Identification of Problems When Using Long High Vo
Identification of Problems When Using Long High Vo
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and discussed. After defining the problem, a mathematical The variable ω shows that all quantities are calculated as
representation for cable transmission system is provided and function of frequency.
analyzed. Then some general and specific modeling guideline The electromagnetic behavior of a cable system with n
and requirements are provided, mostly based on IEEE PES parallel conductor in frequency domain is described by two
Switching Transients Task Force guidelines [4]. These matrix equations [5]:
guidelines for modeling of the component will be used in next dV ( x )
steps of the research project. Resonance and Harmonic = − Z (ω ) . I ( x) (3)
dx
Resonance problem are covered in companion paper [26].
dI ( x )
= −Y (ω ) . V ( x ) (4 )
II. DESCRIPTON OF SWITCHING TRANSIENT PROBLEMS dx
Switching transients are caused by the operation of Where V and I are vectors of dimension n representing
breakers and switches in a power system. The switching voltage and current at distance x along the cable. It should be
operations itself represent three main categories: noted that some principal assumptions are made; such as
1) Energization. longitudinally homogeneous cable system, mutually parallel
2) De-energization. axes of all n conductor, etc.
3) Re-closure. As mentioned before, all R,L,G,C can be calculated a
It is important to distinguish between first and third function of ω and geometry and material properties of cable.
category which are closely related. The energization Now the problem is calculating the voltages and currents
phenomena include energization of system elements like given in (3),(4) which are implicitly function of ω . For
transmission lines or cables, transformers, reactors, capacitor harmonic problems, i.e. case of only one specific frequency,
banks, etc with no trapped charge. But in case of re-closure, ω is angular frequency in question, and V and I represent
the line may have been left with a trapped charge after the phasors. For transient problems, V and I represent the Fourier
initial breaker opening (more pronounced in cable). In such a transforms of voltages and currents at values of ω lying
case the transient overvoltages can reach to very high values along the path of Fourier integral necessary to convert the
up to 4.0 pu [4]. De-energization includes fault clearing and solution from frequency domain to time domain. It is shown
load rejection, etc. in [7],[8] that for transient problems, ω need not be real and
Mathematical representation and analysis of the cable it is even better to follow a path of integration displaced
transmission system is a complex task and digital simulation below real axis (complex value of ω ). By eliminating the
to be employed by using one of electromagnetic transient current vector from (3), or voltage from (4) two set of the
simulation programs available. Obviously the level of detail multi conductor Telegrapher ‘s equation are obtained:
required in the model varies with the needed accuracy for the d 2V ( x )
study.
= Z (ω )Y (ω ) . V ( x ) (5)
dx 2
d 2 I ( x)
III. MATHEMATICAL REPRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF THE = Y (ω ) Z (ω ) . I ( x ) (6)
CABLE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM dx 2
The method of transient analysis is based on the theory of which has the below set of solutions if voltage and current at
wave propagation in multi conductor system. In switching distance of x along cable:
transient over voltage problem, it is possible to ignore the V = exp(− x ZY ).V + + exp(+ x ZY ).V − (7 )
presence of the soil and treating the problem as one classical
wave propagation along a coaxial line, with enough accuracy
for most of practical purposes. [
I = Z −1 ZY exp(− x ZY ).V + − exp(+ x ZY ).V − ] (8)
In the theory, the transmission system is defined in terms + −
V and V are vectors containing 2n constants of integration
of series-impedance matrix Z and a shunt-admittance matrix
which are resulted from system boundary condition. For
Y. It is shown in [5], [6] and [9], how these matrixes can be
studying transient problems in time domain, above solutions
derived in terms of generalized angular frequency (to present
are transferred back into the time domain by means of inverse
the frequency dependent nature of parameters) and also
Fourier transform [5], [7], [8].
geometry and material properties of cable. Latter provide a
comprehensive formulation of formulation of impedances and 1 +∞
admittances of single-core coaxial and pipe-type cables. As a V (t )=
2π
∫ V (ω ) exp( jωt ) dω (9)
result: −∞
Z (ω ) = R (ω ) + jωL(ω ) (1) Two parameters are defined from equation (8) as
following; H and Yc, the propagation and characteristic
Y (ω ) = G (ω ) + jωC (ω ) (2) admittance matrix respectively [25]:
where R,L,G,C are the series resistance, series inductance,
shunt conductance and shunt capacitance per unit length of
the cable system. These quantities are nxn matrices, where n
is the number of (parallel) conductors of the cable system.
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H = exp(− x ZY ) (10)
based on the traveling time t and characteristic impedance Zc
of the line and are the most efficient and accurate models
compared to the lumped parameter models (pi- circuits). In
Yc = Z −1 ZY (11) fact, the lumped parameter model contains a number of
cascaded short-sections of the line in order to represent and
Inserting them in (7),(8) gives approximate the distributed nature of the physical line. This
model needs more computational time and is less accurate.
