 35.0 30.0 25.0 20.0 15.0 10.0 5.0 (V ) 0.0 -5.0 -10.0 -15.0 -20.0 -25.0 -30.0 -35.0 T e im 0.5999 0.6000 0.6001 0.6002 0.6003 0.6004 0.6000 0.6000 0.0000 E a 0.000 0.229 0.229 M 0.000 in M ax 22.725
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4.1.2 High resistance to ground Figure 4.4-4.6 shows the voltage Ea measured by the TDR from a high resistance fault of 231 to ground at 5, 25 and 45 km.
M ain : Graphs 35.0 30.0 25.0 20.0 15.0 10.0 5.0 (V ) 0.0 -5.0 -10.0 -15.0 -20.0 -25.0 -30.0 -35.0 Tim e 0.5999 0.6000 0.6001 0.6002 0.6003 0.6004 0.6000 0.6000 0.0000 E a 0.006 -0.756 -0.762 M -4.049 in M 22.726 ax
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4.1.3 Open circuit Figure 4.7-4.9 shows the voltage Ea measured by the TDR from an open circuit at 5, 25 and 45 km.
M ain : Graphs 40.0 35.0 30.0 25.0 20.0 (V ) 15.0 10.0 5.0 0.0 -5.0 Tim e 0.5999 0.6000 0.6001 0.6002 0.6003 0.6004 0.6000 0.6000 0.0000 E a 0.247 2.584 2.336 M 0.247 in M 22.748 ax
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Main : Graphs 35.0 30.0 25.0 20.0 15.0 10.0 5.0 (V) 0.0 -5.0 -10.0 -15.0 -20.0 -25.0 -30.0 -35.0 Time 0.5999 0.6000 0.6001 0.6002 0.6003 0.6004 0.6000 0.6002 0.0002 Ea 0.006 -0.017 -0.023 Min -0.159 Max 22.653
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(V )
(V )
(V )
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4.4 Connection
By connecting the LFL to both conductors instead of one conductor and ground, another configuration is achieved. Simulations are done for a high resistance fault and an open line. Figure 4.15-4.17 shows the high resistance simulations at 5, 25 and 45 km distance from the converter station. The displayed values are the voltage Ea measured by the TDR.
M ain : G raphs 35.0 30.0 25.0 20.0 15.0 10.0 5.0 0.0 -5.0 -10.0 -15.0 -20.0 -25.0 -30.0 -35.0 E a 0.246 -0.436 -0.682 M -2.572 in M ax 22.917
(V ) T e im
0.6000
0.6002
0.6004
(V ) T e im
0.6000
0.6002
0.6004
(V ) T e im
0.6000
0.6002
0.6004
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Figure 4.18-4.20 shows the open circuit simulation of the conductor conductor mode at 5, 25 and 45 km. The displayed values are the voltage Ea measured by the TDR.
M ain : G raphs 40.0 35.0 30.0 25.0 20.0 (V ) 15.0 10.0 5.0 0.0 -5.0 Tim e 0.6000 0.6002 0.6004 0.6000 0.6000 0.0000 E a 0.247 3.776 3.528 M 0.247 in M 22.917 ax
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Main : Graphs 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 Time 0.580 0.590 0.600 0.610 0.620 0.630 ... ... ... Ea
Figure 4.21 The induced voltage at the converter station from a parallel line.
A simulation with a single line as a reference and for future projects was also made with a high resistance ground fault at 5, 25 and 45 km. The results are shown in figure 4.22-4.24, where the displayed values are the voltage Ea measured by the TDR.
M ain : G raphs 35.0 30.0 25.0 20.0 15.0 10.0 5.0 0.0 -5.0 -10.0 -15.0 -20.0 -25.0 -30.0 -35.0 E a 0.006 -0.763 -0.769 M -3.734 in M 22.730 ax
(V ) Tim e
(V)
0.5999
0.6000
0.6001
0.6002
0.6003
0.6004
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M ain : G raphs 35.0 30.0 25.0 20.0 15.0 10.0 5.0 0.0 -5.0 -10.0 -15.0 -20.0 -25.0 -30.0 -35.0 E a 0.006 -0.028 -0.034 M -0.337 in M 22.730 ax
(V ) Tim e
0.5999
0.6000
0.6001
0.6002
0.6003
0.6004
(V ) Tim e
0.6000
0.6002
0.6004
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M ain : G raphs 35.0 30.0 25.0 20.0 15.0 10.0 5.0 0.0 -5.0 -10.0 -15.0 -20.0 -25.0 -30.0 -35.0 E a 0.000 -0.762 -0.762 M -4.055 in M 22.725 ax
(V ) Tim e
0.5999
0.6000
0.6001
0.6002
0.6003
0.6004
(V ) Tim e
0.5999
0.6000
0.6001
0.6002
0.6003
0.6004
(V ) Tim e
0.5999
0.6000
0.6001
0.6002
0.6003
0.6004
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y (V )
0.2999
0.3000
0.3001
0.3002
0.3003
0.3004
y (V )
0.2999
0.3000
0.3001
0.3002
0.3003
0.3004
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M ain : G raphs 40.0k 35.0k 30.0k 25.0k 20.0k 15.0k 10.0k 5.0k 0.0 -5.0k -10.0k -15.0k -20.0k -25.0k -30.0k -35.0k -40.0k E a 0.0069k 0.0372k 0.0302k M 0.0069k in M 29.6459k ax
y (V )
0.2999
0.3000
0.3001
0.3002
0.3003
0.3004
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To be able detect a line fault with a LFL the reflection from an injected pulse has to be well defined with significant amplitude and a preferable low rise time. High amplitude of the reflection makes it easier to distinguish from smaller reflections caused by discontinuities in the line. A low rise time makes it easier to point out a more precise arrival time for the reflection and there by give a more accurate distance to the fault. The results from the simulations are presented in tables with the travel time for the pulse and the amplitude of the reflection. Further is the distance to the fault calculated by equation (6) and an error is calculated by subtracting the actual distance from the calculated distance. The propagation speed that has been used to calculate the distances is 302,35 m/s which been obtained as a mean value through simulations at 45 km distance. The odd result of a higher propagation speed than the speed of light probably comes from an inefficiently long solution time step setting of 0,5 s. Simulations show that by shortening the solution time step a more accurate propagation speed can be obtained. However as a shorter solution time step increases the simulation time the longer time step has been chosen.
