Application of FCL & SFCL in Distributed Generated System

Abstract

Distributed Generation Resources are increasingly used in distribution systems due to their great advantages. The presence of DG, however, can cause various problems such as miss-coordination, false tripping, blinding and reduction of reach of protective devices. Using superconducting fault current limiters (SFCLs) is one of the best methods to minimize these problems comparing to the other conventional methods. The active SFCL can as well suppress the short-circuit current induced by a three-phase grounded fault effectively, and the power system’s safety and reliability can be improved and it is composed of an air-core superconducting transformer and a PWM converter. The magnetic field in the air-core can be controlled by adjusting the converters output current, and then the active SFCLs equivalent impedance can be regulated for current limitation and possible overvoltage suppression. During the study process, in view of the changes in the locations of the DG units connected to the system, the DG units injection capacities and the fault positions, the active SFCLs current-limiting and over voltages suppressing characteristics are presented by using Matlab/Simulink software. In extension the active type SFCL is replaced with resistive type SFCL and it is test under different fault conditions by using MATLAB/SIMULATION software.