Yc .Vk − I k = 2.H T .I mr = 2.I ki (12) Depending on the application, frequency dependency can
be incorporated. When ground return mode - zero sequence-
is involved i.e during a line to ground fault, a frequency
Yc .Vm − I m = 2.H T .I kr = 2.I mi (13)
dependent distributed parameter line model is necessary to
where k and m denote for sending end and receiving end give an accurate representation for a wide range of
voltage and current, respectively. By means of inverse Fourier frequencies. But for the cases with mostly positive sequence
transform matrix, (12) ,(13) are transferred back into the time conditions are involved (i.e, three-phase energization), simple
domain: distributed constant parameters models can provide sufficient
yc * Vk − ik = [Link] * imr (14) accuracy [4].
For calculating the line parameters of distributed parameter
model, all EMTP-type programs can be utilized. They take the
yc * Vm − im = [Link] * ikr (15)
geometrical and physical information (cable dimensions,
where yc and h are the impulse responses of Yc and height underground ground, conductor and soil resistivity, etc)
as input.
H respectively, and * denotes convolution. Now, the impulse An important issue is the limitation of using the lumped
responses yc and h are needed in (14) and (15), but it is model (pi- circuits) for short cable lengths. The reason is that
more convenient first to calculate the corresponding step in such a case the line’s traveling time t is smaller than the
responses. integration step ∆t of the simulation [10],[4]. However there
are examples that such pi-section models have been
The time domain step responses of H and Yc are
successfully used for line energization studies without
calculated from the frequency domain impulse responses excessive loss of accuracy.
using inverse Fourier Transform: Especially for the cable studies constant parameter
⎡ 1 1 +∞ 1 assumption might be too limiting. For example in a disconnect
S (ω )e jωt dω (16 )
⎤
S step (t ) = F −1 ⎢ S (ω )⎥ = ∫ switch operation case study, a frequency dependent parameter
⎣ j ω ⎦
2π
−∞ j ω model must be used because the frequencies may vary in a
where S equals either H or Yc . In order to calculate H (ω ) large bandwidth and the cable parameters significantly vary
within that range. However it seems that for solid the
and Yc (ω ) , discrete version of the inverse Fourier Transform dielectric cables, the constant parameter model is often
is used which means working in a very broad band of adequate [4].
frequencies. The presence of low frequency components As a conclusion, the existing cable model in EMTP-type
results requires a small frequency step length in order to avoid programs are accurate enough for short and medium range of
aliasing and presence of high frequency components requires cable length but the possibility for longer length to be
a high upper limit in the Fourier integral. Both result in a need examined with more detail.
to the excessively large number of frequency samples and
B. Transformers
consequently computational problems. This problem has been
overcome by the development of two special versions of the For switching surge transient studies it is better to use a
inverse Fourier Transform named StepFourier and reduced order representation with less detail compared to the
SplineFourier in [25]. very detail the transformer model used and needed for
insulation studies. As general approach, a lumped parameter
IV. MODELING GUIDELINES AND REQUIREMENTS coupled-winding model with a sufficient number of R-L-C
elements is used. This model is able to represent impedance
In this section, some general and specific modeling characteristics at the terminal within the frequency range of
guideline and requirements are provided. The equipment interest. The nonlinear characteristic of the core should be
models discussed here are typically used for switching taken into account and not the frequency characteristic of the
transient problems and include discussion of the extent of the core (except for the frequencies in order of 3-5 kHz) [4].
system to be modeled, frequency ranges and simulation time- For switching surge studies, the following approaches may
steps. The focus will be on cable transmission system. be used:
A. Cables Transmission System and OHL i ) The model directly developed from the transformer
For modeling the transmission line two well known characteristic i.e, nameplate information. Standard EMTP
approaches are utilized; distributed parameter model and models use this approach [11].
lumped parameter models. Distributed parameter models are
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ii ) The model obtained by measured admittance matrix represented by mean closing times, standard deviations and
from frequency response of the transformer [12],[13]. the number of times that closing operations are to be
iii ) A very detailed model obtained from the transformer performed. In practice, the probability distributions for the
geometry and material characteristics and then reduced to three breaker poles are assumed equal. Then the standard
be usable in the time domain [14],[15]. deviation for the circuit breaker poles is estimated as below:
mps
Any of above models used for modeling the system σ=
x
(19)
containing the long cable needs to be validated. A list of where mps is maximum pole span and x is an arbitrary value
practices for validation is as following: left to the user. As an example, with mps equal to 5 ms and 5
i) Comparison of frequency response of the model (within chosen for x, σ=mps/5= 1 ms give a probability of 0.012%
the desired bandwidth) with the actual characteristic of that a closing operation be performed with a pole span greater
transformer. than 5 ms. Table I show the probability values calculated for
ii) Repeating above practice for all possible open and short different values of x according to the properties of normal
circuit conditions on the windings. distribution function. See also Appendix.