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5.1.2 High resistance ground fault The results of the high resistance simulations (figure 4.4-4.6) are shown in table 5.2. From the results can we see that the reflections are of reversed polarity as for the low resistance fault. The amplitudes of the reflections are lower than for the reflections from the low resistance faults as expected from equations (4), due to the higher resistance. The rise time of the fault reflections is low at a close distance and increases with increased distance as for the low resistance faults. The maximum error is 126 m which is about 0,25% of the total length of the line. The low amplitude of the reflections at long distances would make them hard to detect in a real world measurement. This is due to reflections from small in homogeneities in the electrode line that would cause a background noise and disguise the fault reflection. A function that can somewhat resolve this problem is the possibility to store a trace from healthy measurements. The new trace can then be compared with an old trace displaying any deviations between them, figure 5.1 illustrates this function.
Table 5.2 Results from the high resistance simulation.
However considering table 3.5 in section 3.3, high resistance faults at long distances would not be detected by the differential protection system and is therefore not required to be detected by the LFL [8].
M : Graphs ain 25.0 20.0 15.0 (V ) 10.0 5.0 0.0 -5.0 Tim e 0.1999 0.2000 0.2001 0.2002 0.2003 0.2004 0.2000 0.2003 0.0003 E a E b 22.677 0.266 -22.411 M 0.266 in M 22.737 ax
Figure 5.1 A high resistance fault (blue) plotted over a stored trace of a healthy line (green) makes it easier to pinpoint difficult faults.
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5.1.3 Open circuit The results of the open circuit simulations (figure 4.7-4.9) are shown in table 5.3. From the results can we see that the reflections are of the same polarity as the original pulse, indicating that the fault is of a high resistance series character. The amplitudes of the reflections are higher at a close distance but attenuate as the distance to the faults increases as for the ground faults. The rise time of the fault reflections seams to be lower than for the ground faults although the error shows no sign of improvement with a maximum error of 201 m. The simulations show that an open circuit fault ought to be easier to detect than ground faults due to the high amplitudes of the reflections.
Table 5.3 Results from open circuit simulation.
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Error [m] 95 19
5.4 Connection
The results of the simulations with the TDR connected between the two conductors (figure 4.15-4.20) are shown in table 5.6 for the high resistance fault and in table 5.7 for the open circuit. The reflections of the high resistance faults are lower at short distances although they are more constant throughout the length of the line. The rise time of the fault reflections are also quite consistent with a well defined reflection even at the longer distance. The error shows no significant improvement to previous simulations.
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The reflection amplitudes of the open circuit faults are high and the attenuation is low even at long distances. The rise time of the fault reflections are quite consistent with a well defined reflection even at the longer distance. The error shows no significant difference in improvement.
Table 5.7 Results from the open circuit simulation.
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Error [m]
-11 95 201
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The results of the simulations show that it is possible to detect faults of both open circuit and ground fault types with a suitable TDR unit. Ground faults with high resistance occurring at long distances can be hard to detect due to the low reflection amplitudes. This problem can somewhat be resolved with a function that lets the user compare an old trace of a healthy line with the new trace. The study shows that most of the faults can be detected and the distance to the fault can be calculated within an accuracy of 250 m, although further studies with field measurements and staged line faults should determine a more precise accuracy of the final LFL. The pulse width of the TDR needs to be at least 10 s, preferable 20 s to deliver high enough energy to the fault to create a detectable reflection. The pulse amplitude seams to be of less significance in this simulation, although higher pulse amplitude is likely to be more suitable in a real measurement due to the higher energy delivered to the fault. The Hipotronics TDR 1150 is a unit that fulfil these requirements and should therefore be able to work as a LFL on the electrode line. Further shows the simulation with the TDR connected between the two conductors that this is a possible way of decreasing the rise time of the reflections and thereby increasing the accuracy, however further field studies can clarify this. The simulations show a risk of high voltage transients if measurements are done with a parallel line in operation. This is due to induction from current changes in the parallel conductor and could cause possible damage to a TDR unit. In the case with a single conductor the simulation shows less attenuation of the reflections and a fault should therefore be easier to detect. Although a significant decrease of the wave propagation speed at increasing distance to the fault was detected. This results in a substantial error in the calculated distance if no compensations are made to the propagation speed. Simulations with the electrode line connected to the electrode shows that high resistance ground faults close to the electrode station can be disguised by the reflection of the electrode. Measurements should therefore preferable be made with the disconnectors open at the electrode station. The simulation of the Arc reflection method, which combines the use of a TDR and a high energy impulse generator, shows no improvement to the stand-alone TDR unit. This can be explained with the linear fault model and a better fault model has to be developed to study this method further.
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