Methodological Proposal for Distance Protection in Transmission Lines for Integration of Non-conventional Renewable Energies

Abstract

This paper presents a methodology to set the distance protection (ANSI-21) in power systems that in-tegrate nonconventional renewable energies (NCRE). The modified IEEE 9-bar New England system is used as a case study, with a wind farm comprising 33 2.5 MW wind turbines and control systems validated according to international standards, such as the IEC60909-2016. A fault resistance value calcu-lated using the Warrington method is considered. The proposed settings are simulated using the Digsilent Power Factory® software and a Siemens 7SA522 relay with quadrilateral characteristics. The methodology uses voltage and current data from the instrumen-tation transformers to calculate the line impedance up to the fault point. The proposed adaptive method demonstrates positive performance under different shortcircuit scenarios, where the fault location, fault resistance, and power fluctuations of generating park are varied. This indicates that the relay effectively operates in the appropriate protection zone.