iii) Fundamental frequency response in the form of open
and short circuit impedances. TABLE I
iv) Verifying turns ratio or induced winding voltages at PROBABILITY OF CLOSING OPERATION BEING PERFORMED WITH POLE SPAN
fundamental frequency.
v) Comparison of measured and computed responses of x Probability (%)
terminal capacitance, if available. 1 31,8
vi) Comparison with factory tests, if available. 2 4,6
3 0.4
C. Modeling of the Switchgear, Pre-Striking 4 0.16
In switching transient studies, the switch is usually 5 0.012
modeled as an ideal conductor (zero impedance) when it is 6 0.00059
closed, and an open circuit (infinite impedance) when open.
Various options of closing time are provided by commercial Auxiliary switch has a uniform distribution and the closing
transient programs, ranging from one-shot deterministic time for it must be uniformly spread over exactly one cycle of
closings to multi-shot statistical or systematic closings [4]. the power frequency voltage. The standard deviation for
Switches are typically categorized to two main types: auxiliary switch can be calculated based on the properties of
Statistical switches and systematic switches. Statistical uniform distributions, as :
switches are the randomly closed switches whose closing 1
times are random variables. These switches are initially open, σ= (20)
2 3f
and close at appropriate random times defined by the switch
parameters, and never open again in a selected simulation. In where f is the power frequency. The mean closing time for
Aux
return, a systematic switch can be used with closing time this switch TMean can be set in any arbitrary value not less
varied between a given beginning and ending time in steps Aux
which are uniformly spaced. A typical statistical over voltage than TClose , see Fig. 1. Also for saving simulation time, it is
study is performed by running 100 or more separate possible to set TMean to zero for all three poles.
simulations of circuit breaker closings. The peak voltages for
each closing operation can be recorded and maximum
observed over voltage can be calculated.
Generally the time dependent statistical switches are
preferable for power system circuit breakers than systematic
switch. For achieving this purpose, an auxiliary (uniformly
distributed statistical switch) and one normally distributed
time dependent statistical switch for each phase is needed. Fig
1 shows this statistical switch for only one phase or pole of
the switch.
Aux
TClose = TMean + TRandom
Aux Aux
(17 )
A
TClose = TClose + TMean + TRandom
Aux A A
(18)
It should be noted that (10) is for phase A and should be
Aux
repeated for other phases as well. TRandom is uniformly
A
distributed and TRandom is normally (Gaussian) distributed as
shown in figure A1 in Appendix. A statistical switch is Fig. 1. Schematic of Statistical Switch operation
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As a result of the pre-strike, there will be a greater linear inductors paralleled by a pair of linear resistors ( R0 and
tendency for effective closing to occur with rising or R1 ) and a capacitor C . The V-I characteristic of A1 is
maximum voltage across the contacts. For slow contact
slightly less than the 8/20 µs curve but A0 is 20% to 30%
closing, there will even be a shadow effect where it will not be
possible any effective closing to occur over a portion of the higher. A low pass filter consists of L1 and R1 sees a decaying
cycle. voltage across it. For considering the ground leads, a lumped
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inductance of about 1 µH per meter is added in series with Among the available load models in the literature, there is
the model [19]. For most switching transient studies, it is not a well developed model especially used for transient
recommended that wave shape dependent characteristics are studies. Main categories of loads are as following:
not required and also the surge arrester lead lengths and • Heating and lighting loads (resistive)
separation effects can also be ignored for such studies. [20] • Active component of motor loads (resistive)
and [21] also provide more samples of practiced models. • Fluorescent lighting loads (inductive)
• Reactive components of motor loads (inductive)
V. CONCLUSION
Switching transients are one of the most important
problems for operation of transmission system with large
share of AC cable. The reason is laid in the difference
between characteristics of cable and overhead line which
makes the switching transient phenomena a more severe
problem. The mathematical representation of cable
transmission system is reviewed and analyzed. Some
Fig. 4. Typical source and Network Equivalents used for switching transient preliminary guidelines for modeling of the components are
studies [4]
provided mostly based on IEEE PES Switching Transients
Task Force guidelines.
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VI. APPENDIX [14] F De Leon and A. Semlyen," Reduced Order Model for Transformer
Transients" IEEE Trans. PWRD, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 376-383, January
Figure A1 shows a normal Gaussian distribution. The 1992.
probability of covering area between specific multiples of [15] [Link], [Link] and [Link],"Response of Transformer
standard deviation is depicted in different colors. Windings to System Voltage", IEEE Trans. PAS 93 Issue. 2 pp. 457-467,
March/April 1974,
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